Author Archive for John Foote
Chris Ragsdale RAAM 2013
Chris Ragsdale - RAAM 2013 by Brian Bonham, Chris Ragsdale started cycling in earnest when dared by a friend to ride a 100 mile road race. He completed the race without any previous training. Over a decade later, after his unorthodox baptism into the world of endurance cycling, Chris has developed quite the habit of racking [...]
Lewis And Clark Ultra 2013 Race Re-Cap
story by Angela Horton Gapay, Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2013 Lewis and Clark Ultra (LaCultra). I feel we were very lucky with the fine weather and lack of wind. The absence of thunder, lightning, hail or gale force winds was unusual. Of course there was a little light rain the first morning [...]
DK200 Finisher Kevin Campagna Racing “The Tour Divide” to Support Combat Veterans
Honor Courage Commitment, Inc. is proud to sponsor Kevin Campagna as a participant in Tour Divide 2013. HCC and Kevin are working together to raise $20,000 to help support combat veterans with PTSD.
The Toughest Double in the Midwest!
story by Dave Parker, It took ten long years to do it, but Jim Amelung’s overall record for the 200 mile Balltown Classic race was broken Saturday by Collin Johnson! Collin had already tied the record at the Death Valley 200 earlier this year, he accumulated high miles at Calvin’s Challenge and at Balltown he turned [...]
Introducing The Tonkawa Ultra Cup
– For Immediate Release – Announcing the Tonkawa Ultra Cup – UMCA RACE EVENTS July 13, 2013 – McGregor (Waco) Texas -‐ The inaugural Tonkawa Ultra Cup is designed to be an exciting fun-‐filled 12 and 6 hour Ultra Cycling races and Euro/)Olympic-‐Style Time Trials taking place on a competitive 38.9 Km [...]
Collin Johnson Takes Win at Calvin’s Challenge
story by Collin Johnson, Silence often hides in tailwinds, providing a respite from WHOOSH of air streaming past your ears. At Calvin’s Challenge, the road provided no reprieve from the aural assault of a strong wind. Even when ticking happily along at 30+mph with the tailwind, some flapping, spinning, whistling, or otherwise flailing feature of world [...]
444 Stay Right – A RAAM 2013 Primer
A very well produced video documenting Italian Luigi Barilari’s 2012 Race Across America (RAAM). Luigi was one of eleven racers in the men’s solo 50-59 age division in which only five were able to reach Annapolis, MD to become official finishers. Luigi achieved a fourth place age group finish. It was the 2010 RAAM finish of [...]
The Art of Managed Expectations Or Why I Continue to Love the Dirty Kanza
UltraRaceNews is pleased to provide this race report written by 2012 and 3-time Dirty Kanza 200 (DK200) champion Dan Hughes as a primer to get the juices flowing for this year’s event. Weather you’re racing it for the first time, a cagey veteran, or simply a fan, you’ll certainly enjoy Dan’s first person account of [...]
RAAM Challenge – Oregon
story by Rick Boethling, “This was absolutely one of my best ever days on the bike.” ~ Sarai Snyder, Founder Girl*Bike*Love and CycloFemme, 16 years as a cyclist. The third event of the RAAM Challenge Series 2013 rolled into Portland, Oregon’s western suburb, Hillsboro. Hillsboro is the home of Intel and neighbors Beaverton, the [...]
