Every day at the El Reto del Quetzal stage race across central Guatemala had a memorable theme to it. Guatemala is a special country and the event is a top tier race with its organization, challenging courses and amazing topography. Its pretty rad they can link together so many cool trails, dirt roads and random steps […]
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Guatemala is a small country situated between Mexico, El Salvador, Belize and Honduras. It is the poorest country in Latin America but also one of the most stunning with a landscape full of steep Volcanoes, thick rainforests, crater lakes, high mountain plateaus and numerous ancient Mayan sites. Bike touring around the countryside on two separate
Feb 23- March 30: Guatemala Training Camp March 8-12: El Reto De Quetzal (Guatemala) April 28-30: Whisky 50 (Arizona) May 19-21: Grand Junction Off-Road (Colorado) June 2-3: World Solo 24 HR Championships (Italy) June 11-18: Rumble in the Jungle (Sri Lanka) or Beskidy MTB Trophy (Czech) June 24-25: UCI MTB Marathon World Championships (Germany) July
When 2013 happened it looked like it would go down as the biggest year ever with 79 days of racing. 2016 eclipsed it by 2 days. 81 is the new personal record which will likely stand till the end of my career… but who really knows. It all started road racing down in the jungles