Category Archives: Events/Race Reports
La Ruta Journal: Stage 3 – Climb all the way up. Climb all the way down.
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach Every day of La Ruta starts with climbing: steep climbing. Stage 3 was no exception, but what was different today was that instead of steep descending after steep climbing, there’s more climbing… yeah, awesome, … Continue reading
La Ruta Journal: Stage 2 – Shorter Doesn’t Mean Easier, with SRM File
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach (Click her for Adam's previous entry from La Ruta) During our La Ruta Recon Camp, the race director Roman Kilun brought us on the new proposed route of day 2 and promised there would … Continue reading
La Ruta Journal: Stage 1 – Make or Break Day, with SRM File
Stage 1: Make or Break Day By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach (Click here for Adam's previous entry from La Ruta) Whether you make it or not, I think there’s still some breaking for everyone. Breaking of chains, rims, … Continue reading
La Ruta Journal: Day 0 – Pre-Ride, with SRM File
La Ruta Race Reflections La Ruta: The Hardest Mountain Bike Race in the World Let’s face it: if you’re looking for a challenge, that title catches your eye. Not only does it boast of 39,000ft of climbing, but you cross … Continue reading
La Ruta Recon Camp 2011: SRM Power Data from the Jungle
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach Day 1: Come Prepared An experienced mountain biker will show up to a race with all of his gear, equipment, and nutrition dialed. Part of my job is to help athletes develop into experienced … Continue reading
