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Cycling | Training | Endurance

Accelerating During a Climb

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Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger

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“Over the hills, and…

Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

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Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Nick Runtsch pauses while crossing a rocky streambed in Bavaria, Germany, on a tour of Europe with his father, the author, in August 2019.

The Japanese Odyssey Ultradistance Bicycle Ride is Underway

Recap following day one of a 1,700-mile…

Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Bikes, Cycling, and Japan

Update on Cyclist Nick Runtsch and the Ultradistance Japanese Odyssey

Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Bicycles, Cycling, and Adventure

A Bike Built to Go the Distance in Japan

Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Cycling, Bicycles, and Safety

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Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

The author photographed this cyclist riding on the bike trail to Annecy, near the French Alps, in August 2015. A week later, the author participated in the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) ultra-distance bicycle ride (1,200 km distance and 90-hour time limit). Part of the PBP route that year followed the route of the 2015 Tour de France, held in July.

Tour de France, Bicycle Racing, and Television

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Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

Bicycling, Bike Repairs, and Music

Year of the Flat

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Randy Runtsch in Bicycle Trekker

The author built this Trek 720 touring bike in 1982 while stationed with the US Air Force at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. He rode it on his first bicycle tour of Minnesota in 1996. In 2014, he retrofitted the bike with new components, shown here, and rode it on a tour of Western Europe in 2014. Sadly, its frame broke on that tour. It rests in a landfill near Versailles, France.

Ride With Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota

My first long bicycle…