Race Alchemy

[Alchemy: A medieval magic concerned primarily of turning base metals into gold.] When I found out that the Leadville Trail 100 was an obligatory team race, I was not exactly excited. Its lack of prize money…

The End in Sight

[Jeremiah Bishop checks in following Stages 6 and 7 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic 8-day mountain bike stage race across South Africa, where he and Robert Mennen (Topeak-Ergon Team 2) raced in support of their fellow Topeak-Ergon teammates Alban…

Adventure is Driving Me

[This is the second part of “The Biggest Bike Week of My Life” previous blog entry. I was left on my mission alone; riding in the dark in a forest area of almost two million acres.] My…

Wicked Mountains

Hampshire 100/Mt Washington Auto Road Hill Climb “King of the Mountains Double Dare” My resolution post Pro XCT was to “put the mountain back into mountain biking”.  I had a blast and wrapped up the national…

Pro XCT #1 In the Books! Silver Medal, But Drew First Blood.

The hill country of Texas was the backdrop to an awesome battle that had some of the world’s best mountain bikers torching it full-blast – many for the first time this season. With every bit of…