“The weatherman predicted “breezy” out of the SE, and my phone said that the wind would be SE at 13 mph. By the time I hit the gravel south of town it was a solid 15 mph with gust to 20. Temps were already in the low 50s and the sky was clear. I decided […]
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“My first century ride this year took place last Wednesday here in Western Nebraska. I had an amazing day, leaving Paxton on my Surly ECR and heading for Lewellen, which is just on the west side of Lake McConaughey. I chose this specific route because I had heard of a specific road south of the […]
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“I had the pleasure of riding in the Ragnarok 105 on April 9th in Red Wing, MN. I knew there were going to be some hills and as I was getting closer to the area, I could see that from the car. I knew this flatlander was going to get a work out!! Saturday morning […]
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“Decided to do my final recon for a gravel race I’m directing this summer, and couldn’t have had a better spring day to do it. Roads were good, temps were good, little bit of wind, but a huge improvement over my last entry. Headed out north and east, on some of my most familiar roads. […]
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“2 days/5 loops/ 200 miles Anyone that has ridden in Missouri knows that you can go from 40+MPH to 5-MPH pretty darn quick. That is just what the Tour of Hermann was. A repeated series of heart pounding climbs, followed by white knuckled descents, sprinkled with just enough river valley and ridge riding to let […]
Read more“This ride had everything – goathead punctures, fierce, soul-battering headwinds … well, that’s about it. There wasn’t much climbing, and no muddy hike-a-bike, but something was off. I had no legs. That was a problem. I had no coffee at breakfast. This could have been part of the problem. I ate not enough breakfast. This […]
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“So I guess I’ll try another rhyme. Riding alone. Have some time. Yesterday. Windy and cold. Had a plan. But much too old. Today much warmer. Wind still blows. Live in Kansas? So it goes. Early church and out to lunch. Great to be part of that wonderful bunch. Missed the Royals come from behind. […]
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“I don’t know if I could have chose a more miserable day to log my first century of the year, but I guess it didn’t rain. I had signed up for the Gents race with some friends, planning on logging it as one of my metrics, but one of my teammates asked if I wanted […]
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“I haven’t tried to write a poem since about 1971-72….my junior year of high school. Ha. But…per your request….here you go… Work/life calendar finally open. Weather was nice – as I was hoping. Pedaling my Salsa Warbird Ti. Tubeless Cannonballs help it fly. Ottawa to Welda. Tailwind. Fun. Headwinds back. Glad it’s done. Prairie Spirit […]
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“This time of year I try to get at least one 100+ mile ride in every week. Perfect weather, even with crazy wind in the spring. This route is my go-to for 100 mile rides, going from NE Wichita to Peabody, KS and back. Adding in the loop before heading west to home pushes the […]
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