La Ruta: Pre-Race J. Andres Varga La Ruta Ready Day 0 and the race wheels are rolling. We start tomorrow at 5:20 AM. Today is the last minute bike prep and registration. My Specialized teammate Todd Wells has arrived, along with team mechanic, Benno Williet. It will be really fun to have Todd and his [..read more]
La Ruta Recap
November 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Hello, The La Ruta is in the history books, and I am fully reminded of how difficult this race truly is. It is such a fun experience though to come race literally from one side of the country to the other, and have the support of a international crowd along the way. Despite the bad [..read more]
La Ruta Day 2: Mud Surfing and Hill Climbing
November 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
I’m in the hotel room after day 2 with ice bags on my legs. There’s no bath tub here, so I can’t take a full ice bath. It was a really tough day with about 45 miles of riding and 11,000 ft of climbing. The climbs were so steep that some of them were unrideable. [..read more]
La Ruta: Stage 1
November 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Day 1 of La Ruta is in the books. I had a great day and it felt so good to be racing and working hard again. I’ve sort of had a couple months of really unstructured training, so I had no idea if my legs would remember how to race. I was pleasantly surprised with [..read more]
La Ruta Pre-Race
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
La Ruta Ready Day 0 and the race wheels are rolling. We start tomorrow at 5:20 AM. Today is the last minute bike prep and registration. My Specialized teammate Todd Wells has arrived, along with team mechanic, Benno Williet. It will be really fun to have Todd and his wife Meg out here. The last [..read more]
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