For that reason I have come to love visiting Costa Rica and look forward to going down to La Ruta de los Conquistadores each year, despite my knowledge of how brutally hard the race is. I know that regardless of how the race goes I will be able to experience the culture and natural beauty of the country and hopefully take a little bit of that home with me when I return to the States. I can’t speak for other countries but it seems like American culture is so focused on growth, doing more, doing it faster, and with less, that people’s lives become a blur of time. It’s refreshing to visit a small town in Costa Rica and see the simple life some people lead.
I finally got to race the Downieville Classic. That one has been on my bucket list for years and this July I had the fortune of checking it out. I’d heard the rumors of awesomeness and have been intrigued by the format: a two day stage race, one day more of a cross-country focus and the next an all mountain downhill. The catch is that you have to ride the same bike with the same tires for both, and they weigh your bike and check your tires both days.
Salt Lake City – One of the year’s most unique on- and off-road cycling events – the “Crusher in the Tushars” – will return in 2012 with the Beaver County Travel Council as a new title sponsor. Recently-retired road and mountain bike professional and race promoter Burke Swindlehurst also announced the point-to-point race from Beaver, [...]
For complete photos, visit: Crawling Spider Photography. 10-11-2011 The 2nd Annual 6 Hours in Frog Hollow took place on October 1st this year. The small regional event is just as much about having a really fun time riding your bike as it is about racing. The costume theme this year was animals and on course [...]
It began with about 40 local racers headed out for little more than a day in the saddle. But even that number is debatable between those in Triple Ring Productions (TRP), the organizing body of the Butte 100 endurance mountain bike race. Back then, record keeping ranked just below figuring out who’s buying the post-race [...]
PARK CITY, Utah (August 10, 2011) – In its third year, the Park City Point 2 Point (PCP2P), was selected to be a part of the National Ultra Endurance Series (NUE Series). Of the eleven nationwide venues in the 2011 NUE Series, the PCP2P is the only race with a distance shorter than 100 miles. [...]
Three-time women’s champion Rusch breaks own course record by 16 minutes; Wells second fastest in race history; Alex Grant takes 3rd
Dangerous Snowfall Accumulation Forces Race Re-Route;
Another Marquee Rider Signs on for “Crusher in the Tushar”
Park City’s Keegan Swenson took second in the Gränichen Swiss Racer Bikes Cup in Gränichen, Switzerland on June 5. Swenson, along with five junior men, made his European racing debut last week in Offenburg, Germany. In Switzerland, First-year junior rider Keegan Swenson (Park City, Utah/Whole Athlete-Specialized) immediately found his way to the front of the 60-rider [...]
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 3, 2011) – USA Cycling is pleased to announce a two-year agreement with New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort to host the 2011 and 2012 Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships. After unanticipated difficulties forced the original venue to step down as the event’s host this spring, Angel Fire agreed to step in and [...]
