All Entries in the "Race Stories" Category
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 [...]
2013 Central Coast Double Century
Saturday, May 11 was the 19th running of the Central Coast Double Century. This California Triple Crown series event is put on by an all volunteer staff. Race director Brian Stark gets special mention. In November 2008, Brian was badly injured from a serious car-bike collision. His left leg required complex surgery to repair, [...]
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 [...]
Pascale Lercangee Takes Woman’s Overall With 219 miles at Calvin’s Challenge
story by Pascale Lercangee, It’s Saturday May 4th, 2013 4:20 AM and I am ready for my fourth 12-hour Calvin’s Challenge. Checklist is complete: bike, new tires, new tubes, cooler with bottles, bars, fruit and chocolate milk. I’ve been having chiropractic treatment for my right hip-back connection that I injured last September during the 24hour [...]
Greg Colvin Breaks Down The Best Ever Bessies Creek 12HR
story by Greg Colvin, The Bessies Creek 24 held in Brookshire Texas has quickly become one of my favorite events and I’m sure I’ll be showing up at the start line for as long as the event continues. The extra bonus of this event is that my wife Melanie was there this year to crew [...]
Devil Mountain Double 2013
On Saturday, April 27th, about 250 riders gathered for the start of this most epic of California double centuries. Before I describe this ride, which I was doing for the first time, I’d like to share some Quackcyclists karma: We, the Quackcyclists, are a group of friends & riders who would like to give [...]
Hemet Double Century – 2013
On Saturday, April 13, the 49th Hemet Double Century was held in Hemet, CA. This is a Triple Crown Event first held in 1965. Can you imagine what the riders and bikes looked like in those days? And now for a bit of Triple Crown history… Rod Doty was the individual who came up with [...]
2013 Bessies Creek 24 – Race Director’s Report
story by Kenneth Jessett, Some eighty racers enjoyed extraordinary Gulf Coast spring weather at Bessies Creek 24 this past weekend. Spring Time Ultra Distance Cycle Racing on the Gulf Coast. Pleasant afternoon temperatures, wind at no more than the mid-teens, low humidity, glorious banks of Pink Lady wildflowers lining the route, good friends, exceptional racing [...]
