In the holiday season, we wish one another joy, happiness and merriment. Here’s a contemplation of what joy means and why a simple joy ride is anything but simple.
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Working With the Grain
Very little in nature is flat enough, square enough and straight enough in a raw form. I’ve learned a lot in this tension between the natural shape of wood grain and what I hope to use it for.
Don’t Pass Up Independence From Your Limitations
Independence Pass is a 19.13 mile, 4,160 ft climb from the edge of Aspen, Colorado to the summit. It’s hard to do without proper training, but not impossible.
Biking Uphill for Daycare Pickups
Have you ever had a physically intense routine with no particularly glamorous upside that gives you the warm fuzzies a year later?
Ending 2023 Strong in San Francisco
On this rainy climb to a overlook on the Golden Gate Bridge, I contemplate what being a cyclist means in this era of my life.
What Happened to the Climb Mountains Blog?
When I last published a blog post, I titled it “We’re Building the Richmond Velodrome.” It was an ambitious statement. But it’s been over 4 years since then. I haven’t written anything for a long time. So what happened?
Cycling Motivation From Ben King
This is a guest post from Ben King, a professional cyclist for Team Dimension Data. I highly recommend looking at his other blog posts on benkingusa.com. Junior Cyclist Q&A August 4, 2016 Encouragement and mentorship from an army of supporters paved the way for...
Interview with Ben King
Ben King is a professional cyclist riding for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka from Charlottesville, Virginia. His family name is well-known here in Richmond and across Virginia as synonymous with excellence in cycling. When he's not biking, he enjoys playing guitar,...
Ben King’s Hard-Fought Stage 9 Win of the Vuelta a Espana
Ben King Digs Deep to Win Stage 9 of the Vuelta a España I got in touch with Ben King to interview him for my blog. Before he replied to me, I read his race report from the Vuelta a España. I liked it so much I decided to quote an excerpt of his race report before I...
We’re Building the Richmond Velodrome
It may surprise you to learn that track cycling was once a leading American sport. In the pre-WWII era, as Babe Ruth was cracking curved balls into left field, America’s winter sport of choice wasn’t basketball. That hadn’t been invented yet. It was track racing.