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Site Index to Ultra Cycling
The Ultra Marathon Cycling Association supports long-distance bicycling including riding a century, double century and other ultra-distance events. See our calendar of ultra races and rides and articles on training, equipment and nutrition. The UMCA is open to all cyclists interested in long distance cycling.
Main topics:
| Calendar of long-distance tours and races |
| Century, training and riding |
| Century & Double Century UMCA Year-Rounder Challenge |
| Double Century, training, equipment and nutrition |
| Equipment, bicycle |
| Nutrition for endurance |
| Race results, current |
| Race results, historic |
| Race Across America, qualifying, preparation for, results |
| Racing, Ultracycling Cup |
| Records, how to set ultra |
| Records, lists of ultra records by category |
| Records, reports on individual |
| Team ultra racing |
| Training for endurance and speed |
| 12- & 24-hour races, preparing & racing |
| Ultra Marathon Cycling Association, background & joining |
| Year-Rounder Mileage Challenge |
- 1001 Miglia Results (2006)
- Acid reflux, preventing
- Acme 12-hour (2004)
- Adirondack 540
- The World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin Championship
- Advertising in UltraCycling magazine
- Air Friday
- Alabama Records
- All Czech Republic
- Altimeters
- Anaerobic threshold determining
- Anchorage-Nome Mountain Bike Record (2002)
- Appeal Policy, UMCA
- Arizona records:
- West - East (2001)
- East - West (May 2005)
- East - West (October 2005)
- West - East two-man (2006)
- East - West (2006)
- Articles of Incorporation, UMCA
- Badwater-Durango (2000) results
- Balltown Classic Double Century
- Beam Bikes Comparison
- Beginners, training for
- Bern-Bodensee-Bern
- Bicycle Across Missouri (2000)
- Berge, Cat interview
- Bike Fit
- Bike set-up, RAAM riders experiences
- Bloating
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- South - North Record (2000)
- South - North four-man Record (2007)
- Board Reports, Annual
- Board Reports, Monthly
- Boethling, Fred, profile
- Book Reviews
- "The Complete Book of Long Distance Cycling" reviewed by Ritz
- "The Complete Book of Road Bike Training" reviewed by Hughes
- "Cycling Past 50" reviewed by Bauman
- "Cyclists Food Guide" reviewed by Grainger
- "Going the Distance" reviewed by Hughes
- "The Lance Armstrong Performance Program" reviewed by Hughes
- "Optimal Muscle Recovery" reviewed by Bauman
- "Part-Empty Box" reviewed by Grainger
- Recommended Reading: Sports Nutrition reviewed by Hegmann
- "Strength Training for Endurance" DVD reviewed by Kehlenbach
- "To the Edge" reviewed by Bauman
- "Women's Guide to Cycling" reviewed by Daugherty
- Born, Steve
- Profile, Hall of Fame
- "Part-Empty Box" reviewed by Grainger
- Boston-Montreal-Boston
- Brazil Challenge 800K
- BreathPlay AcoustiCoaching
- Breedlove, Bob
- Profile, Hall of Fame
- Transcontinental 50+ Record (2002)
- Butt, points of contact
- Bylaws, UMCA
- Calendar, website
- Calgary to Vancouver Record (2000)
- California E-W Record (2007)
- Caloric Requirements
- Calvin’s Challenge 12 Hour Ultra Bicycle Race
- Cascade 1200
- Carbohydrates & the Glycemic Index
- Centuries
- Calendar
- Choosing Centuries to Ride
- "Cyclists Food Guide" reviewed by Grainger
- Daily Nutrition
- Eating on self-supported
- Endurance, training for
- Mileage Challenge
- Moving to Longer Rides
- Nutrition
- Planning Workouts
- Preparing for Centuries
- Power on the Bike
- Record, road
- Record, track
- Riding Fast Centuries
- Strength Training
- Ultra, are centuries?
