I Broke My Phone Biking 180 Miles Alone in Europe
This story is part of EXTERNAL LIMITATIONS, a Motherboard series about people, technology, and going outside. Let us be your guide. This summer season I decided to bike from Vienna to Budapest, a place I ‘d never ever been. Regrettably, I forgot that as soon as I struck the Slovakian border, my Austrian SIM card would stop working and all my carefully curated Google Maps dir …
See all stories on this subject Preferred bike path designs listed for eastern suburbs 24 October 2017 Preferred bike course styles noted for eastern suburban areas Following public feedback last month, Wellington City board has now listed the favored style options for cycle routes in the eastern suburbs and prioritised which of these will go forward for official assessment from 13 November. Throughout September, over 400 Wellingtonians a.
See all stories on this subject Perfume proposes bike-friendly primary drag– to a point Opened as Perfume’s grand boulevard in 1886, the Ring has ended up being the clogged up artery that connects the city’s north and south to the heart of downtown. Changing names 10 times over 7.5 kilometers (4.5 miles), it’s an aggressively stressful street that is confusing for pedestrians, irritating for chauffeurs and hazardous for bicyclists. On much of th …
See all stories on this topic High School Mountain Bike Season Wraps Up in Eagle Chris Dillmann|cdillmann@vaildaily.com|Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy’s Sam Brown attempts to regain his lead on the 2nd lap of Haymaker Path for the Colorado High School Cycling League St. Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy’s Samantha Lathram makes her method down Haymaker Path for the state champions for the Colorado High School Biking L. Eagle Valley’s Brianna Vastine nears the surface of Haymaker Trail for the Colorado High School Cycling League’s state championship Sunday, Oct. 22, in … Battle Mountain’s Wyatt Moehring gets air during the Colorado High School Biking League State Championships Sunday, Oct. 22, in Eagle. The ladies varsity begins their race throughout the Colorado High School Biking League State Championship Sunday, Oct. 22, in Eagle. Riders make their way down Haymaker Trail during the Colorado High School Biking League State Champion Sunday, Oct. 22, in Eagle. The high school mtb season, which includes 4 races plus the state championship, culminated on the Haymaker Trail system in Eagle with more than 600 riders from around the state rolling through town on Sunday, Oct. 22. For the town of Eagle, the occasion is a feather in the cap and an advantage to the local economy, but for the regional professional athletes, it’s a chance to race on home dirt. The valley’s local mountain cycling team is split into three teams for competition purposes– Battle Mountain High School, Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy and Eagle Valley High School– but the group trains together under the management of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail. The program had 39 professional athletes qualified and registered for Sunday’s champion occasion; however, 4 professional athletes fell victim to the influenza and were forced to miss out on the race, which didn’t help their pursuits in the team rankings. The series, which is facilitated by the Colorado High School Cycling League, acknowledges an array of specific and team awards. Varsity kids and ladies are the marquee occasions for individual riders. The league also acknowledges JV, sophomore and freshman young boys and women. “The cool part is, they race in separate classifications,” said SSCV Mountain bicycle Program Director Dan Weiland. “If you’re a freshman, you race versus freshmen. If you’re a sophomore, you race against sophomores. And then there’s JV and university. I believe it’s tiered actually well to not be entirely frustrating for kids. The idea is for these professional athletes to establish as they go through their four years.” Among the varsity ranks, Eagle’s Sam Brown was the leading local university racer of the day in seventh place. For Brown, who ended up on the podium in all 4 regular-season occasions, wining the first, it wasn’t rather the finale he had in mind, but reviewing the last few months of racing, it’s quickly the very best season of his young profession. Brown, a VSSA senior, wished to make a declaration early in the race. He flew out of the start and led after the very first of 3 laps, but the rate may have been unmanageable as he slowly slipped back in the pack. “The front men, they were pushing a quite difficult pace after the second lap,” Brown stated. “After I went through the feed zone, they went by me and I couldn’t catch them. I wanted to attempt to stay with them but it didn’t exercise.” “I had a terrific season. This race wasn’t what I wanted, but the remainder of the season was incredible,” Brown said. In the university women’ occasion, Gaja Wilson, racing for Fight Mountain, was the top regional finisher in ninth. Wilson, a junior competing at the university level, said the result is motivating as she looks toward her senior year. “I’m happy with the result,” Wilson said. “Being a junior racing university is really difficult. This is my very first year doing three laps. My goal was to obtain leading 10, so I’m ideal in there. … Next year, I actually have high expectations. I wish to be on the podium each race.” Amongst the other leading regional finishers was Calvin Trudeau, who claimed 12th in the kids’ varsity division for Battle Mountain; while Eli Smith completed sixth for JV young boys. Isabella Sargent, also racing for Battle Mountain, rode to 5th location for JV girls. VSSA’s Bayli McSpadden, fresh off of a two-week ski racing camp in Austria, ended up third for freshmen ladies; and Aidan Duffy cranked out Eagle Valley’s best result of the day: 5th for freshmen young boys. The league likewise recognizes group achievements and organizes schools into departments depending upon the size of its programs. Fight Mountain races in Division 1, among a few of the largest schools in the state. VSSA races D2 and Eagle Valley, which was formed as a group for the very first time this year, also races D2. With its results on Sunday, VSSA slipped to 5th of 48 groups in the D2 rankings. It won the department in 2015. Eagle Valley finished seventh, while Durango, Green Mountain and Top went first, second and third, respectively. In Division 1, Battle Mountain finished sixth from 22 groups. Fairview, Stone and Golden declared the top three spots in that order. After the race, Weiland stated he was pleased with the season but knows 90 percent of his athletes want more. Compared to seasonal powerhouses, Vail simply doesn’t offer the exact same kind of year-round shows for dedicated mountain bicycle racers. The mtb program, in lots of ways, was formed as a supplement to the Nordic program at SSCV. Weiland thinks it might be time to provide it as a full-time, dedicated sport. “How do we get better? How do we move forward from this year onto next year?” Weiland queried. “You take a look at a group like Stone, they had 70-something riders today. I believe exactly what they do really well is they provide their professional athletes with more training opportunities. I’m questioning, is it time for a full-time bike program?” Do you support Vail Resorts’ proposal to rezone its East Vail land parcel and develop budget-friendly real estate on it?
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