What better way to follow up a 96 mile, 7,000-foot day of bicycling than with another intense, wind- and rain-filled day of climbing and biking.
Riders on day three of Ride The Rockies were treated to a literal Mt. Olympus-sized day of uphills, twists and turns from Hotchkiss through the Black Canyon on to Gunnison. The morning was a challenge, with miles of non-trivial headwinds coupled with an intermittent drizzle.
Ride The Rockies’ third day included 79 miles of riding and more than 5,500 feet of vertical climb (yes, that’s the size of Mt. Olympus’ prominence). Riders passed through , through the , rode along the Gunnison River and ended the ride in
Eight-year-old Logan Timmons of Miami is riding his first Ride The Rockies with his dad Jason Timmons. The two ride a custom tandem — inspired by another father-son duo Jason saw riding a tandem on Ride The Rockies two years ago. What’s Logan’s favorite part of the ride? “The downhills,” Logan said.
Logan Timmons and Jason Timmons
Jonathan Seibold, of Annapolis Maryland, is on his first Ride The Rockies. He also lays claim to the best beard seen on the tour yet this week:
Jonathan Seibold
The route of day three of the 2015 Ride The Rockies bicycle tour.
