Still focusing on endurance events, 8hr, 24hr and 100mi.

3rd Place Solo 24 SingleSpeed 20h50’33″ @ 13 laps My first 24hr solo. Lesson #1: takes a ton of planning to go and do a 24hr solo race. Training alone is not going to do it; of course you need to be able to pedal for that long,  but I think nutrition, hydration and bike fit [...]

Another fast and dumb course at CCCX, made more interesting by the occasional sand pit and a few high-speed-oh-shit-moments.

Sport Solo 20th out of 30 7 laps in 8:29’08″ (moving time 7:30’18″) This was my first solo endurance race: I raced last year at the Coolest 24 with a corporate team but racing solo in an endurance event is a totally different story. This is the 4th edition of this great event organized by [...]

Sport 35+ 15th place out of 22 Another great event put together by the BikeMonkey people, this time with and exceptional turnout of 130+ riders. The course was great as always and particularly challenging: there are a couple of creek crossings that scare the bejezus out of me. Rutted and rocky descends, short and steep [...]