McClure Pass has to be the best day of RTR so far.

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

McClure Pass has to be the best day of RTR so far and I am blessed to be given the opportunity to write about it today. From the profile it seemed the climb would begin right out of Carbondale, but after getting on the bike path with friends new and old to start the ride, it seemed to be an ... Read More

Day 3 Blog

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Today was Stage 3, Buena Vista to Snowmass Village, called “The Queen Stage” since our route took us up and over Independence Pass, the highest point on this year’s tour at just a tick over twelve thousand feet. I could spend several pages trying to describe the beautiful (stunning!) views and thrilling descent, but instead my mind jumps first to ... Read More

Ride the Rockies Day 2!

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Could there have been a more perfect day? I think not! Having driven Monarch Pass countless times, being on a bike with a couple thousand other cyclists today was top notch. Going 3-5mph allows you to really take in the view. Adaptive Sports Center riders made their way up Monarch one by one. A ten mile climb to the summit ... Read More

It was an absolutely beautiful morning

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

It was an absolutely beautiful morning. Heading north out of Gunnison you could see the dark ribs of the mountain tops peeking out of their snow cover. The mountains when the look like this are every bit as lovely as mountains completely covered with snow. Since I was doing the one day loop, which doesn’t have nearly so many riders ... Read More

Elizabeth Philbin

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Spring at 9,000 feet in Crested Butte, Colorado typically means it’s time to bust out the road bike from storage. In a primarily mountain bike town, it’s often the only time road bikes are spotted cruising around the Gunnison Valley. Road bikes make their appearance as we wait for our single track to melt out. With snow and cold temperatures ... Read More

Paul Glynn and Michael Moriarty

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Preparations among the Team Green Peak Pedlars are probably as diverse as our locations from Ireland to California and as varied as our ages from a young thirty year old half ironman to some young- at -heart sixty somethings .For this member of the older cohort, the one -month-to-go reminder for RTR caused flashbacks of the worst panic attacks that ... Read More

Steve Carter

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Hello again everyone. I hope your training is going great so far for RTR. Down in Texas, training continues as normal. I have over 4000 miles on the bike this year and a ride streak of at least 30 minutes, every day since October 29, 2018. Not sure if this is or will be enough because I have not done ... Read More

Randie Polidori

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Training this year is a problem for me because for most of the month of May I will be in Israel and Jordan with no opportunity to bicycle or do any aerobic exercise. For that reason I will tell you how I would normally train. First, I try to maintain a basic level of fitness during the off bicycle season. ... Read More

Michael and Cassie Thornton

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

This blog focuses on our preparation for this year’s Ride the Rockies. Our training, unquestionably, centers around our coach. His primary training methodology hinges on a dual combination of sleep deprivation and resistance training. He wakes us up in the middle of the night to review our route details. And on many of our training rides, he insists we pull ... Read More

2019 Peak Pedaler – Paul Glynn and Michael Moriarty

Kim Sharp-LeybaPeak Pedalers 2019

Read Paul Glynn and Michael Moriarty's latest blog postMeet Paul Glynn and Michael Moriarty The Green Peak Pedallers are an international combination of 12 cyclists from Ireland and California, everyone an RTR virgin. Whether we are 12 wise virgins or 12 foolish virgins remains to be seen ….hopefully everyone will reach each stage finish so that the rest won't be ... Read More