Trans Andes Update: Stage 2

Morning, We are off to on Stage 3 today, and are loving every bit of this race so far. Chris Carmichael and I are having a great time racing together, and have definitely been suffering! Day 1 ended up great with Chris and I placing 1st in the 80+ mixed category, and 5th overall in [..read more]

Trans Andes: Pre Race Update

Martin, our team mechanic

Buenos Dias, We are racing today! Stage 1 is all set to go. Day 1 Panguipulli to Huilo Huilo (try to say that three times as fast as you can)! Trans Andes starts today and I’m racing with Chris Carmichael from Carmichael Training Systems. Greg and I traveled down here with about 25 athletes and [..read more]

Argentina: Day Two

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Hello! The weather has been raining hard and super cold at night. The trails are buffed from the rain, but everyone is really hoping it doesn’t rain/snow on Saturday night. Temps could very easily be in the 20′s/30′s F at night. Cary, Jimena, Martin and I did a pre-race lap with a group of racers.  [..read more]

Argentina: Day One

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No sleep and an all night flight, but I was welcomed to sunny skies and 70 degree F weather in San Martin de los Andes.  Cary Smith, my US teammate for the 24 hrs of Argentina and I met up with Jimena Florit and Martin Santos for a nice ride up to Chapelco ski area [..read more]

Quickie Race Recap: Tour de la Patagonia

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After what was a rough three days of racing, Greg and I pulled off a win! The riding was some of the most beautiful terrain I have ever seen, and I totally love it here. I started the race sick and after 40 hrs of travel and a complete change of seasons, I got a [..read more]