- Choosing Centuries to Ride
- Choosing an Ultrabike
- Clothing
- Cochise County Cycling Classic
- Cold Weather Training
- Colorado records
- Commuting, equipment for
- "The Complete Book of Long Distance Cycling" reviewed by Ritz
- "The Complete Book of Road Bike Training" reviewed by Hughes
- CompuTrainer, training on
- Connecticut Records
- West - East Record (2005)
- South - North - South Record (2005)
- West - East - West Record (2007)
- Constitution, UMCA
- Core strength
- Couturier, Ben
- Cramps, preventing and treating
- Crew Tips
- Cross-training
- Current records (2009)
- Current results (2009)
- "Cycling Past 50" reviewed by Bauman
- "Cyclists Food Guide" reviewed by Grainger
- Czech Republic
- Davis 12/24 Hour Challenge
- Death Valley Double (2006)
- Dehydration, a case study
- Denver-Aspen
- Desafio 24-Hour
- Double Centuries
- Bike selection for
- Calendar
- Eating for 200 miles
- Eating on self-supported
- Fueling for Endurance
- Frames for
- Nutrition principles
- Preparing for and riding
- Training for
- Training for fast doubles
- Training, mistakes to avoid
- Triple Crown Stage Race
- Results (2000)
- Results (2001)
- Results (2002)
- Results (2003)
- Results (2004)
- Results (2005)
- Results (2006)
- Wheels for
- Drinking too much, risks of
- Eating for 200 Miles
- Eating on Multi-Day Tours
- Eating Protein While Riding
- Effective training
- "To the Edge" reviewed by Bauman
- Economy and efficiency, training for
- Electrolytes
- Ellis, John Lee
- Endurance
- Energy Drinks
- Equipment
- Altimeters survey (2001)
- New Altimeters (2002)
- Beam Bikes Comparison
- Bike Fit, Dr. Andy Pruitt on
- Bike fit and power
- Bike Set-up, RAAM riders' experiences
- Choosing an ultrabike
- Commuting, equipment for
- Equipment for long rides
- Feet, points of contact
- Foul weather gear
- Frames: RAAM Riders' Preferences
- Gear bags for long rides
- Hands, points of contact
- Heart rate monitors
- Lighting for unsupported rides
- Long Rides, equipment for (series)
- Points of contact
- Raingear
- Rain, foul weather gear
- Saddles, points of contact
- Shoes
- Shorts
- Softride, Professor
- Tires
- Wheels: RAAM Riders' Preferences
- Wool clothing
- Equipment for Long Rides
- Ergogenic Aids: Achieving a Competitive Edge
- Events Calendar
- Event results, see Race results
- Event selection
- Excessive Exercise
- Feet, points of contact
- Fireweed 400
- Food Drinks
- Frames
- Fueling for Endurance
- Functional Training
- Furnace Creek 508
- Nutrition, solo riders
- Nutrition, relay teams: Theory
- Nutrition, relay teams: Practice
- RAAM Qualifier
- Results (1999)
- Results (2000)
- Results (2001)
- Results (2002)
- Results (2003)
- Results (2004)
- Results (2006)
- Team Training Part 1: Base
- Team Training Part 2: Going Fast
- Team Training Part 3: Racing Sub-barf
- Training for, on the CompuTrainer
- Gear Bags for Long Rides
- Georgia West - East Record (2006)
- Glycemic Index
- Gold Rush Randonnée
- "Going the Distance" reviewed by Hughes
- Grand Loop
- Haldeman, Lon Profile
- Hall of Fame, Ultracycling
- Hands, points of contact
- Heart rate monitors
- Heart of the South 500 RAAM Qualifier & World Cup ultra bicycle race
- Help For crews
- History of the UMCA
- Holmes, Dave
- Hoodoo 500 RAAM Qualifier
- How RAAM Riders train
- HUB century rides
- Human Powered Vehicle 12-hour Record (2004)
- Hyponatremia
- Drinking too much, risks of
- Electrolyte and fluid requirements
- Low blood sodium
- Water and salt intake during exercise
- Idaho West - East Record (2001)
- Iditasport
- Illinois West - East(2006)
- In-season training
- Indiana Records
- Indoor Cycling Challenge
- Indoor Cycle Training
- Insider's Guides to Events
- Intensity training
- Iowa 12/24
- Iowa Records
- Jerseys
- Joining the UMCA
- John Marino Competition
- Events and Rules
- Event selection criteria
- History
