Doing the last miles by headlights
Having a team car with you is awesome when you’ve ridden 158 miles with 20 left to go and the sun sets anyway. (at John Day, Oregon)
LIOTR Stage 2
We started near Mt Hood, crossed through the high desert and into John Day National Park. It was hot, cold, arid, rainy, terrible, awesome and the longest and best ride of our lives. 178 miles, over 10k ft of climbing. Lets do it again tomorrow.
Stage 2 is getting rad.
Stage 2 Descents
It’s been an honor to ride many thousands of miles with this dude to help fight cancer.
LIOTR Stage 2
Today we’ll double back five miles to cover the ground we had to give up when the road was closed last night due to an accident. We’ll follow RT 26 all the way to John Day Forest 175+ miles away. We should encounter awesome mountain and canyon views along the way including MT Hood.
Stage 2 Dedication
John Maillet Jr. was just a few days shy of his 45th birthday when he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in late February of 2009. Happily married with two teenaged sons—one a senior in high school and the other in junior high—he decided early on that he was not going to let cancer redefine who he was. And, in the two and a half years that followed, he didn’t. He continued to work full time, he spent time with his family and friends, and he faced each day with a positive attitude, good humor, strength, and determination. John was an avid sports fan, and he loved the Boston teams: Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins; watching every game he could. John died on June 18th, 2011, three days after gathering with his family and friends to watch his beloved Bruins win the Stanley Cup. He will always be remembered for his love of family and friend, music, and sports.
First flat of the cross country ride
If you ride on Rt 30 in Portland, you know the nickname “Dirty 30” is well earned. Of course it’s only right then that the first flat of our ride happens here as we approach the PDX metro area.
Stage 1 Is Done
LIOTR Stage 1 ended 5 miles short of the hotel when the road was closed due to a pretty bad accident. We started at the ocean and ended 158 miles and 8054 ft of climbing later. Tomorrow we’ll begin right where we left off.
Stage 1 is off to an awesome start.
112 miles in, we stopped at @rapha_n_america to smash food into our faces before the 50 mile last stretch.
Let’s Roll
The Speedvagen waiting to begin its journey across the US.
