Jake von Duering

I like to ride bikes. I like to ride fast. I like to ride bikes with other people who like to ride fast. Turns out we all like to see who is faster, so we we entered a race. That's when. found my people. The rest is history.

To date, it's tough to say which race I liked the best as there are quite a few and they are all fun (type 2 fun) in their own way. One of my favorite rides was at a team training camp where we did 120 plus miles from 29 Palms through Joshua Tree back and to the Coachella Valley. That was epic on so many levels... Good friends, good times, and good miles!

There are too many gravel rides and races to list. I'd also add any race with a bunch of teammates is always going to be on the bucket list.

Wake up too early. Probably drink too much coffee. Stress more than I should. Toss down some greek yogurt, berries, a banana and some toast with peanut butter. Drive to the race with more coffee and water. Stop twice to pee. Get to the race, warm up and do some openers. Pee again. Question life decisions. Pee again. Line up with my people. Wonder if I need to pee again. Listen for the whistle and hit it when it's go time.