by Deborah Hoag The Hoodoo 500 is an ultra-marathon bicycle race. The route passes through or around three National Parks, three National Monuments and several Utah State Parks. The scenery varies from majestic cliffs and striking red rock hoodoos to aspen and pine forests and high mountain meadows. The race follows ...

I think you learn less when you succeed than you fail. Thus, this ride report might not contain quite the wisdom of last year’s. However, I think I still have a good story to tell. Was it worth it? I don’t know. I can say that having failed last year, it ...

By: Sheila Stevens Russ and I did the Mt. Shasta Loop overnighter June 5-6, 2010.  In the end, we perfected our technique of pushing a tandem through snow and were introduced to the best unknown restaurant in Northern California. The trip is becoming an annual event for the Shasta Wheelmen, led by ...

by Deborah Hoag This is how the Stage Race works: Riders have to complete three of the most difficult doubles in the California Triple Crown. This year it was Mulholland, Devil Mountain, and the Terrible Two. The Total Elapsed Time from each of these grueling Doubles is then added together and ...

by Cristin Sohm (Pinkie) I didn’t tell anyone about my hopes of completing the Grand Tour Triple Century. No one. It was a very private goal that held incredible meaning for me. Whenever anyone talked about the triple that I did 3 years ago in my first year of ...

by Brian Shaner That first blast of cold wind almost blew me back into the car. Why hadn’t I worn warmer clothes? It was in the mid 40’s but that wind was vicious. Later I’d thank that same wind as it seemed to always be at my back giving me ...

by Bryan Shaner It’s a big volcano: Haleakala is visible from most of Maui; in fact, it is most of Maui. What the heck do I think I’m doing: why am I going to sit on a bicycle for most of the day when there are so many cool things to ...

by Cristin Sohm (Pinkie) The Davis Double Century has been a thorn in my side for 3 years. I participated and finished the event 3 years ago, but it took everything in me to cross that finish line. I was so dehydrated that I couldn’t move my tongue in my mouth ...

by Russ Stevens Those of you who know me better might be perplexed to hear that I rode the Devil Mountain Double yesterday, especially since I swore off rides over 120 miles about a month ago (at least for a little while). After failing to finish the Hoodoo 500 last year, ...

by John Pugliese February 17, 2010. “The Wildest ride in the West” “Someone said it was tougher than the Death Ride”, said the SAG driver who stopped to give me some water - I agreed.  Although the Death Ride has similar elevation gain, it’s split up into fifths and only averages about ...