Keith Bontrager
Keith Bontrager is best known as the bike and component design guru behind his eponymous road and mountain bike components, but behind the scenes the man universally known as KB is an enthusiastic and well-respected endurance mountain bike racer. KB has taken part in a over 50 24-hour races in the last few years, and in his diary takes us inside the mental, physical and technical challenges of long-distance mountain bike racing, starting with one of the sport's greatest tests, the seven-day TransRockies Challenge.
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Excuses, excuses...
Now it feels like the year of riding is really starting. I flew to London and hopped on a train... -
The Vaude Trans-Schwarzwald
August was going to be a big month for me. I had been riding most of the year with this stage race... -
The Adrenalin 24 Hour World Championships
First I have to say that this wasn't an event I had planned on competing in earlier this year. I had...
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Home remedies cut the cost and pain
I'm sitting here a week before the Transrockies starts looking like I got punched in the face. I've... -
Yorkshire, here I come!
My plan was about the same this year as it was last year - get up north with a few days to ride,... -
The first (and only!) six hours
I took two quarts of fluids with me on the first lap. Based on the pre-ride measurements, that would...
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Off to a bonny, muddy start
The season is going and I have been a slacker. But there is no time to catch up now since I just... -
Rough on the hands
After a quick warm up spin from New Abbott, we were in Mabie Forest ready to grin and bear it. The... -
Bears, recovery and getting in the running
Dunno how many of you can actually look at the course profiles, and I am not sure if it is online...