Posts

Showing posts from August, 2016

My Road to Leadville - from Triathelete to Mountain Biker

Image
From my past blog posts you probably already realized that I have a loose screw when it comes to epic cycling event. I'm on some kind of a “suicide mission” to find the craziest and most challenging rides with as much elevation gain as possible. Sometimes I think to myself: when did it start? How did I catch this bug? Because let's face it, we are not talking about a super climber like Contador or Quintana. We're not even talking about a gifted racer, not even at the local racing level. To be honest, we are talking more about a less that average rider. Colorado Trail - July Mini Training Camp The Breaking Point – Where it All Started When I think to myself “Where did it all start?” The moment that I keep going back to is to my first mountain biking trip when I still lived in Israel to Lago di Garda. To that miserable rainy and cold day that started in an endless climb on the road and then trail. Somewhere in the middle, or probably closer to the start, I found my