This Ice Climber Explains How To Have Adventures While Still Keeping Your Day Job The everywoman adventurer- The Red Bulletin

25-year-old old Victoria Valchev is all about ice-climbing, but not at the expense of her real job.

Source: This Ice Climber Explains How To Have Adventures While Still Keeping Your Day Job The everywoman adventurer- The Red Bulletin

 

Strong Women have been standing up everywhere and this is something to be proud of!  As a person who has a young daughter, roll models that show women can do and accomplish anything are very important in our daily lives.

Check the full article #inspirational

2017 450 SX Point Standings – Through round 4, AZ.

450SX

1. Ryan Dungey (KTM) , 89
2. Marvin Musquin (KTM) , 74
3. Cole Seely (HON) , 69
4. Eli Tomac (KAW) , 69
5. David Millsaps (KTM) , 55
6. Ken Roczen (HON) , 51
7. Chad Reed (YAM) , 49
8. Jason Anderson (HUS) , 47
9. Joshua Grant (KAW) , 46
10. Cooper Webb (YAM) , 44
11. Weston Peick (SUZ) , 39
12. Dean Wilson (YAM) , 37
13. Blake Baggett (KTM) , 33
14. Justin Brayton (HON) , 33
15. Broc Tickle (SUZ) , 30
16. Justin Bogle (SUZ) , 20
17. Vince Friese (HON) , 20
18. Jacob Weimer (SUZ) , 12
19. Thomas Hahn (YAM) , 11
20. Christophe Pourcel (HUS) , 10

Riding Through Life With Tommy Zula

I had 72 hours before departing back to Pittsburgh from a shoot in Ohio. With no concept or plan, Chris Myhren and I spontaneously decided to embark on the journey of creating a mini-doc. Our only problem besides my limited time was the lack of a mini-doc subject. At 9pm Sunday evening through a mutual friend and 3-way phone call we met Tommy Zula.

Our first conversation with Tommy was a whirlwind. He was driving back to Ohio from a BMX competition in New York and his ETA was 3am……  Read More

Watch: All Five Episodes of the 2017 Racer X Supercross Preview Shows – Racer X Online

Hosts Jason Weigandt, Steve Matthes, Jason Thomas and David Pingree preview the upcoming season.

Source: Watch: All Five Episodes of the 2017 Racer X Supercross Preview Shows – Racer X Online

Supercross Season starts in just 4 days (3 depending on how you count days!)

Find all of the scoops here, each episode is about 25 minutes long and full of clips, opinions and theories to help gear you up for Saturday!

USA BMX Year End Pro Standings

AA PRO

Place Rider Age group Points
1 JORIS DAUDET EXPIRED
2 SAM WILLOUGHBY EXPIRED
3 CORBEN SHARRAH EXPIRED
4 ANTHONY DEAN EXPIRED
5 KENNETH GUSTAFSON EXPIRED
6 MARIS STROMBERGS EXPIRED
7 LOGAN COLLINS EXPIRED
8 NIC LONG EXPIRED
9 JEREMY SMITH EXPIRED
10 JEFF UPSHAW EXPIRED

 

WOMEN PRO

1 ALISE POST EXPIRED
2 LAUREN REYNOLDS EXPIRED
3 BROOKE CRAIN EXPIRED
4 DANI GEORGE EXPIRED
5 MARIANA PAJON EXPIRED
6 AMANDA GEVING EXPIRED
7 RACHEL MYDOCK EXPIRED
8 ALAINA HENDERSON EXPIRED
9 AMANDA CARR EXPIRED
10 MIKA SHAW EXPIRED

USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2017

Follow live coverage of the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships, including news, results, stage reports, photos, podcasts and expert analysis

Source: USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships 2017: Results & News | Cyclingnews.com

The 2017 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships are set for Hartford, Connecticut, January 3-8, with the Junior, U23 and Elite races taking place on the final day, Sunday, January 8.

Katie Compton will be trying for her 13th US cycle-cross national title, while reigning US men’s champion Jeremy Powers is hoping to turn around a lacklustre season and defend his title from up-and-coming rider Stephen Hyde.

Riders to watch in the womens race, aside from Compton, include Kaitlin Antonneau, Ellen Noble, Amanda Miller, Elle Anderson, Rebecca Fahringer and Courtenay McFadden. Hyde and Powers are the hands-down favourites in the men’s race.

