This year’s Dirty Kanza will be one to watch. There are more elite level athletes entering the race than ever before, with more experience riding and racing a bike than doing almost anything else. What about the rest of the pack? What is the experience of an athlete who has never ridden a bike further than 20 miles, who is …

Words by Taylor Thomas of Thomas Endurance Coaching Stretching is one of those topics that athletes seem to have strong opinions about. Some swear by it, and some swear that it’s not needed. Regardless of what side of the aisle you find yourself on, there are some proven benefits to carving out some time for stretching. Specific to cycling, there are …

Words by Taylor Thomas of Thomas Endurance Coaching Most athletes are driven by some type of goal. It could be to get stronger, faster, podium, finish a certain distance, or win a national championship. The size and type of goals aren’t what’s most important. What matters most is that whatever the goal is, it fuels the individual to strive to be …

“I Just Want to Ride” is the story of Lael Wilcox racing the 2019 Tour Divide, a 2,750-mile self-supported mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico through the Rockies. Having set the women’s record in 2015, she’s back to attempt to win the overall race. An all-star race field, an unprecedented summer solstice snowstorm and online noise fuel her race. …