Everybody’s Riding

So, we’re definitely not the only group of crazy people trying to ride across the country right now. There are a number of other groups you can follow who are WAY more put together and organized than we are.

First off, there’s the Tour Divide. This is a self supported mountain bike race from Banff to the Mexico border along the Continental Divide. The trail the racers follow is the longest continuous mountain bike trail in the world. Side note: my oldest son, Terran, and I hope to compete in the Tour Divide next year.

Next, it’s Race Across America time. RAAM is pretty hard core (clearly) and I’m always humbled when I see RAAM riders. Usually when we’ve been driving home from the Garrett County Gran Fondo each year we’ll see a few of the RAAM leaders cruising down MD 144 on their way to the coast. Puts rides like the GC Gran Fondo in to persepctive.

And finally, Spokes. It’s a group of 8 MIT students riding from San Fransico to DC and teaching all kinds of classes along the way. I think that’s something JP and I had dreams of doing when we started Cycle OverRide but the realities of scheduling got in the way. The Spokes crew looks to be doing awesome work and really reaching a lot of kids. We wish them the best of luck.