Patrick Farnsworth

Ep. 120 ~ Sofiane Sehili, Promises to Keep

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This past weekend Sofiane Sehili became the 2022 Tour Divide winner with a time of 14d 16h 36. This concluded a journey that started 8 years ago when Sofiane toured the Tour Divide for the first time. He would return in 2016 to race it for the first time and claim a very respectable 3rd place, while Mike Hall would go on to win and set a new course record in the process. A record that stands to this day. In 2019 Sofiane came back to try again. Everything was looking promising as he was leading the race and contending with Mike Hall’s record until a massive snow storm stopped him in his track, forcing his return to Brush Mountain Lodge and taking him out of the race.

Ep. 119 ~ Nick Marzano, Live from Tour Divide

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Last week I put a call out to anyone currently racing the Tour Divide to come on the podcast. I knew it would be a bit of a challenge, but I thought it would be really neat to hear from someone who is currently racing to give us a live account of this years Tour Divide. Nick Marzano answered the call via instagram and after a few days trying to make our schedules align we were able to chat while he was posted up in a hotel room in Pinedale, WY.

Ep. 118 ~ John Stamstad, Tour Divide History, Rules, & Ethos

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In 1997 the Adventure Cycling Association released the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. What was billed as a touring route, caught the attention of ultra distance mountain biker John Stamstad. In 1999 John set out on the first ITT (individual Time Trial) of the GDMBR and set a the first FKT (fastest known time) of 18 days and 5 hours. His record stood until the 2007 edition of the Tour Divide Race.

Ep. 116 ~ Jacob Loos, DOOM SS FKT

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On Friday the 13th of May, 25 racers gathered at the Oark General Store early on a foggy morning to take on the first ever DOOM race. By the end there would be only 10 finishers and Jacob Loos would take 2nd place overall and set a new Single Speed FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 11h 18m.

Ep. 114 ~ Hailey Moore, New Doom FKT!

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Just last week Hailey Moore became the fourth person to ever complete the Doom Route, created by Andrew Onermaa. She didn’t just finish though, she set a new FKT (fastest known time) with a time of 2d 15m, setting a new benchmark for racers this weekend.

Ep. 113 ~ Sofiane Sehili, weighs in

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Recently Sofiane sent me an DM that said, “Hey Patrick, what’s your take on Lael’s Arizona fkt? I’d be happy to discuss it on the Podcast”. Instead of answering his question online, I scheduled an interview and answered his question on the podcast.

Texas Kidpacking Jamboree

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As a single parent with two kiddos it’s been imperative to learn out to take my kids bikepacking with me. Like almost anything with kids going kidpacking is equal parts challenging and rewarding. Many of my friends either ride and don’t have kids or don’t ride and have kids, so I found myself wanting to … Read more

Lael & Rue ~ Asterisk*

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On Thursday Lael Wilcox set a new FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the famous Arizona Trail Route. Now the AZT boast 827 miles thanks to new sections that race director John Schilling added. Lael completed her ITT of the route in 9 days, 8 hours, and 23 minutes, besting the previous FKT set by Nate Ginzton who came in at 9d, 10h, 23m.

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