- Profile of John Marino
- Registration form
- 2000 Standings
- 2001 Standings
- 2002 Standings
- 2003 Standings
- 2004 Standings
- 2005 Standings
- JMC 2001 Winners' Profiles
- JMC 2002 Winners' Profiles =
- Kainachtal Results (2006)
- Kansas Records
- West - East (2000)
- South - North (2006)
- Kish, Rob profile
- Kraftwerk results (2006)
- Lactate threshold, determining
- Larsen, Allen
- Last Chance 1200K
- La Ruta de los Conquistadores
- La Vida Ultra
- LeTour Direct
- Lewis and Clark 12 Hour & 24 Hour (2009)
- Le Tour Ultime (2006)
- Lighting for Unsupported Ultra Rides
- Loomis, Garrett
- London-Edinburgh-London (2005)
- Longevity, training for
- Longs Peak Marathon (2000)
- Longview 12 (2001)
- The Macrocycle
- Mad Dog Double (2002)
- Marino, John profile
- Mariolle, Elaine profile
- Massachusetts records
- McGehee, Dan
- McSweeney Scholarships for Women
- Melfar 24 Hour World Cup ultra bicycle race (2008)
- Mental training
- Metamora 4x50 Double Century
- Michigan records
- Mid-season Training
- Mileage Challenge
- Minnesota West - East Record (2002)
- Mississippi Valley 12/24
- Mississippi West-East Record (2006)
- Mitchell, Lee, Hall of Fame
- Montezuma's Revenge 24-hour (2001)
- Mountain biking
- Adrenalin, 24 Hours of championship solo results (2000)
- Current results (2009)
- Anchorage - Nome Record (2002)
- Iditasport (2000)
- Iditasport (2001)
- La Ruta de los Conquistadores (2000)
- Results (2000)
- Results (2001)
- Results (2002)
- Results (2003)
- Results (2004)
- Results (2005)
- Results (2006)
- Results (2007)
- Acid reflux, preventing
- Bloating
- Caloric requirements
- Carbohydrates
- Century Nutrition
- Cramps, preventing and treating
- "Cyclists Food Guide" reviewed by Grainger
- Double century, eating on
- Drinking too much, risks of
- Eating Protein While Riding
- Electrolytes
- Electrolyte and fluid needs, a case study
- Ergogenic aids: achieving a competitive edge
- Food Drinks
- For a 600K brevet or RAAM qualifier
- For a 300 mile record attempt
- Fueling for endurance
- Glycemic Index
- Hyponatremia (low blood sodium)
- Muscle cramps, preventing and treating
- Nausea and exercise
- Nexium
- Nutrition principles
- Nutritional principles, applying
- Recommended Reading: Sports Nutrition reviewed by Hegmann
- Recovery
- Relay teams, nutrition for: theory
- Relay teams, nutrition for: practice
- Self-supported rides, nutrition for
- Simple Sugars
- Sodium, low blood
- Stomach upset, causes of
- Supplements
- Tours, eating on multi-day
- Two to four day event,nutrition for
- Unsupported rides, eating for
- Vitamins, minerals and other supplements
- Water and salt intake during exercise
- What to Eat: RAAM riders' preferences
- 100 mile road (2005)
- Boethling, Fred
- Born, Steve
- Couturier, Ben
- Ellis, John Lee
- Haldeman, Lon
- Hogan, Seana
- Holmes, Dave
- Kish, Rob
- Larsen, Allen
- Loomis, Garrett
- Marino, John
- Mariolle, Elaine
- McGehee, Dan
- Mitchell, Lee
- O'Brien, Emily
- Penseyres, Jim
- Penseyres, Pete
- Schwartz, Larry
- Slife, Derek
- Shermer, Michael
- Wise, Jennifer & Pierce Gafgen
- Zmrhal, Terry
- 1001 Miglia (2006)
- Acme 12-hour (2004)
- Adirondack 540
- Results (1999)
- Results (2000)
- Results (2002)
- Results (2003)
- Results (2004)
- Results (2005)
- Results (2006)
- Adrenalin, 24 Hours of (2000) championship
- Adrenalin, 24 Hours of (2001) championship
- All Czech Republic
- Badwater-Durango (2000)
- Balltown Classic Double Century
- BAM 2000
- Bern-Bodensee
- Boston-Montreal-Boston
- Brazil Challenge 800K
- Calvin’s Challenge 12 Hour Ultra Bicycle Race
- Cascade 1200 km randonnee
- Cochise County Cycling Classic
- Results (1999)
- Results (2000)
- Results (2001)
- Results (2002)
- Results (2003)
- Results (2004)
- Results (2005)
- Czech Republic
- Davis 12 Hour & 24 Hour Ultra Bicycle Race Hour
- Death Valley Double (2006)
