On Thursday, June 19th, my friend, “Yaboi” Greg, and I embarked on an endurance bikepacking race, the 650-B. It goes from the most northwestern point of Minnesota (Pembina, ND – pronounced Pem-bin-ah, not Pem-bean-ah like yours truly walked around saying until corrected) to the most southeastern point (New Albin, IA). The mission? You choose the…
Category: Females & Cycling
Learn from a Seasoned Arrowhead 135 Racer: An Interview with Sveta Vold
An interview with Sveta Vold a seasoned Arrowhead 135 endurance cyclist for Grit and Gear. Update: Sveta took 1st unsupported female and 2nd female overall this year. Congrats Sveta! All photos in post provided by Sveta Vold.
How To Be An Ally To Solo Women Adventurers
A post written for Grit & Gear. Click on image to be directed to article.
A Cure For My Cycling Ills
As I sit in bed, a bag of frozen peas between my legs, I contemplate how I arrived at this circumstance – perhaps later than I should have. A week ago, I had a labiaplasty. Over several years, I developed vulvodynia (irritation of the vulva) caused by labia hypertrophy (enlarged labia, usually asymmetrically). After a…
Zwift delivers where the UCI and ASO haven’t – equality now
Zwift, the turbo trainer game where cyclists use their bike to compete with others in a virtual environment, announced in Cycling Weekly that the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale – the governing body for sports cycling and international cycling events) will partner with Zwift in the first-ever E-Sports World Championships in 2020. It’s an inaugural event…