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— 20 weeks to the Tour Divide — 🌵 🚴‍♀️ After 700 kilometres and seven days loosely tracing the SoCal Desert Ramble, I crossed the border into Tecate—and turned south onto the Baja Divide. Hello hello! I got a ton of great questions about my build toward the Tour Divide, so I figured I’d start answering them here. First up: burnout. — 21 Weeks to the Tour Divide — 🌶️ Grateful to be rolling into year two with @salsacycles! I’ve been competing on Salsa bikes since I transitioned to the dirt in 2021. 2025 marked my first year as a sponsored rider, and I was thrilled to make it my biggest season ever by taking on the entire Mountain Race Series: @atlasmountainrace in Morocco, @hellenicmountainrace in Greece, and @silkroadmountainrace in Kyrgyzstan. My big focus for 2026 is returning to the Tour Divide this June. In the past I’ve shared race updates, but I haven’t really shown what day-to-day training looks like. This year, I’m excited to start a weekly series giving a peek behind the curtain—training, life, and everything that goes into getting ready for an ultra-cycling A Race. Drop your questions or thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear what you want to see! 🎈Stoked to celebrate turning 41 this weekend—or, as I’ve been calling it, my first sober adult birthday! Kyrgyzstan in 60 seconds 🇰🇬 Greece in 60 seconds 🇬🇷

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Playin’ It Cool: How I Survived the 2021 BC Epic

July 23, 2021 The number one question people ask me regarding the 2021 BC Epic 1000 is How did you manage to ride through the heat?  I actually gave my heat strategy a lot of consideration—both in preparation for the event, and in execution. I definitely didn’t roll up to the start line without a […]

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