“This was a nice trek into southwest Cloud County and into the wild corners of Mitchell and Ottawa Counties. I don’t know if those areas are especially wild and the roads less developed, or if it just seems that way because they are a little less familiar to me, but in either case, just that […]
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“The second event in a series of 4 where scheduled for May but unfortunately I had to miss the ride. On Monday the 3rd of July I had an opportunity to make up for that and since I would have the 4th to recover, I decided to go for it. The ride was called the […]
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“Hey Guys, Last weekend I traveled to Lakeview, Ohio to take part in the Funk Bottoms Gravel in the North Central part of the state. This ride has been on my list for a long time. The ride consisted of a 67.8 mile loop with just under 7000 feet of climbing. It was a perfect day […]
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“Howdy everybody. This year I will be doing the challenge on a tandem with my daughter, she is 12. Team Smith(Keith and Ruth) We are a little behind right now. The new ride wasn’t built till June 9th. Many thanks to everybody at District Bicycles for making it happen. So for our training plan and […]
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“Not too hot, not too hilly, not too fast, not too mean 7 bottles, 3 bars, 3 cookies, 1 ice cream A lot of dirt and a lot of dust A lot of beans growing and a lot of wheat being cut” -Josiah D.
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“Made a trip to visit some family and got some quality miles on the Des Plaines River Trail. The nearest trail head is just a short 4 miles from my in-laws in Northbrook Il. You would never guess that there are that many miles of dirt and crushed gravel meandering in and out of the local forest preserves along interstate […]
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“This yeas ride had a total different venue than from previous years. The event started at The Station House at Katfish Katy’s just off the Katy Trail . A definite stopping place to remember for future rides. This yeas ride would head Eastward out of Huntsdale toward Jefferson City. With the exception of about 6 […]
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“It’s an amazing time, out on the Flint Hills, sun and wind white gravel and dirt, and even occasionally another cyclist, more so in the first 50 miles, less so out in the second half. It’s a solo effort from Eskridge to the end, no chatting or pacing, save for the stop at the convenience […]
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“Dirty Metric #4. It was almost 60 degrees when I left the house with just enough breeze to blow the dust off of the road when the traffic went by. I headed north on Burton to the Bremer County line where I turned west towards Janesville. I was only 10 miles into the ride and […]
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“I went down to Lake Ozark and the Cry Baby Camp Ground for another metric. Last year I camped out and it turned out to be a real mess. This year the forecast was even worse so I opted to live it up and get a hotel. Good thing because it stormed pretty good that […]
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Cup O' Dirt Challenge 