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2025: Small numbers add up 📸@acdef #cycling #strava #2025 #endofyear

Also here’s a large dump from @versusraceteam Versus Cross III so we can all remember warmer times and greener grass🖤🩷 (I guess you can only tag 20 ppl sorry if I missed ya)

Alleycat Saturday! Weather is looking balmy. See y'all at 12:30 👾

25 Hours in Frog Hollow: Nov. 8-9, Virgin, UT My first time riding in Utah, second of these 24(+) hour races this year, and first time in the area since well over half my life ago. Beautiful, hypnotic, desolate country. Weird-ass local legends whose stories beg to be told (look up Old Crackfoot and Flying Monkey Mesa). My federal coworker teammates and I clung to this weekend as a bright spot at the seeming end of the tunnel otherwise known as the Longest Government Shutdown in History. But crawling in my tent the night before the race, I was slammed with the germs I thought I’d been keeping at bay that week. Bad timing. As a solid mid-pack finisher on a good day, I wanted to do my best for my team, but I knew my time on course was going to prove challenging with how I was feeling. I slotted into the team’s second lap of the day. I wasn’t able to preride the whole course, so I was pleased to only make a 😮 face when spotting a photographer and riding a drop blind at the same time. The course itself was power-heavy, with a lot of double track, sandy conditions, and seemingly endless gradual climbs. Not the funnest 13-mile circuit, but a solid course for a long race. The miles of downhill following the climb included the aforementioned drop and a chonky ledgy series of steps descending into a twisty sandy wash. There were just enough technical features sprinkled throughout the course to keep my interest and act as markers for what would otherwise have been an endless series of turns amongst desert scrubland. Not sure what racing I’ll do in 2026, though I’m quickly approaching master’s 😵‍💫… Highlights: ❤️‍🔥 Versus kit recognized 1,460 miles from MPLS ❤️‍🔥 Riding everything clean except a couple chunky wheel lifts I didn’t have energy for ❤️‍🔥 Faith No More getting me through my first night lap ❤️‍🔥 The unbelievable talent of the young riders constantly lapping me. The future is fast! ❤️‍🔥 Bubblies Lowlights: 💔 The gust of wind that tipped the Maruchan I’d been looking forward to for hours (never mind that I still ate half of it), RIP 💔 Aggravating my germs tenfold from riding while sick 💔 Missing midnight pie cause I was snoozing in my tent 🥧 😭

Calling all gear hoarders and bike lovers! Join us for the Versus Gear Swap at Modist Brewing on Sunday, Dec. 14th, 12-4 PM. Whether you're on the hunt for that elusive bike part, ready to offload gear, interested in selling your handmade goods, or just want to vibe with fellow cycling enthusiasts, this is the spot to be! Tables are $25—BUT we’re reserving 5 free tables for BIPOC, GNC & FTW community members (first come, first served). Want to reserve a table? Click the link in bio to fill out the form. Share the love, spread the word, and we’ll see you there!

Thanks @berdspokes for the loaner wheels at Versus CX ❤️ they feel as good as they look 🔥 Bike by @otsocycles Socks by @wowwhatstudio Sick cog by @ashley.anodized.it Pics by @bluemingflower