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by Rivetress | May 4, 2014 | Blog
In 2007, I started randonneuring. It was an odd way to begin a sport, sort of looking for a challenge, sort of on a dare, given I’d turned 50 that year and was wondering if I was all used up. It was a PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris) year and I decided to go to a PacTour...
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by Rivetress | May 4, 2014 | Blog
I get an email from Megan – Hey! You are on the list for the ORR Springs 600k. We are pre-riding the middle of the course – come join us! I immediately look for fellow rando’s who will join in on the fun and abuse. Some folks who might be around me while I am slogging...
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by Rivetress | Sep 5, 2013 | Blog
This was my third trip to Friedrichshafen, Germany for Eurobike, arguably the largest bike show on the planet. It is easily 3x larger than Interbike, which is in Vegas and this year, is expanding to the Mandalay Bay on the strip. Eurobike is held in the Messe, aka the...
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by Rivetress | Aug 24, 2013 | Blog
Crater lake 1000 Somewhere up in the redwoods near Santa Cruz, Steve urges me to join him and Tom up in Oregon for the Crater Lake 1000k. If we complete the randonnee, we would earn the RUSA cup. The cup! The cup! You need to earn that thing. Ok. What is it? I ask. I...
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by Rivetress | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog
In May, I rode the Texas Stampede and while on the ride I spoke to a few Seattle rando-pals about London Edinburgh London (LEL), which I had gotten into by lottery. “Oh, you’d be crazy to ride LEL”, they said, “It rains the entire time.” “How do you feel about...
