Our wives were doing a three day and they stashed water in a couple spots for us and then we did the one day the day they finished and then stayed a few more days in Moab. I'm very familiar with everything in that neck of the woods. My wife's from Grand Junction. Been going out that way for years. PM me if you have any questions about anything.
I was just going to say I would PM you about that. A friend and I want to do it (maybe others), and water is obviously the biggest concern if we're going to try it without commercial support, which may be the route we take, depending on who wants to do it.
I think this ends the discussion about bike path world championships from some moaners here
You could, in fact, ask the equivalent in every forum for every sport. How many keyboard warriors (as well as paid commentators) that make assumptions, predictions, “expert” analysis about NFL games ever played pro or collegiate football? Why would that be any different in a cycling forum?
Yeah, I was wondering, too… I rather thought that Gravel is about riding over „strade bianche“, stopping from time to time, drinking red wine, smoking cigarettes, and taking photos of nice landscapes…I think this ends the discussion about bike path world championships from some moaners here
Swenson had a much worse starting position than Valverde, too.
This has me with a really really wide smile.. So the answer to my every cycling event in @8 years.. What gravel events have you done? And the real answer is, I have found that tequila and beer post event, as well as my signature bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich after the event make an almost perfect day. Combined with great people and plenty of funny conversations, bike events of most kinds are typically excellent.
Yes these races always start with a crazy cyclocross-style sprint where mayhem constantly looms. Then after some selective section everything typically settles down into a continuous grind with rider by rider slowly but surely dropping off. This is the core that makes gravel so lovely!Wow pretty hectic racing. An Valverde saying "Loco"
Mark Cavendish came 126th in the final sprint stage in the Tour of Turkey yesterday: does that mean that he cannot win a sprint race ever?
He also came 36th at the mtb Olympics test event, no chance next year I guess.
I'm a Pidcock fan, and know that if he took it seriously, he would dominate many of the races, though I do think Swenson has the talent to compete with any of them.
I guess he flatted 4 or 5 times and finished with a different tire on his bike. A friend said that Pidcock passed him 3 different times.
A little over 31 years ago, after my first year of being clean and sober, I balled up a pack of Marlboros, threw it away, and bought a cheap road bike from the local shop. I started, not even being able to ride 3 miles. 32 clean and sober years later, I'm still riding. I'm not super fast, but I can still get on my bike and ride 7 hours, and it doesn't completely waste me to do so. I love riding my bike.
The BWR Kansas course was really fun. Hardly a flat section, cold and windy. Didn't have my best day on the bike, but pretty respectable for a nearing 50 yr old. The field size was pretty small. Probably didn't help that Little Sugar was the same weekend. A couple young guys that I have gotten to know due to their spending the majority of their time in Colorado going to school were 1st and 4th so the post race beers were fun.
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