Lennard P. writes in with his first metric… “Awoke this morning at 5am to the first day of spring with my first dirt century of the year planned, only to find it pouring rain outside – this was going to be a muddy one! Riding dirt in Kamloops BC means climbing out of the valley, […]
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From Neil T…. “Finished another flint hills metric. Got out early in the morning for this ride. Left at about 8 AM. It was 38 degrees so I dressed accordingly. I rode out towards Cottonwood Falls and picked up the final 50 DK route from last year at V road. It wasn’t to bad of […]
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“I did my first metric for the year at the end of January with two other guys. It was a warm day for the season, so a friend who’s usually more of a roadie wanted to retrace the Lakeville-Milltown-Lakeville route from last year. (http://lakeville-milltown-lakeville.blogspot.com/) Since I’m usually up for absurdity, I said sure, why not […]
Read moreThis just in from Neil Taylor… “Finished my first official 100k this year. I had a 97 k back on January 19th before I found out about this challenge. Today I rode out into that flint hills south of emporia, KS into about a 15mph wind. I wanted to get the wind out of the […]
Read moreFrom Christopher T. “With spring now here in Minnesota, I wanted to provide some details and photos of my two centuries so far in 2015: JayP’s Backyard Fat Pursuit 126 miles on snowmobile trails in Idaho and Montana January 10-11, 2015 This was my second try at this fatbike race. In 2014, the elevation (between […]
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Dallas Wynne writes in… “The Northern Wisconsin gravel season began in February this year. On February 25th we braved the single digit temps in the remote wilderness to attempt our 1st 100 miler of the year. Our ride was also intended as a recon ride for the 4th annual Mammoth Gravel Classic that is scheduled […]
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Melissa Hunter wrote in to share her story, and it’s one worth reading… “I currently hold on to an “impostor” Cup O Dirt — I did nothing to earn it. It’s dated 2008 and heck, I didn’t even OWN a bike until 2012. Now I have 7 1/2. (impostor mug courtesy of my dad, Dave […]
Read moreDespite some challenging weather, several riders marked off some more mileage towards their cup. From Kristopher Williams 2/1/15 “I love the dirt. It doesn’t hurt. Although, my legs are tired, I am wired. I just rode the furthest I’ve ever gone, and I now am done.” https://connect.garmin.com/activity/688385337# The file shows a serious drop in heart […]
Read moreMy first Gravel Metric for this year’s challenge took place on Jan 24. I parked in Boonville and headed west toward Earlham. After turning south I come upon a dead end sign followed by a bridge out sign. I kept on going, hoping that the bridge was still there but closed to cars. I soon […]
Read moreThe Cup O’ Dirt is a year long challenge of completing a dozen or half a dozen dirty, snowy centuries. Complete the challenge and you’ll receive a custom hand-made stoneware mug!
Cup O' Dirt Challenge 