Going into my first stage race ever, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. When they announced the stages a couple weeks prior, I was definitely a bit intimidated to see that we would only have a single stage under one hundred miles. I was nervous…
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Tour Por La Paz 2022 The Hardest Stage Ever!
by Blake Anton February 25, 2022Stage 3&6 recap by Blake Anton, stages 4&5 by Cassius Anderson. Photos by Blake Anton In 2021, the Tour Por La Paz was relatively flat. The final 2 stages had some solid climbing, but all-in-all, it wasn’t too hard and was a great way to…
Tour por la Paz 2022 – Guatemala
by Blake Anton February 12, 2022Tour por la Paz 2022 Stage 1 & 2 Voler Factory Racing kicked off the 2022 season with a dive into the deep end, heading down to Guatemala for the 5 day, 5 stage Tour por la Paz in its 10th edition. From the squad…
Volta a Goias Race Report
by Brad Wiggs September 1, 2021After missing more than a year of racing, I was beyond ready to get back to stage racing at the Volta Ciclista de Goias with Voler Factory Racing. Colin Patterson and I arrived early, and while waiting for our teammates and director to arrive, rode…
A Bicycle Story
by Brad Wiggs December 27, 20202020 has been a rough year, there is no way around it. For most people, it has been a year of loss; people have lost lives, jobs, and loved ones. While I am fortunate enough not to have had anything this serious taken from…
Dominican Republic 2020
by Blake Anton February 27, 2020Dominican Republic Days 1-4 By Bradley Wiggs When you pack your bag for a multi-week international bike race, there are lots of things you have to remember. A bike may be the most important thing, but it doesn’t work well without pedals. Guest rider Cameron…
Training Camp 2020: A Perspective From A New Addition to the Team
by Phil Mooney February 20, 2020This post was written by one of our latest additions to the team, Bradley Wiggs. Enjoy! – Phil With an entire season of racing quickly approaching, the Voler Factory team camp was the first chance for me to meet my teammates for the coming year.…
The Biggest Criterium in the Carribbean
by Blake Anton October 12, 2019After a great week of racing in Tobago and a brutal final stage, we were all ready for a few easy days before getting back to a bit of racing. Monday’s recovery schedule included some snorkeling at a coral reef right in front of our…
Tour of Tobago, Stages 2-4
by Blake Anton October 9, 2019After a hot and rowdy first day of racing, the second day continued in similar fashion. With an aggressively steep climb and a technical descent in the middle of each of the 5 laps, the field grew continuously smaller as the race progressed. A sudden…
Big event, small island style – Tour of Tobago Stage 1
by Blake Anton October 3, 2019The end of the season in America signals the start of of racing in Latin America and the Caribbean. With our bike cases and bags packed, we embarked on the journey to the South American islands of Trinidad and Tobago. After a rough day or…
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