Here’s a gear list deep dive for what I used on the Triple Crown Challenge this year. Most of my gear was the same for these races, but they each have unique characteristics that warranted changes. *These are the setups that worked for me. You may want more or less… Read More »Triple Crown Gear List
Update: 2022 gear list for racing the triple crown events is located here. Katie Andrew Comments Sleep system Quilt Locolibre 30ºF quilt Locolibre 30ºF quilt With DIY shock cord quilt straps Pad Z Lite SOL (cut down) Neoair X-lite (small) Tent tent poles Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 Considered bringing… Read More »Great Divide Gear List
Total distance 2681.7mi Total elevation gain 165,602ft Average distance 107.3mi Average elevation gain 6624ft Average elapsed time 12h 13m Average moving time 9h 49m Average moving speed 11mph Average calories burned 6428 C Longest distance 139.3mi… Read More »Great Divide Trip Stats
Getting up early was much easier knowing we’d make it to our final destination today. We arrived at McDonald’s at 4:15 and started pedaling just behind Cameron. We had a long, gradual descent and then a flat day ahead of us and the wind gave us a bit of help… Read More »Great Divide Day 25
Yesterday evening our group talked about getting up at 4:45, but after our tough day, no one stirred until 6. We all planned on a Monday finish with about 240 miles to go. We had a lot of elevation to cover today. No big climbs, just up and down all… Read More »Great Divide Day 24
Once we downed our Subway breakfast sandwiches, we headed out to wrap up the last 20 miles of pavement at least for today. Getting back onto gravel and dirt made the miles go by way faster. On our way to Pie Town, a woman in her car told us we… Read More »Great Divide Day 23
We only snoozed for 20 minutes before we got up at 3:20 to get our early start. We filled up on 6 liters of water each before we set out into the desert. We had more pavement to knock out today. It’s not quite as interesting, riding on the highway,… Read More »Great Divide Day 22
We actually got up at the sound of the alarm this morning. We were motivated to get to Abiquiu for breakfast. Del Norte, 200 miles ago, was our last real food stop and we’ve been eating what we resupplied with there. We had a 7 mile gravel climb to start… Read More »Great Divide Day 21
Andrew and I got a slow start this morning. We both woke up groggy and sat by the heater in the trailer long after we finished our breakfast. We finally started the peaceful gravel ride along the Cornejo River. 35 miles in, we crossed the border of New Mexico on… Read More »Great Divide Day 20
