Monthly Archives: December 2020

“John Howard was a lot better rider than me. The only way I could win was to have better organization and try to make up time when the weather conditions were bad.” — Lon Haldeman Pick a goal: Ironman Triathlon World Champion. U.S. National Cycling Team member. USCF and NORBA Elite and Masters National Champion. UCI World Championship Medallist. A lifetime of bragging rights accompanies any one of those feats. But one man, John Howard, has accomplished them all — and then some. The “then some” would include Howard’s participation in the 1982 Great American Bike Race, precursor to Race [...]

“I would not have become an ultra cyclist had it not been for the great events Dave organized. Dave was a great friend and a strong supporter of our sport who will be dearly missed.” – Tom Buckley, WUCA President. Dave Holmes, the driving force behind ultra cycling events in the Midwest since the early 1990’s, was killed on July 14 while riding near Eldridge, IA. Dave organized the WUCA 24-Hour Championships and 12- & 6-Hour Time Trials, and the former Firecracker RAAM Qualifier. The WUCA Board of Directors unanimously elected Holmes to the Ultracycling Hall of Fame. Sandy Earl [...]

“She took the sport seriously, trained and prepared professionally, and raced with the intensity deserving our great race.” Incredible, simply incredible. That’s the only way to describe what Seana Hogan has accomplished in ultra racing. She’s won RAAM a jaw dropping six times! (1992, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’97, ’98) She holds the women’s transcontinental record, the overall San Francisco to LA record, the overall Seattle to San Diego record as well as the Trans-California (N-S) record. Seana was the overall winner of the Furnace Creek 508 in ’95. She’s no stranger to the track either. She also holds the 12 [...]

“Ultra cyclists revere the accomplishments of the man who raised the bar to a level that many would strive to reach, but few could attain” Induction of Lon Haldeman into the Hall of Fame. Desert Camp, 2004 (Lulu Weschler photo) Has it been 20 years already? It seems not too long ago that Lon Haldeman was the catalyst for ultra distance bicycle racing. We remember watching those ABC broadcasts of the early RAAMs and seeing Lon pedal strong and steady, while being interviewed from the open door of a moving van by a “not-believing-what-I’m-seeing”, Jim Lampley. Lon’s achievements in RAAM [...]