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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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Midnight Reflections from the Transcontinental

July 24-August 5, 2022 From Transcontinental.cc : “The Transcontinental Race is the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe. From the cobbles of Flanders, to the shores of the Black Sea; via rock hewn tunnels, bald mountain tops, navigating pristine asphalt and rock strewn tracks, the Transcontinental will once again cross the European continent in its […]

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