Episode 104: Jason Sumner From Ride The Rockies

This week meet Jason Sumner. You probably already know that I am a co-host on another podcast called Just GO Bike. Recently Andrea and I caught up with Jason who is from the Ride the Rockies team. He is a long time cyclist and a Colorado Native living in Crested Butte. He is also a journalist and has authored the book: 75 Classic Rides Colorado. Ride the Rockies, a multi day tour that explores communities in Colorado, has many similarities to RAGBRAI, the 7 day tour across Iowa, and has the history to prove it. Back in 1985, Claire Martin, a Denver Post reporter, came to Iowa to ride RAGBRAI and was hooked. She went back to Colorado and pitched the idea to the Denver Post. A year later, Ride the Rockies was born! This is the interview of Jason, myself and Andrea to talk about Ride the Rockies. If you are interested in learning more about my TransAmerica bike tour across the US, go to my website which is Murphologypodcast.com and click on the tab labeled Murph’s Biking the US Email me at [email protected] if you have a topic or the name of a cyclist you find interesting. Support my podcast at Patreon.com/Murphology and visit my Facebook and Instagram page for daily entertainment. I have more great episodes in the pipeline so I hope you continue to be a Murphology Podcast listener. www.ridetherockies.com https://murphologypodcast.com/murphs-biking-the-us www.murphologypodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/murphology