A Hearty Congratulations to State Champion Jake Parkinson.

Jake left Rexburg for the greener pastures of the greater Chicago area. He just won the Illinois Cat 5 American Bicycle Racing State Criterium Championship.

Friends of Rexburg Cycling Thorz Hammer to Perform Benefit Tomorrow Night

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Greater Yellowstone Trail - Bikerumor

https://bikerumor.com/2019/09/26/bikerumor-pic-of-the-day-greater-yellowstone-trail/

Cube Volunteers Needed

I just signed up for "The Cube 2019" and you should too! Click here now: https://signup.com/go/LijBODB

A Guide to Bicycle Insurance - Is it Worth the Cost? - Cycling West - Cycling Utah

http://www.cyclingutah.com/news/a-guide-to-bicycle-insurance-is-it-worth-the-cost/

Technical FAQ: A tubeless tire blowout in the Pyrénées – VeloNews.com

Regular readers will know that I have been a long-time user of road tubeless including carbon clinchers (Enve, Bontrager). My experience with road tubeless has been overwhelmingly positive. The discussion linked below deals with the potential for catastrophic failure of a similar set-up.

https://www.velonews.com/2019/09/bikes-and-tech/technical-faq-a-tubeless-tire-blowout-in-the-pyrenees_500757

Bengal Cross Saturday November 9th

TNR Moving to 5:30 for Remainder of the Season

It has been another great year for the Tuesday Night Ride. Final TNR of 2019 will be Tuesday October 29^th.

2019 Cube Registration Open

It is with a great deal of excitement that we make the official announcement for the 2019 Cube. The vintage Cube shirts are envied by all who see them, and this year we've got something swinging in from the 70's. Hint: It will look a lot like this poster. All who register before October 12th will be guaranteed a shirt. You can now register online at https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=157143 Information can be found at http://rexburgcube.com While same day registrations will be available this year, we'll only be able to accept cash payments at that time. With other cyclocross races fading into memory, The Cube remains as one of the legacy cyclocross races in Southeastern Idaho. We will never forget that the success or failure of a local race is based on the commitment of its volunteers and the positive word of mouth that it is able to generate. Even if you do not participate in cyclocross, you can help us by volunteering and especially by spreading the word about the Cube to as many people as possible. We have tried to make the Cube very accessible with an adult registration of $30 and kids' registration of only $10. As a bonus, we will continue to offer half price registration ($15) to the high school NICA MTB riders #idahoMTB @idahoMTB. This will be a great way for the HS kids to end their race season. Thanks for your support!

Last kilometer - Stage 15 | La Vuelta de Espana 2019

Great day for 2018 Tour of Utah Champion Sep Kuss

Congratulations to Eric MacBeth, Bruce Baxter, and Aaron Miller on Lotoja Finish**and Clint Mortley

According to our local Lotoja participants, conditions were good yesterday with mild temperatures and manageable winds. But there is never an easy Lotoja in light of the extreme distance and complicated logistics. This was Aaron's first full Lotoja after participating in the relay previously, I believe number six for Bruce, and several for Eric-I do not recall the exact number.

Bruce and Aaron report an epic day. They were able to get together in Afton, ride the final two legs, and finish together. They express gratitude to their wives Lori and Debbie for rock star level support. (Comment from Dawn--It is harder to support a modern Lotoja than it is to ride it). 

It has been twenty years since Eric has lived in Rexburg, He was the top local talent in those days. Following a serious accident and years of a very difficult schedule of work and post-graduate education, Eric is back in serious training with 8000 miles year-to-date in 2019. He plans to come back to Lotoja even faster nest year. With his permission, I am sharing his Facebook post.

**Last entry--Congratulations to our friend Clint Mortley on another 9 hour Lotoja.

From Dawn--E bike Goes to Another Level

https://electrek.co/2019/09/06/ubco-frx1-electric-trail-bike-50-mph/

Philuminati - Phil Gaimon's NEW RULES OF CYCLING - with demonstrations by TV star Michael Muhney

Rebecca's Private Idaho 2019 | Day 4: Baked Potato | French Fry |Tater Tot

Phil Gaimon--Please Share This When I'm Killed by Someone Driving a Car

Gravel Results: Riders Mash Gravel at 2019 Rebecca's Private Idaho--CX Magazine

https://www.cxmagazine.com/gravel-results-2019-rebeccas-private-idaho-queens-stage-race

Eric MacBeth Here for Lotoja--Looking for Some Local Riding

This is a great opportunity to ride with a Rexburg legend. Eric is planning on a 50 mile ride at 4 p.m. today and about 30 miles tomorrow on a flexible schedule. If you cannot make it for the entire distance today, consider doing a partial. If you are interested please reach out to me and I will give you Eric's contact information.

RPI 2019 Shae Top Ten in Baked Potato-Dawn Brings Her A-Game to the Tater Tot

Rebecca Rusch leads out the Baked Potato

This was my fifth Rebecca’s Private Idaho. Followers of the blog will know that I love Rebecca’s a lot. In spite of its growth with about 1000 participants, RPI continues to set a very high standard for cycling events. It provides a fun, festive weekend with incredible gravel riding, spectacular scenery, significant charitable contributions, and plenty of good schwag.  It was a hot, dusty day at Rebecca’s. I had decent legs and a bullet-proof stomach. Over the course of the day, I drank eight or nine bottles of water and various electrolyte mixes as well as two Red Bulls.

Shae had a great day, finishing (we believe)* 6^th place in the Women’s 100 mile Baked Potato and taking home another RPI bolo tie.  

Dawn finished 12^th of 97 female participants in the Tater Tot.  You can scoff at the Tater Tot, but almost a hundred men and a hundred women cared enough to pin on a number and race a bike.

The big news at Rebecca’s this year was the modification of the Baked Potato course which historically has measured a little less than 100 miles. Rebecca commented at the awards presentation that she believed the new course was better and more challenging. I did not love it. The 2019 course included an out-and-back in Wild Horse Canyon and a late race diversion. In Crusher-speak, think of the diversion as a Sarlacc Pit filled with jagged rocks somewhere around mile eighty. I was OK with 40 mm tubeless tires and a light touch, but a lot of other riders and equipment did not fare as well.

* There are still some technical issues to be resolved with the reporting of the top women’s finishers.