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Yesterday was the annual Team Swift fundraiser, the Cycle With Champions. While I didn’t have the full morning to enjoy the whole ride, it was fun heading out with them and catching up with some of my friends. To read … Continue reading →

The kilometers passed easily beneath my wheels; 4km from Bois to Conzieu, 1km from Conzieu to Crapeou, another kilometer to Ambleon and two more to Appregnin. The road carried me mostly north and slightly west up the valley and with … Continue reading →

From the town of Glandieu, a nearly 2km ascent meant climbing out of the thick fog and into a sunlit Bugey, which are the mountains immediately to the east of Glandieu. As the cold mist parted, the sun revealed the … Continue reading →

For a boy from California who has grown accustomed to riding a bike in more moderate temperatures, the chill of France in January was almost too much. It would have been easy to stay indoors, at the coffee shops, the … Continue reading →

Sonoma County has got to be one of the best places on the planet to ride a bike. This past Saturday was the 2012 edition of Levi’s Gran Fondo, which means that over 7000 cyclists got to discover just how … Continue reading →

I was recently asked, “Steve, what was your funnest ride?” After 33 years of cycling on the road, plus a pre-adolescence perched atop one of several BMX bikes, how does one pick out a single experience? Let’s just say that … Continue reading →