The Laramie Enduro is a 111 kilometer (about 70 miles) long mountain bike race in Laramie, Wyoming. I have done the Laramie Enduro twice before and it is one of my favourite organized rides. It is well organized, the riding is great, the volunteers are just simply amazing, and the post-ride BBQ party is […]

Ten years ago, in 1998, my good friend Christian and I drove to France to watch some of the Tour. The route that year didn’t take the riders up Alpe d’Huez, but that didn’t stop Christian and myself from renting a couple of road bikes in order to have a go at the […]

This past Saturday Jen and I, armed with a topo map and a desire to explore, headed into the hills not far from our house. We found steep climbs, amazing views, exhilarating descents, creek crossings, and above all: A great time! We also learned that what once may have been a road […]

The Triple By-Pass is a 120 miles road ride from Evergreen to Avon and rakes up more than 10,000 ft of climbing as it goes over 3 passes; Juniper Pass (11,140 ft), Loveland Pass (11,990 ft) and Vail Pass (10,560 ft). This past Saturday I rode it for the third time.
My first Triple […]

Jen and I celebrated this year’s 4th of July by doing the Firecracker 50. The Firecracker 50 is a 50 miles long mountain bike race in Breckenridge with a bunch of climbing; the “official” number is more than a total of 10,000 vertical ft of climbing over 2 laps of 25 miles. In […]