83.58km. 1,053m ascent. 4h21 ride time We gained a short term Co-lodger last night. Hans-Udo arrived shortly after midnight and left again at the break of dawn. He is racing the TransAmerica bike race He looked really worn out and almost asleep on his feet. Maybe it would have been a challenge I would take…
113.86km. 753m ascent. 5h49 ride time Again out at dawn to beat the heat and the temperatures were lower than yesterday. 23C when we left but it was already 10h00 before it hit 30C 😀 And we left flat Kansas behind after about 12km to enter Missouri 🤩 Missouri is known for its short very…
Chanute to Pittsburg. 95.70km. 336m ascent. 4h19 ride time As the heatwave continues we are also continuing to start at dawn After a great evening and good rest at our Warmshowers host Rick Bushnell’s home with diner and breakfast included we were ready for another hot and humid day Flat again but with more trees…
Lyons to Hutchinson 50kmh wind with gusts to 82kmh. And guess in which direction? Full on headwind for us Up at 05:30 to avoid the heat and breakfast across the road from our motel at Scrambled Sam’s at 06:00 Then full on headwind. We couldn’t even average 15km/h against the wind. We took 2km stints…
Scott City to Ness City. 89.56 Km. 80m ascent. 4h15 ride time We slept at the gym in Scott City which was $15/person so not expensive and they have showers, a microwave and a coffee machine. Not much else and it was roasting hot. 31C when we went to bed and 29C when we got…
Sheridan Lake to Scott city. 124.42km. 99m ascent. 4h10 ride time You want flat, you get flat. Flatter than Holland today but we had a half decent tail wind so chain on the right (I don’t have a chain or a derailleur but the principle is the same). Biggest gear and full speed ahead We…
Ordway to Sheridan Lake. 145.63km. 360m ascent. 7h25 ride time We had planned an early start for 3 reasons: 1, It was a long stretch. 2, to beat the heat. 3, to try to avoid the wind which is less strong mornings. Unfortunately we had enjoyed ourselves a bit too much the night before and…
Pueblo to Ordway. 90.13km. 154m ascent. 3h36 ride time Easy day today with a nice little tail wind and we arrived in plenty of time to check into the hotel / hostel. Rich Graham, who rode with us from 8 May till 5 June, came and met us with his wife Melanie at the hotel…
Silverthorne to Guffy. The big one 138.31km. 1,462m ascent. 7h02 ride time Today was the big one with the Hoosier Pass at just over 3,500m and then a long run down to Guffy. We had company for the climb as I had met Scott and Christine Beam a way back when I stopped on a…
Kremmling to Silverthorne. 67.61km. 761m ascent. 3h34 ride time We left our campsite in Kremmling after a good night’s sleep and only ~65km to ride to bring us to the bottom of the biggest climb on the TransAmerica Trail The scenery was breathtaking but as we had a bit of time on our hands so…