- Desafio 24-Hour (2006)
- Denver-Aspen Classic
- Fireweed races
- Furnace Creek 508
- Gold Rush
- Grand Loop
- Heart of the South 500 RAAM Qualifier & World Cup ultra bicycle race
- Hoodoo 500 RAAM Qualifier
- Iditasport (2000)
- Iditasport (2001)
- Kainachtal (2006)
- Kraftwerk(2006)
- La Ruta (2000)
- Last Chance 1200K
- LeTour Direct
- Le Tour Ultime (2006)
- Lewis and Clark 12 Hour & 24 Hour (2009)
- London-Edinburgh-London (2005)
- Longs Peak Marathon (2000)
- Mad Dog Double (2002)
- Melfar 24 Hour World Cup ultra bicycle race (2008)
- Mississippi Valley 12/24
- Metamora 4x50 Double Century
- Montezuma's Revenge 24 (2001)
- National 24-Hour Challenge
- New England 12/24 Hour Challenge (2004)
- PAC Tour Elite Tour (2007)
- Perth-Albany-Perth (2000)
- Petersham Double (2003)
- Petersham Double (2005)
- Quad States Double Century (2006)
- QuadZilla
- Race Across The Alps
- Race Across America (2000)
- Race Across America (2001)
- Race Across America (2004)
- Race Across Oregon
- Race Around Slovenia
- Radmarathon
- Raid Provence Extreme
- Ring of Fire 12/24 (2007)
- Round Czech Republic
- Rocky Mountain 1200 km
- RSD 24-hour (2000)
- Saratoga12/24
- Schoetz 24-hour
- Sebring 12 Hour & 24 Hour Ultra Bicycle Race
- Silberreiher 24 Hour
- Sky to Sea (2001)
- Tarheel Double (2005)
- Texas Time Trials
- Tinbutt 12-hour
- Triple Crown Stage Race
- UK 12- & 24-Hour Championship
- Ultimate Island Explorer 2000 km randonnee
- Ultraman (2000)
- Ultra Midwest RAAM Qualifier, 24-Hour Ultra Race and 12 Hour Bicyccle Race
- VanIsle 1200 (2006)
- West Michigan 12-hour (2000)
- XX Alps Extreme (2005)
- Bike Set-up, RAAM riders' experiences
- Crewing
- Frames: RAAM riders' preferences
- "Going the Distance" book reviewed by Hughes
- How to qualify
- Nutrition: RAAM riders' preferences
- "Part-Empty Box" reviewed by Grainger
- "Race Across America 2004" movie reviewed by Hughes
- RAAM Qualifiers
- RAAM Records
- Team, two-person - Lon Haldeman
- Team, two-person - George Thomas
- Team, four- person
- Training: RAAM riders on
- Training volume: RAAM riders On
- Training for solo RAAM
- Training for team RAAM
- Wheels: RAAM riders' preferences
- "Race Across America 2004" movie reviewed by Hughes
- Preview
- Results
- Two-Person by George Thomas
- 100 mile
- 12-hour
- 24-hour road (2004)
- Alabama
- Anchorage - Nome Mountain Bike
- Arizona
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Calgary - Vancouver (2000)
- California E-W (2007)
- Century
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Georgia West - East (2006)
- Idaho West - East (2001)
- Illinois West - East Record (2006)
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- West - East (2000)
- South - North (2006)
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota West - East (2002)
- Mississippi West-East (2006)
- Nevada South - North (2005)
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico West - East (2005)
- New Jersey North - South (2006)
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- One hundred mile
- Oregon North - South (2008)
- Pennsylvania West - East (2007)
- Rhode Island
- Slovenia East - West (2006)
- South Carolina S-N (2007)
- Tennessee
- Transcontinental 50+ (2002)
- Transcontinental penny farthing (2000)
- 12-hour
- 24-hour Road (2004)
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia North - South (2006)
- Wisconsin
- for Long-Distance Cyclists Part 1
- for Long-Distance Cyclists Part 2
- Nutrition
- Post-season
- Tips on
- And centuries
- Core strength exercises
- For women
- Resistance Training
- "Strength Training for Endurance" DVD reviewed by Kehlenbach
- Acid reflux
- Stomach upset, causes of
- And centuries
- Core strength exercises
- For endurance cyclists
- Functional Training
- "Strength Training for Endurance" DVD reviewed by Kehlenbach
- Nutrition for teams: theory
