Road Cycling Blogs
Q&A with Evan Huffman, 2016 Amgen Tour of California King of the Mountain Winner
Jul 05, 2016 / Visit Mammoth Staff
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the best climber at this year’s AMGEN Tour of California spent time training at the Mammoth Lakes Crib. Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) did his home state proud with a monster ride in the challenging 2nd stage and put a stranglehold on the polka... MORE
Q&A with Toms Skujins, Stage 5 Winner, Amgen Tour of California
Jun 21, 2016 / Visit Mammoth Staff
Toms Skujins (Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) stayed with us at the Mammoth Lakes Crib looking for an edge in his preparations for the 2016 AMGEN Tour of California. A surprise stage winner in the 2015 ATOC, Skujins has had his fair share of success in the the Golden state.... MORE
Q&A with Crib Alumni Katie Hall
Apr 19, 2016 / Lara Kaylor
In addition to the Mammoth Lakes Crib reopening for the 2016 season this month, one of our favorite crib alumni, pro cyclist Katie Hall (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team), is off to a huge start. Katie won her first General Classification (GC) race earlier this year, topping the podium at the... MORE
Big Ride Times Two
Aug 05, 2015 / Visit Mammoth Staff
To say Sunday is a day of rest for most Mammoth Gran Fondo participants is a forgone conclusion. Most rode 102.6 miles the day before, battling 6,463 vertical feet of climbing and divebombing more than a vertical mile of alpine descents. All of this at the Eastern Sierra altitude, where... MORE
Rhae Shaw is Ready to Take on the Tour of California
May 06, 2015 / Monica Prelle
Rhae Shaw is a self-proclaimed smiley goofball, but don’t let that fool you. She’s also a serious competitor when she’s on two wheels. The former Ironman-triathlete switched to professional road cycling in 2011 and even though she might have started late in competitive cycling, her list of results reads like... MORE
Jon Hornbeck’s Journey to Road Cycling
Apr 23, 2015 / Visit Mammoth Staff
It’s 1:15 pm on a Thursday in early April and Jon Hornbeck is hungry. The 25 year-old pro cyclist is hungry to prove himself to his new race squad, the most prestigious domestic team in the the US: Hincapie Racing Team. He’s hungry to grow his coaching and cycling camps/events business, Fast... MORE
Newly Married Athletes Return to the Mammoth Lakes Crib
Jan 21, 2015 / Visit Mammoth Staff
Newlyweds Rowan and Mike Torckler visited Mammoth Lakes recently, but it wasn’t a starry-eyed honeymoon that brought them here. Mike is a professional road cyclist who was taking advantage of Mammoth Lakes’ Endurance Crib for the second summer in a row. MORE
The Best Routes for Pedaling on Pavement in the Eastern Sierra
Jan 21, 2015 / Monica Prelle
Winding mountain roads with little traffic provide ample routes for pedaling around the Eastern Sierra on a road bike. If the altitude doesn’t take your breath away, the scenery most definitely will. MORE