Monthly Archives: December 2020

“It’s always fun to be a consumer, but I often find it more gratifying to be a producer” Athletic excellence: Gerlich completed RAAM 1993 on tandem with his wife, Becky. He is a five-time finisher of Cochise County Cycling Classic in Arizona, from 1989 through 2006. Gerlich has high finishes in the Furnace Creek 508 (1995) and Bicycle Across Missouri (1988 and 1990) and holds the Kansas South-to-North record (1994). Service to the sport: Gerlich founded ultracycling events including Ride Across Indiana (RAIN), HUMOR 24-Hour Ride (Bloomington, IN), PUMP 24-Hour (Canyon, TX}, and Tour of North Texas RAAM Qualifier (Canyon, [...]

“Organizing, administering, and mentoring give you the occasional rest from pedaling!”” Athletic excellence: Ellis was the top mileage rider in the Mileage Challenge in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992, setting record total distances in each of those years. He also has earned a place on the Year-Rounder Who’s Who list from 1988 through 2008. Service to the sport: Ellis has served as Chair for the WUCA Year-Rounder (a.k.a. Mileage Challenge, a.k.a. National Points Challenge) since 1998. He officiated all or part of RAAM ’94, ’96, and ’04. He organizes Ultracup events: the Grand Loop mountain double century and the Colorado [...]