2016 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross championships Elite women top 10

# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Katherine Compton (USA) Trek Factory Racing 0:46:56
2 Georgia Gould (USA) LUNA Pro Team 0:47:18
3 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:47:30
4 Elle Anderson (USA) SRAM/Strava 0:48:25
5 Rachel Lloyd (USA) California Giant Berry Farms/Sp 0:49:02
6 Rebecca Fahringer (USA) Amy D. Foundation 0:49:38
7 Amanda Nauman (USA) SDG – Muscle Monster 0:49:58
8 Meredith Miller (USA) Noosa Pro Cyclocross 0:50:13
9 Amanda Miller (USA) Boulder Cycle Sport/ YogaGlo 0:50:20
10 Cassandra Maximenko (USA) Van Dessel Factory Team 0:50:24

2016 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross championships Elite men top 10

# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Jeremy Powers (USA) Aspire Racing 0:56:45
2 Stephen Hyde (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:56:55
3 Logan Owen (USA) Cal Giant/Specialized 0:57:26
4 Jonathan Page (USA) 0:59:17
5 Kerry Werner (USA) Uci Ct/Wpt: Team Optum P/B Kell 0:59:26
6 James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh/Clement 0:59:33
7 Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale Cyclocrossworld 0:59:51
8 Travis Livermon (USA) Mock Orange Cx Pb Vp Components 0:59:52
9 Yannick Eckmann (USA) Maxxis/Shimano 1:00:00
10 Cody Kaiser (USA) Langtwins/Specialized 1:00:23

How to Ride When It’s Windy

Like all challenges in our sport—rain, cold, hills, competition—dealing with wind has both a mental and a practical side. Here are some ways to ease the challenge of riding on blustery days. (Looking for even more riding tips and advice? Our Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills has you covered.)

Source: How to Ride When It’s Windy

Even in the warm areas of the US January still means wind.  So whether you are battle hardened enough to fight the cold in the north or you are just suffering from cabin fever and the sun pokes out.  Here are some great tips from Bicycling Magazine to help brave the wind.

Top Ten Of 2016 – Most Viewed Instagram Videos | Ride BMX

2016 is done. Finished. Over. Well…we still have a few days for some more bad shit to happen. But, forgoing our tradition of compiling the “most liked in

Source: Top Ten Of 2016 – Most Viewed Instagram Videos | Ride BMX

It’s amazing what gets the views these days, and it’s the views that are sought after.  Social media has allowed niche sports the ability to get the coverage that main stream media has never really stepped in to do.

We don’t always agree with what gets the views and we definitely do not condone trying any of these stunts to get your own views, but here are the top 10 Instagram videos in BMX Freestyle from 2016.

Clark County Files Action in Red Rock Development Dispute 

According to Save Red Rock, Clark County has filed a preemptive lawsuit in an attempt to silence opposition to a proposed development plan.

Source: Clark County Files Action in Red Rock Development Dispute – Climbing Magazine | Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Bouldering, Ice Climbing

It is our opinion that greed will be the downfall of our beautiful rural areas no matter where they are located.  In this article found in Climbing Magazine online, the matter of development near Red Rock Canyon is discussed and a link to sign a petition is included.

Please, take a moment to sign the petition and keep the populations in the cities.  Our stance is Build Highrises Not Sub-Divisions.

Unbelayvable: A Missed Catch – Climbing Magazine

“My left hand was on a bomber jug. Then the bomber jug unexpectedly came out of the wall. I don’t remember anything after this point.”

Source: Unbelayvable: A Missed Catch – Climbing Magazine | Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Bouldering, Ice Climbing

Normally, we don’t share Unbelayvable stories, but this one is both terrifying and educational while still having a happy ending.  It’s a quick read, but worth scaring yourself with the story of someone else’s reality than with your own near death experience.

Meet The World’s Greatest Living Explorer

Explorer Mike Horn sets sail for the trip of his lifetime.

Source: Meet The World’s Greatest Living Explorer

If you have never heard of Mike Horn, don’t feel bad, neither have we, but we can tell you that thanks to The Red Bulletin we will be following his travels as he goes through the South Pole (the southern Pole of Inaccessibility) and then meets up with is custom 115-foot sailboat, The Pangaea and continues to the North Pole.