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Riding with a Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling How I got to ride with Kristin Armstrong Occasionally you get the assignment of a lifetime.  This was one of those. Interviewing Kristin Armstrong after the ride As a reader, you may know that I am a news anchor by trade.  Occasionally Continue Reading Bicycling 400 Miles on the Erie Canal Trail Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized A 400-mile trek along the Erie Canal Trail is more than a bike ride. My wife and I set out with some friends - and about 600 other people to bicycle The Erie Canal Trail. Miles and miles of Continue Reading Riding the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized A special surprise awaited us on a trail with rural Vermont scenery that was already outstanding. Gary Butcher rides the beautifully smooth Vermont section of the Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail There was a reason we hadn't yet discovered the Delaware and Hudson Continue Reading Cycling Hilton Head on a real bike. Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized What to do when you are looking for miles and everyone else is just riding to the beach. Mary and I at Harbour Town. “Let’s vacation on Hilton Head.  It’s like a paradise for bicycles!” That’s vaguely what I remember a family member Continue Reading The Great Bicycle Crash Road Bike rides, Uncategorized The Great Bike Crash In the ambulance on the way to the hospital after crashing my bike.   It had to happen eventually.  Now if I could just remember it. The saying goes it's not a question of whether you'll Continue Reading Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah cycling destinations, Road Bike rides The Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah, a great ride through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, with just the right amount of sustainability, fun and history. Add in an unusual evening at a bed and breakfast in nearby Strasburg and what’s Continue Reading

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I set out to learn more about Virginia for its 250th anniversary. Instead I learned some hard lessons about e-bikes....
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I betrayed my love, and now I’m left to suffer. The plastic ball full of whiffle holes bounced lightly in front of me. It wouldn’t hop more than a foot...
Cycling through Belgium and The Netherlands means windmills, tulips and cycling narrow European streets. Wonderful....
I was convinced my stuff didn't stack up when in reality I was dangerously close to wearing a tux to a barbeque....
A 400-mile trek along the Erie Canal Trail is more than a bike ride. My wife and I set out with some friends – and about 600 other people to...
A sarcoidosis perspective on cycling My cycling has come a long way since I began lamenting the difficulties of riding while dealing with sarcoidosis and the multiple medications to keep...