Canadian MTB pro Haley Smith crushes the Crusher in the Tushar - VeloNews.com

https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/canadian-mtb-pro-haley-smith-crushes-the-crusher-in-the-tushar/ 

Crusher in the Tushar course preview and riders to watch - VeloNews.com

https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/crusher-in-the-tushar-course-preview-and-riders-to-watch/ 

COVID cases are upending cycling ahead of the Tour de France : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/1105924312/tour-de-france-covid 

From Bruce--Phil Gaimon's Eleven New Rules for Cyclists

A fine video. I was unable to embed it. You will have to follow the link.

https://www.outsideonline.com/video/rules-for-cyclists/

Pocatello, Chick-a-Saw, Post-Pandemic Bike

Jeff, Tim, and I did our traditional Pocatello Four Peaks Ride today. This is one of my favorite rides anywhere. Scenic, tough, and fun--just over 70 miles with 7200 feet of climbing. Today was one of the best ever with uncharacteristically cool, mild weather. The 4-Peaks Gran Fondo (August 13th) visits the same climbs in a different order. It is almost guaranteed to be hot.

Two weeks from today, June 18th, we are planning on another favorite, the Chick-a-Saw ride in Island Park, This is a tough, climbing-heavy gravel ride that climbs to the top of the Chick Creek Road and the top of Sawtell Peak. Please reach out to me or Jeff if you are interested and we will help coordinate transportation and logistics.

Most of the locals have seen my new Checkpoint. For the time being, I am mostly using it on the road with the option to convert for gravel use at some point in the future. I had been waiting a while for trek to offer an SLR Checkpoint frame. Joe ordered the frame the minute it was released to dealers. The color choice seemed pretty obvious to me. I was not wild about either of the two stock builds offered by Trek. Instead, we did it the hard way. Starting with a bare frame would not be a big deal in the absence of the current supply chain issues  but things got complicated. A big thanks to Joe and Austin for their work on the bike. It took all of us six months or so scavenging parts to assemble the bike.

From Jay P: Gravel Pursuit Returns for 2022

! Gravel Pursuit is Back! One very positive result of being laid up for a while is that I was able to focus some attention on getting the Gravel Pursuit up and running again. After a hiatus for a few years we have secured permits, overhauled the website, reestablished routes and reserved space to host the Gravel Pursuit, once again, and I could not be more excited about the new formula! This will be a weekend focused on RIDE - CAMP - COOK, and a celebration of our great bike community.  Quick deets: • July 23rd! • Headquarters, start/finish, is in the woods at a Forest Service facility two miles off the main drag, which gives us lots of freedom!  • 3 new RIDE routes - 30, 60 or 120 miles! Did someone say they wanted a dash of singletrack on the Continental Divide, just outside Yellowstone National Park? You got it! • CAMPing encouraged.  • A COOK-off will be instigated!  For all the info go to GravelPursuit.com.

The Best and the Bravest

Just two guys at the TNR tonight, John and Bruce. Current temperature is 33 degrees with 15 mph wind gusts and additional snow threatening. 

Rexburg Interchanges

Today I spoke with Rosemary Curtin after submitting a question online regarding the accommodations for cyclists at these new "Double Diamond" interchanges.  Details about the shoulder width should be forthcoming, but if you'd like to participate in the discussion or just review the plans here's the info:

The Idaho Transportation Department is making plans to improve safety and decrease delays at the US-20/University Blvd. and US-20/SH-33 interchanges (Exits 332 and 333) in Rexburg. Please join us to learn more about ITD’s final design plans and give input.

IN PERSON: March 30 | 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. 

Madison High School

(2300 University Blvd., Rexburg)

Drop in any time between 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ITD will be on hand to discuss design plans and answer questions.

ONLINE: March 28 – April 4 

itdprojects.org/us20rexburg

Videos and digital materials will be available online for participants to learn more.

TNR Cancelled for Tonight

It's ugly out there. Let's hope we can start the season in style one week from tonight.

Motorcyclist Who Identifies As Bicyclist Sets Cycling World Record

Gravel A Love Letter

Lots of Men's and Women's TCI Kit Items Still Available at Sled Shed

Medalist announces the end of the Tour of Utah - VeloNews.com

https://www.velonews.com/news/road/medalist-announces-the-end-of-the-tour-of-utah

Sandy Point, Random Pictures, Late Season 2021

Last weekend, I traveled to Boise to meet Dan and Shae for the end-of-season SICX cyclocross races at Sandy Point. It was a fine event--fun, well organized, and a great way to wrap up the season. Shae won the women's race on Saturday without a great deal of difficulty and came as a spectator on Sunday. The Sandy Point course is almost entirely on grass with lots of little climbs and three sand pits per lap plus the addition of some beach sand on Sunday. I am not the biggest fan of sand but generally liked the course and felt like the sand worked well within the context.

In the early years of this blog, we posted a lot of content. Some of it was filler, but it also featured a lot of original content and reporting on local events. Over the past couple of years, it has been difficult to sustain a similar level of content. My apologies to our handful of dedicated readers. I am grateful to everyone who has shared stories and pictures on the Rexburg Cycling blog and Facebook page as well as to Jeff, Kellen, Joe, and Dawn for their administrative support.

The mild fall weather of 2021 has been phenomenal for late season cycling with the road, gravel, and MTB seasons extending well into December. At this point however, I am looking forward to some serious winter with fat biking and skate skiing. Weather and fate permitting, the TNR is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, March 15th.

Cube 2021 Video Recap