Tag: mount rainier

April 26, 2024

RAMROD will happen in 2024, but in September instead of July

One of the most difficult one-day bike rides anywhere on earth just got a little more difficult. Riders will have two fewer hours of sunlight to complete their 150-mile ride around Mount Rainier this year. But I doubt riders will mind too much because after months of uncertainty, organizers announced this week that the iconic…
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tagged: kim schrier, mount rainier, ramrod, ramrod 2024, redmond cycling club
March 17, 2024

Rep. Schrier presses Mt Rainier Park to work with RAMROD

Representative Kim Schrier, whose 8th Congressional District includes Mount Rainier National Park, has pressed park leaders to work with the Redmond Cycling Club to help the 39-year-old Ride Around Mt Rainier in One Day (“RAMROD”) continue. “Since the announcement, we have been grateful for the tremendous support we have received from Representative Kim Schrier’s office,”…
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tagged: joe matthews, kim schrier, mount rainier, national parks, ramrod, redmond cycling club
March 1, 2024

After 39 years, Mt Rainier National Park shuts out iconic RAMROD bike event

It’s one of the most difficult and beautiful one-day bike rides you’ll find anywhere on earth, and hundreds of people have been taking on the challenge every summer (except 2020) since 1984. The Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (“RAMROD”) is 150 miles long and includes 10,000 feet of climbing, but that grueling physical…
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tagged: kim schrier, mount rainier, national parks, patty murray, ramrod, redmond cycling club
July 31, 2012

Tacoma insurance company president dies after fall during RAMROD

Steve Albers, President of Albers & Company insurance in Tacoma, has died from injuries after a crash last Thursday during the Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD). He was 60. From Albers & Company: It is with great sadness we announce that Steve has gone on the ultimate adventure without us. He was our leader,…
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tagged: deaths, mount rainier, ramrod, redmond cycling club, steve albers
August 30, 2011

Met at Bicycle Sunday: Chris Pountney on mile 14,476 of world bike tour

Chris Pountney rolled through Seattle Sunday on Day 486 (!) of a worldwide bicycle adventure that has so far taken him to three continents. As he was traveling through, he happened upon a Bike Works volunteer party held during Bicycle Sunday on Lake Washington Boulevard. Bike Works Volunteer Coordinator and super-friendly dude Davey Oil saw…
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tagged: chris pountney, mount rainier, people, touring