Went on a great loop with Mike today.
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From the monthly archives:
April 2008
I’m headed to the Eastern Sierra in June with 9 other cycling fanatics for:
“Three days of road bike monster climbs along Highway 395 of the south-eastern Sierras between Lone Pine and Big Pine (not really any pines there). The trip is designed for over-the-hill polka dot wanna-bees looking for good company, no cars, and [...]
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The Alpine Challenge is aptly named. Set in the mountains around Alpine, CA, the 72-mile Pine Valley course includes oodles of beautiful mountain roads and the famed Dehesa Grade ascent. By the time I crossed the finish line, I had cycled 72.28 miles and gained/lost 7,684 feet of elevation.
Alpine Challenge elevation profile
There must [...]
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You can read all about the fun I had at this year’s Alpine Challenge here. I wanted to take a moment to say what a wonderful event it is. Aside from the course being fantastic and every bit as challenging as it is advertised, the event itself in wonderfully organized and supported.
The start/finish [...]
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Yes, “it’s a ride, not a race”, but the riders at the front of the century group are always competitive. And, no there didn’t seem to be a large field of classified racers, but most of the century group was dropped on the first hill.
Mark and I were the first to finish this year’s [...]
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Standing in Black Mountain Cyclery today looking at cold-weather gear. It’s supposed to be in the 50’s tomorrow with a chance of rain for the 100+ mile Tour de Cure. Leg warmers, full-fingered gloves, full jackets, that head warmer thingy, shoe covers.
Outside it was 81F and perfectly sunny. I just couldn’t bring [...]
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This weekend, I’m going to be cycling in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure fund-raising event. I’ll be cycling over 100 miles in support of the American Diabetes Association’s commitment to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
There are over 20 million children and adults [...]
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Mike and I enjoyed beautiful weather on a toodle to the Mission Cafe in downtown San Diego. It was pretty cool riding around downtown and I got a real sense for how interesting San Diego is. From La Jolla village, to the boardwalk in PB, the Embarcadero and finally downtown, San Diego is a [...]
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Mark, Andy and I were hankering for some apple pie so we set off early headed for Julian. The weather gods had other ideas. We encountered 20-30 mph headwinds that got worse the farther east we went. The winds were relentless! My bike was buffeted left and right, standing in the saddle was [...]
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I rode Palomar Mountain today with the Descenders. We went all the way to the observatory and I would have enjoyed myself a lot more if I was warm.
It was warm at the bottom, I was sweating in my undershirt and long sleeve jersey. By the time we reached Mother’s, I had my [...]
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