- Nutrition for teams: practice
- Racing, intro
- Racing, overview
- RAAM, two-person
- RAAM, four-person
- Team cycling, base training for
- Team training part 1: endurance
- Team training part 2: going fast
- Team training part 3: racing sub-barf
- Two-person RAAM by George Thomas
- Two-person teams, training and logistics
- Two-person teams, tactics
- Time Management Hints
- Limited time, training with, article #1
- Limited time, training with, aricle #2
- Beginners
- Bike fit and power
- BreathPlay AcoustiCoaching
- Choosing centuries to ride
- Coach, selecting a
- Cold weather
- "Complete Book of Long Distance Cycling" reviewed by Ritz
- "Complete Book of Road Bike Training" reviewed by Hughes
- CompuTrainer, training on
- Core strength exercises
- Cramps, preventing and treating
- Cross-training
- "Cycling Past 50" reviewed by Bauman
- Double centuries, training for
- Double centuries, training for fast doubles
- Double centuries, mistakes to avoid
- Economy and efficiency, training for
- Endurance, training for
- Effective training
- Excessive exercise
- Event selection
- Functional Training
- Heart rate monitors
- Heart rate training zones
- Heat training and conditioning
- How RAAM riders train
- In-season training
- Indoor cycling, breath-play and
- Indoor training on the CompuTrainer
- Indoor training, part 1
- Indoor training, part 2
- Interval training
- Intensity training using perceived exertion
- Intensity training
- Lactate threshold, determining
- "The Lance Armstrong Performance Program" reviewed by Hughes
- Limited time, training with, part #1
- Limited time, training with, part #2
- Longevity, training for
- The Macrocycle
- Mental, RAAM riders on
- Mental techniques
- Mid-season
- Mileage
- Off-season aerobic training
- Moving to longer rides
- Older riders
- Overtraining
- Peaking
- Perceived exertion
- Perceived exertion, intensity training using
- Periodization
- Periodization, physiology and
- Planning workouts
- Power on the bike
- Preparing for long rides
- Preparing for 12/24 hour races, part 1
- Preparing for 12/24 hour races, part 2
- Race selection
- Problem Solving
- Races, using to train
- Recovery
- Riding fast centuries
- Speed the spontaneous way
- Stretching
- Strength training
- For centuries
- Core strength exercises
- For endurance cyclists
- For women
- "Strength Training for Endurance" DVD reviewed by Kehlenbach
- For centuries
- Time management hints
- Team cycling, base training for
- Team training
- Training for the Busy Ultracyclist
- Training in the Real World
- 12/24 Hour races
- Two-person teams, training and logistics
- Ultrazoom
- Volume
- Winter
- Young Riders
- First 24 hour race, preparing and riding
- Guide to racing 12/24s
- Training for, part 1
- Training for, Part 2
- 12-hour Track Record (2002)
- 12-Hour Track Record (2007)
- Appeal Policy
- Articles of Incorporation
- Board Reports, Annual
- Board Reports, Monthly
- Bylaws
- Constitution
- Hall of Fame
- History
- Jerseys, ordering
- Join the UMCA
- Programs
- Purpose
- Report (2003)
- Report (2004)
- Ultracyclist of Distinction
- 1999 standings
- 2000 standings
- 2001 standings
- 2002 standings
- 2003 standings
- 2004 standings
- 2005 standings
- Complete Rules
- Current Standings
- Registration Form
- Ride Submissions and Forms
- Year-Rounder
- South - North Record (2005)
- South - North Record (2006)
- North - South (2006 - Loomis)
- North - South (2006 - Jurczynski)
- South - North (2006 - Loomis)
- South - North (2006 - Jurczynski)
- And centuries
- Core strength exercises
- For endurance cyclists
- For women
- "Strength Training for Endurance" DVD reviewed by Kehlenbach
- West - East record (2001)
- West - East record (2002)
- Complete Rules
- Current Standings
- Larry Schwartz Year-Rounder award
- Registration Form
- Ride Submissions and Forms
- Standings, historic