Long-distance, unsupported, non-competitive, endurance cycling in Alaska
Posted in 200K, Brevet, End-of-the-Road, Homer, Two Sisters Bakery on May 12th, 2010
The End-of-the-Road 200K brevet was just amazing. The morning snow shower up high on East End Road added to the challenge, but the ocean scenery and warmer late-afternoon temps down at the beach in Anchor Point made it all worth while. The other critical component making this ride so unbelievably satisfying is the people who [...]
Posted in Homer, Redoubt, Regulations, Rider Expectations, Two Sisters Bakery on Mar 23rd, 2009
We’re droppin’ anchor in Homer next weekend folks, merely one week after SIR’s 200K opener. I just can’t resist those soft ocean breezes down there this time of year, when we’re still surrounded by snow here in Anchorage. Our intrepid Homer-based randonneurs pre-rode most of the 200K course last weekend and report that, “It’s all doable, even [...]
Posted in 200K, Homer, Two Sisters Bakery on Mar 1st, 2009
Homer begins our bicycle Odyssey. You won’t have ten years to complete this one though, and you have to use a bike, rather than a boat. RUSA regulations give you an ample 13.5 hours. It’s early in the season, but as my friend Bob says, “Any reasonably fit cyclist can ride 200KM in a day. [...]
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