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Chris Harland-Dunaway

  • A Cry Baby Story

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway June 24, 2017

    We were crossing a bridge over the Arkansas River in our Nature’s Bakery Ford E350 van when I peered through the window and saw the depraved fray below. It was taking place on the riverbank. Scantily clad men and women, bejeweled, beglittered, some wearing duck…

  • Sweet Victory Seals ’16 at Oakland GP

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway September 19, 2016

      It’s the end of the season. Lots of guys are riding less and less, losing more and more form, and they’re less and less eager to pin on a number and race. It’s a shame, because I think Oakland Grand Prix is one of…

  • Victory At Last

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway July 13, 2016

    On the local road race scene, it had been a rough season. Race after race, after near misses and blowouts, we couldn’t figure out how to win a road race. It was a testament to how good the NorCal scene has become, and especially how…

  • Paskenta, 2015

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway February 4, 2015

    I couldn’t see anything, just smothering glowing grey and the painted lines on the road ten meters ahead. It was soundless. Where am I? Somewhere along I-505? Or is this I-5? Maybe its neither and I’m dead, and it turns out this is just purgatory…

  • 2014 Giro San Francisco

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway September 6, 2014

    Giro SF is a very cool race near the Embarcadero in San Francisco that usually rallies a substantial field around 100 riders.  A handful of guys come from SoCal which is nice, because we get some new faces in the bunch. We had a good…

  • 2014 Patterson Pass Road Race

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway August 28, 2014

    I showed up to Patterson Pass Road Race eager to repeat my win in 2013.  I was definitely “floating” that day last year so I didn’t expect to feel as good physically, but I was really hungry, and thats what matters. I rolled up to…

  • The Crunch

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway June 26, 2014

    Worse than bonking, far worse.  When you’ve been riding a lot, getting super fit, getting ready for that big century, an epic ride with some buddies, an upcoming race, or you’re midway through a stage race, and it strikes.  The Crunch.  The feeling of “crystallized…

  • Berkeley Hills Road Race 2014

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway May 21, 2014

    Berkeley Hills is a classic and is the oldest continuing road race in the United States.  It’s not an outright climber’s race, which I really like, because anyone who is in particularly good form can win.  Daniel Holloway, a sprinter, won last year, Keith Hillier,…

  • 2014 Tour of the Gila Race Report

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway May 15, 2014

    This blog post isn’t quite a blog post.  It defies the conventions of blogging, because first of all, its not short, and I dare you not to scroll down and take note of its length.  It also has parts, and blogs don’t usually do that. …

  • 2014 Pine Flat Road Race

    by Chris Harland-Dunaway February 20, 2014

    It was 5:30am when I pulled out from Kevin Van Gundy’s house at the edge of Fresno and big drops of rain fell weakly from up above.  It was still dark and I caravan’d behind the UC Davis Aggies I used to race with in…

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