It’s been over a year since the last post and I’ve felt a bit bad about letting this blog wither up and die. However it would be a terrible decision to let all the time and passion that have been sunk into this blog over the last two years go to waste. New and exciting things are in the works which should be appearing soon including a full site redesign, some short videos and tutorials.
Over the last years hiatus our personal lives have changed directions. Milin and Chris have relocated out of Houston and while I’m not racing like I was in 2010 it was still a fun year for training and riding. Winning segment leaderboards on Strava has become a major addiction for those of us who are still riding. Personally one of my new missions is to take a top 3 spot at the Memorial Park picnic loop. You can check out the HighFlange club here if you want to spy on our rides.
Until then… safe riding.
You drive this:
Ride The Divide Movie Trailer from Ride The Divide on Vimeo.
This ride redefines what is humanly possible. The Tour de France has less climbing, less miles, and these racers are finishing it faster by riding literally all day. This may actually be the most difficult race in the world. Road bikes are not rugged enough to handle this terrain. You can see the equipment choices are mostly hardtail MTB. The hardtail is efficient simplicity rugged, strong, and reliable enough to traverse the length of the entire country.
When you are a road racer, you warm up, eat, and sleep all the deliver a peak performance over 100 miles. In this, it is all done alone.
There are no EPO scandals, no blood samples being discovered in a vault, there are only real men, and one woman, proving their worth and strength both mentally and physically.
This is bike racing.
RideTheDividMovie.com
Check out the official website
http://tourdivide.org/
and memorium to Dave Blumenthal, a brave individual who passed away while doing what he loved. I’ve always said if I go I want it to be my heart exploding as I make one last final attempt at a sprint to claim victory in an XC race. Rest in peace Dave, you are an inspiration even after your passing.
http://tourdivide.org/blog2010/memory_dave_blumenthal