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2013 Bobcat Classic

Apr 28 2013 ·4

Sunday morning, April 14th, wake up at 5:30am to get ready for the 2013 Bobcat Classic out at the Lewis and Clark Caverns.  Look outside, and there is a fresh layer of snow on the ground with more falling from the dark sky.  This was a huge motivation killer!  Several texts were sent around to teammates to see if anyone was still going – was it canceled, are the roads dry out at the caverns?…  Then, an email from El Jefe – the race was on.  Jeff Wyatt, Ryan Hamilton, John Barton, Justin Raynes, Jared Nelson, Anna Dingman, Ivy Peterson and Myself were all in….

So you want to go bicycle riding in Montana?

Apr 09 2013 ·4
Spring has sprung. The birds are singing. Love and romance are in the air. The nostalgia of a bicycle ride whifs through the air. The freedom of the road. The undiscovered byways…
Montana is a vast resource of roads to get lost on. But before you embark on that fantastic journey, let’s remember one thing. The imminent FLAT. Or in the case of many a Montana road, many flats. One of the joys of riding in Montana is the assortment of dirt roads that criss-cross and link main roads. Using these dirt roads can extend a loop or connect an epic ride taking you to the middle of nowheresville – and nowheresville is where it will happen. The dreaded snake-bite pinch flat…

Cardwell Crusher

Apr 01 2013 ·2

I have been racing for a number of years and thought I had tried about all there was to offer.  Last year I was lucky enough to have a good friend of mine strongly encourage me to do the Tusher in the Crusher; he promised it would be like nothing I have ever done before.  Half pavement-half dirt with over 10k feet of climbing in little less than 70 miles and I was sure it was going to be a hellish experience for this old crit dog. Turned out to be anything but!

This year TRC has approximately 15 riders signed up and given my newfound zeal, I have been scoping out the local roads from every vantage I can to figure out fun and exciting preparation rides.  This past Saturday was one I have been excited about for a while, but never got around to trying.  We had a good, solid group of riders when we departed Three Forks.

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