Leave It On The Road – cross country photoset
Can't wait to ride the Badlands again someday
Back in PDX
Awesome to be back in PDX. Good roads, good friends, good weather. Hopefully in a week or so the legs will be feeling good again too. Thanks for great afternoon @mrjoestaples & @patrick_is.
Thank you Rapha.
Thank you to our presenting sponsor @rapha_n_america for their incredibly generous support throughout our training and our cross country ride. We were safe, visible, comfortable, prepared for every possible circumstance, and we looked damn good if I do say so myself. This week we’ll post a full rundown of all the gear we brought along on the journey. Stay tuned.
Three and a half weeks ago we were riding over this mountain pass on stage 2 of LIOTR. It’s crazy to think back on how much we experienced in such a short time, but its good to be home. Looking forward to hitting the PDX climbs this week for the Rapha Rising challenge! (at Initial Descent)
LIOTR Prints
We’re planning to sell limited edition photographic prints from LIOTR to help fund the book and generate more donations to the Colon Cancer Alliance and the Colon Club. Let us know if you’d be interested in having a great @jkendi print on your wall. We’re hoping to find a balance between large sized prints, exclusivity/limited numbers and affordability. Thanks! (at Above your fireplace.)
Fuel for 2 hours.
We’ve gotten a lot of questions about our nutrition throughout the ride and here’s what worked. Small meals every 30-40 miles depending on terrain and heat. @skratchlabs & @bijuthechef taught us about King sandwiches - King’s Hawaiian dinner rolls with ham, cream cheese and jelly. We each ate about 20 per day. Plenty of @justins throughout the day, @thunderbirdbar and @epicbar in the jersey pockets for on the bike fuel. 2-3 bottles of @skratchlabs per hour. Not pictured: donuts, brownies, muffins (mini), muffins (large), maple bars, cookies, and did I say donuts?
Next stop: PDX
This bike has a one-way ticket back to Portland where it is time to begin planning its next cancer-fighting adventure. Thank you to our presenting sponsor @thevanillaworkshop and our component sponsors SRAM, Enve, Quarq, Chris King and Sugar Wheelworks. Also thanks to Poler Stuff for the orange bidons!
The Atlantic
Stage 24 - we reached the Atlantic after nearly 3500 miles of riding. Thank you for all of your encouraging messages along the way. Leave It On The Road is just getting started!