24 hours of landahl

24 Hours of Landahl: The winners! (finally)

By Contests on 12/21/2007 in contests
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

OK, so we're late on this one. We apologize, but things have been a bit crazy in recent months.

Anyway, we were remiss in awarding prizes for best blog, best photo and best video from the 24 Hours of Landahl race back in September. But we have 3 cool Nite Rider lighting systems to give away and we want to honor our commitments, so let's do it!

Best blog

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Dispatch from Team Forbidden Donut

By ray on 10/8/2007 on ray's blog
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

I’m out on my first lap, second in the team rotation... The treacherous rock outcrops and escarpments I feared so much from last year were behind me and didn’t seem as bad as I remembered (at least, with fresh legs and plenty of sleep; that would change). Now I am in the heart of the sweetly twisting singletrack—buff, beautiful and at times reminiscent of a slalom run. Carving sinuous s-turns betwixt trees in the dappled afternoon light is an unexpectedly beautiful experience amidst the brutality of a 24-hour event. If you weren’t there, you were missing out.

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4am "Beer Can Hands"...

By mgersib on 10/1/2007 on mgersib's blog
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

I've been riding and racing mountain bikes since 1990, and in 17 years, I thought I'd had arm pump in just about every form imaginable...

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That'll leave a mark

By ray on 9/30/2007
Groups: 24 Hours of Landahl (MO)

John Twist of men's expert team, Shortbus Mafia, shows his trophies from the 24 Hours of Landahl. And, yes, he was wearing gloves. Rigid bikes and the rocky terrain are not for the faint of heart.