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Having climbed three of the four major peaks in the Bay Area (Diablo, Fremont, Hamilton), today I conquered the fourth: Mt. Tamalpais. I was...

Some leaders lead from the front, some from the back; today, I was somewhere in between. Faster riders were off the front, slower riders tra...

What a relief to trade the hazy, hot, and humid northeast for cloudy, cool, California. We headed straight for Old Calaveras Road, and witho...

The waves were alive, with the splashing of fish . Which mandated that we chart a new course, post haste. We had set out for a nice summer b...

What could be better than a three-day holiday weekend? A five-day holiday weekend, perhaps? This stroke of brilliance was late in coming, ...

Has it been a full year since I last biked up Sierra Road? It does not get easier. The pro riders climbed it at a considerably faster pace o...

Volunteering as a marshal at Turn 5 on the course for the Cat's Hill Criterium , my job today was all about safety. In other words, keep...