Rebecca L.
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JD Hagood
Sep 117 min read
Day 75: The REAL Spokes OGs
Friday August 16th 2024 San Francisco, CA -> San Francisco, CA 0 mi, 0 ft elevation Did you think that Spokes would be over as soon as we...
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Jess Xu
Sep 57 min read
Day 74: THE FINALE
Thursday, August 15th, 2024 Benicia, CA → San Francisco, CA 42.3 mi, 2513 ft The gentle hum of my morning alarm went off. 5:15 am—only 5...
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Rebecca L.
Sep 57 min read
Day 73: 28 Things You Have to Do Before We Both Die
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Sacramento, CA -> Benicia, CA 72.3 miles, 1,054 feet elevation (give or take) Before I begin my gimmick, here...
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Clelia Lacarriere
Sep 55 min read
Day 72: The Promised Lands — Portugal and Sacramento
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 Placerville, CA -> Sacramento, CA 61.39 mi, 1778 ft elevation gain Welcome back to Portugal! - Cleo's POV...
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Hank Stennes
Sep 14 min read
Day 71: Bumming Around (Savoring Every Moment)
Monday, August 12th, 2024 South Lake Tahoe, CA -> Placerville, CA 90.23 mi, 6224 ft up, ~11,000 ft down I’ve been excited for this ride...
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Sophia Wang
Aug 312 min read
Day 70: The Curse Ends
Lake Tahoe, CA --> Lake Tahoe, CA Rest Day, 0 miles, 0 ft elevation I’m starting to think my blog days are a bad spell. Good thing this...
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Varsha Sandadi
Aug 314 min read
Day 69: Lifestyle Whiplash
Saturday, August 10, 2024 South Lake Tahoe 0 miles, 0 ft elevation The intense exhaustion from the last few days finally won over, and we...
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Amulya Aluru
Aug 293 min read
Day 68: The First of Many Lasts
Friday, August 9th, 2024 South Lake Tahoe, CA → South Lake Tahoe, CA 0 mi, 0 ft elevation Yesterday was a rough ride for me. My first...
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JD Hagood
Aug 284 min read
Day 67: One Final Ass Whooping from Nevada
Thursday, August 8th, 2024 Fallon, NV -> South Lake Tahoe, CA 109 Miles , 5722 ft elevation Every time we wake up in a hotel, we have a...
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Jess Xu
Aug 286 min read
Day 66: The Oasis of Nevada
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 Fallon, NV → Fallon, NV 0 mi, 0 ft This morning, I woke up on a diamond-shaped couch in the Fallon Youth...
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Rebecca L.
Aug 287 min read
Day 65: Me and the Flies Against the World
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Austin, NV → Fallon, NV 112 miles, 2,310 feet elevation The Loneliest Road in America. We’ve been talking about...
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Clelia Lacarriere
Aug 282 min read
Day 64: A non-biking day in Portugal
(+ quotes from the bikers) Monday, August 5th, 2024 Porto, Portugal -> Porto, Portugal 98 flights of stairs climbed, 7 churches visited...
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Hank Stennes
Aug 213 min read
Day 63: We Love Stickers
Sunday, August 4th, 2024 Ely, NV -> Eureka, NV 83.69 mi, 4298 ft elevation Today was overall a really good day, although most of it can...
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Sophia Wang
Aug 202 min read
Day 62: Senioritis
Saturday, August 3, 2024 Baker, NV --> Ely, NV 61.53 miles, 5,367 ft elevation Nowadays, when you see a mountain in the distance, you...
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Varsha Sandadi
Aug 194 min read
Day 61: Desert Magic
Friday, August 2, 2024 Millford, UT --> Baker, NV 83.44 miles, 4,265 ft elevation Today I learned that my personal hell was seeing a...
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Amulya Aluru
Aug 194 min read
Day 60: A How-To Guide for Boring Rides
Thursday, August 1st, 2024 Hurricane, UT → Milford, UT 100.26 mi, 4997 ft elevation This morning, I realized the unfortunate news that...
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JD Hagood
Aug 154 min read
Day 59: Spokes in the Narrows
Wednesday, July 31th, 2024 Zion National Park, UT -> Hurricane, UT 22.35 Miles , 515 ft elevation We had a somber start to the day as...
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Jess Xu
Aug 153 min read
Day 58: Angels Landing and Angel’s Departing
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 Zion National Park → Zion National Park 0 mi, 0 ft “Congratulations! We wanted to let you know that the lottery...
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Rebecca L.
Aug 145 min read
Day 57: Diary of a Limpy Kid
Monday, July 29, 2024 Bryce Canyon National Park, UT → Zion National Park, UT 79.5 miles, 2,477 feet elevation Alright everyone, it’s...
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