Greg and I escaped winter in Idaho for 10 days and got on our bikes in one of the most beautiful places on earth in the Patagonian region of Argentina. We came here to take part in a 3 day stage race called the Tour de la Patagonia and also to help our friends here [..read more]
Congratulations to Daphne, our Ask Reba winner for the month! Here is her question and my answer. She will be getting a brand new Thermal Buff to keep her warm this winter. Thanks again for all the great questions. Don’t forget, even if you didn’t win, I still answer most of the questions. Check the [..read more]
All those Ask Reba questions and answers that you thought were lost and discarded are right here! Training/Motivation/Tips What do you think about 9 hours into an event and the end is still hours away?-Richard I think, “sweet, this is the point where everyone else is breaking down and getting discouraged, so I’m going to [..read more]
Gringo Paceline Day My apologies for not writing this report after Stage 4, but the clean sheets of my hotel bed were just too enticing. Waking up at 6:30 am felt like luxury after so many days of 3:30 am wake up calls. We started our final stage of La Ruta in pouring rain. The [..read more]
Finding Motivation in the Middle of Nowhere Yesterday’s stage was 75km with about 13,000 feet (3,900 meters) of climbing. The roads were the steepest I have ever seen in my life. Even defending La Ruta champion, Manny Prado, who is from Costa Rica, told me he has never seen anything steeper. This place does not [..read more]
After a brief hiatus, the Ask Reba contest is back! We chose January as Ugly Cycling Kit Month and wanted to give everyone some time to get and ride off the holiday pounds, plus I was in Argentina, so I was a bit busy. This month Buff Multifunctional Headwear has kindly offered up some of [..read more]
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