SPY Belgian Waffle Ride Brings Spring Classics to North County
On Sunday, April 15, San Diego-based eyewear brand SPY held its inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride. The event brought 160 of the nation’s best cyclists and bike industry luminaries together for a grueling, hilly, 124-mile ride with 9,000 feet of vertical climbing through scenic North County San Diego. Riders began with an authentic Belgian waffle breakfast …
From Paracycling Track Worlds to Tour de Murrieta
Statistically speaking you will lose every bike race you enter. That’s something I try and remind myself of, and others, on a regular basis. Last year I raced some where around 65-70 days, and won four times. Which was a HUGE year for me. And this year really won’t be any different, if I can …
Grape-Nuts Box Features Bausch and Busche
USA Cycling and Post Foods, LLC announced the release of a USA Cycling-branded Grape-Nuts cereal box. More than 7.5 million of the specially-designed boxes are scheduled to hit store shelves nationwide by the end of April. Featuring images of USA Cycling Professional Road National Champion Matthew Busche (Wauwatosa, WI/Team RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) and track cyclist Dotsie Bausch …
CicLAvia Celebrates LA on April 15th
On Sunday, April 15th, from 10 am to 3 pm, CicLAvia will create ten miles of car-free city streets for Angelenos. Promoting public health, alternative transportation, open space, economic development and community building through connected neighborhood, CicLAvia encourages participants to make the city “their own”. Bike, jog, take your dog for a walk, stroller small …
Race Report: Vision Quest
First a little bit of background for those of you not familiar with the Vision Quest. It’s a 55 mile endurance mountain bike race put on by the Warrior’s Society here in Southern California. It’s not your average 55 miles though. There’s 11,000 ft of climbing and some really technical single track descending. Now the …
Training: What is VAM?
Cyclists, even riders that don’t necessarily consider themselves climbers, almost always love a good hill. The other things that cyclists love are gear and data. As power meters and GPS units have become cheaper and more ubiquitous, a typical cyclist has more data available to them than ever. This article will discuss one particular metric …
