05
Nov
Trans Iowa was the most epic race for me this year. I was nervous. What did I get myself into? Would I be prepared? What equipment, tool or nutrition am I...
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16
Oct
It was a gorgeous fall day. In the 50s and sunny. Having learned my lesson from Heck of the North, I enforced my traditional carb-loading the day before. However, instead of...
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30
Sep
First, thanks to Jeremy and the volunteers for putting on such a great race! This race has once again shown to me that gravel racing is a team sport and the...
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18
Sep
The stay in a cabin with ten fellow racers the day before the race (thanks to Charlie and his family) set the perfect atmosphere for a successful gravel race weekend –...
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29
Aug
I had the privilege to participate at Gravel Worlds– a 150 mi gravel race in no other prestigious region than in the middle of the US…Nebraska. The race promoter crew, PCL,...
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23
Jul
Five weeks after my crash an epic ride was more than overdue. I also have been given the privilege to ride for Foundry, a Minnesotan bike company with the mission to...
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19
Jul
My next challenge – Operacion Muerto – a 300mi gravel challenge across the Canadian Province Manitoba – is now posted on my website:http://monikasattler.com/11.html You can follow this challenge via spot tracker:http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0NL3ldPJCuhlAShJdSo2Fiy0rNurXWC8v
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06
Jun
PRE-RACE To split the drive to Kansas, I stopped overnight in Iowa, and visited my Trans Iowa friend, Steve. During a bike ride together, I realized that something was very wrong...
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04
Jun
It’s Monday morning and I am back to “normal life”. Just 36 hours ago I was riding through the Flint Hills of rural Kansas. The dichotomy of the two lives...
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22
May
I was really looking forward to race the Royal 162 because that gave me the chance to see so many people who I met at Trans Iowa. It’s like a re-union...
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