{"id":4939,"date":"2011-12-01T16:52:34","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T21:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/blog\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2022-07-12T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T17:10:40","slug":"cyclocross-magazine-the-green-mountain-double-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/cyclocross-magazine-the-green-mountain-double-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclocross Magazine: The Green Mountain Double Century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Words &amp; Photos by Natalia Boltukhova | Pedal Power Photography<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Issue #14 of Cyclocross Magazine included a multi-page spread featuring some Seven bikes outfitted as randonneurs, and highlighting the riding and endurance skills of Matt Roy, David Wilcox, and John Bayley as they conquered the Green Mountain Double Century. Natalia Boltukhova of Pedal Power Photography captured some incredible images of these guys at every step of this grueling race, and she also wrote many tongue-in-cheek captions that, along with her photos, provide a vivid picture of that epic day. In the competitors&#8217; own words, it was: &#8220;Insane. Nuts. Brutal. Inhumane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A little bit about the bikes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blayleys.com\/about\/john.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Bayley<\/a> rode his Seven titanium Axiom SL with couplers. This bike is set up as a true Randonneur bike.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmracing.org\/matt.html\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Roy<\/a> rode a Seven titanium Axiom SL Randonneur bike.<\/li>\n<li>David Wilcox rode his Steel Vanilla Randonneuring bike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matt Roy had this to say about his experience on the Axiom SL Randonneur bike that day:<\/p>\n<p class=\"quote\">\u201cThe Axiom SL Rando project bike was great\u2026 I beat the living hell out of it. I wore through a set of brake pads in the first 100 miles. I can&#8217;t believe it showed up on my porch on Thursday morning and I put it through ungodly conditions less than 48 hours later. It handled amazingly well, climbed great, descended great, felt great!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read on to get the full stats of the race, including calories consumed and burned, feet ascended, and number of brake pads replaced, and to see the gallery of Natalia\u2019s beautiful photographs.<\/p>\n<h2>Official Data<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>205 Miles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>80% dirt roads<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>25,000 fine Vermont feet of vertical climbing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>[Winning] Team:<\/strong>Matt Roy, David Wilcox, John Bayley<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> June 11, 2011<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start time:<\/strong> 4:01am<\/li>\n<li><strong>Projected finish time:<\/strong> 7:00pm-8:00pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Actual finish time:<\/strong> 11:01pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weather Conditions:<\/strong> typical New England (rain showers, low 60s, overcast)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total actual distance:<\/strong> 208.8 miles (according to Garmin 705)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elevation gained:<\/strong> Approximately 25,000 feet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total time:<\/strong> 18:52:27<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total ride time:<\/strong> 16:14:12<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average speed:<\/strong> 12.9mph<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calories consumed:<\/strong> approximately 6,150 (according to Matt Roy\u2019s calculations\u2014and he is some sort of medical scientist)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calories burned:<\/strong> 15,810 (according to Garmin 705)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flat tires:<\/strong> 1 (pinched on a rocky descent)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brake pads replaced:<\/strong> 2 sets on Matt\u2019s bike; David confessed he could have used a new set in the rear and has since replaced both sets in his bike; John attested to his brakes still having some life left over after the finish, but her remains unable to perform typing on his computer due to sore hands from braking on descents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hypothermia:<\/strong> barely avoided<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support crew:<\/strong> Maureen Bruno-Roy (Matt\u2019s wife and one of New England\u2019s top cyclocrossers in her own right, with super-human organizing skills, mind reading powers, brilliant off-road driving abilities, unsurpassed stamina and positivity-charging powers) and Natalia Boltukhova (photographer, and water bottle-and-what-have-you passer from the car)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4941\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/green-mountian-double-century.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/green-mountian-double-century.jpg\" alt=\"Three riders on a Vermont Road\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/green-mountian-double-century.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/green-mountian-double-century-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/green-mountian-double-century-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Mountain Double Century, Or: Pretty Boys Explore Jens Voigtitude and Epicness on Vermont&#8217;s Gravel Roads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4942\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/john-bayleys-top-secret-spin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4942\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/john-bayleys-top-secret-spin.jpg\" alt=\"John Bayless superman on his Seven\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/john-bayleys-top-secret-spin.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/john-bayleys-top-secret-spin-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/john-bayleys-top-secret-spin-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I knew Irishmen were a little weird. I knew their accent makes it sound like they put an exclamation mark followed by a question mark followed by an ellipsis at the end of everything they say. Here\u2019s John Bayley\u2019s top secret spin the night before the Green Mountain Double Century (GMDC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4943\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/start.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4943\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/start.jpg\" alt=\"Green Mountain Double Century start\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/start.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/start-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/start-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The riders started out in rain showers and pitch black darkness\u2014so dark, in fact, that it was only later, when looking through the photos, that I was able to see the cool pine needle pattern on the ground and the excited faces of the riders rolling out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4944\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sunrise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4944\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclsts at sunrise\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sunrise.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sunrise-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sunrise-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the very few paved sections of the GMDC, at the beginning of the ride as the sun started to rise. David Wilcox\u2019s generator-hub-powered lights came in handy that day, as the sun never did fully emerge from behind the rain clouds. The fourth rider hung with the Great Trio\u2019s deceivingly effortless pedal strokes, but was mercilessly dropped shortly after the shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4945\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grafton-village-convenience.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4945\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grafton-village-convenience.jpg\" alt=\"cyclsist eating at Grafton Village Convenience\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grafton-village-convenience.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grafton-village-convenience-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grafton-village-convenience-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The women of the Grafton Village Convenience Store went to great lengths to provide our intrepid, muddy, wet, hungry adventurers with fresh egg \u2018n\u2019 cheese sandwiches and, \u201cstill warm out of the oven\u201d perfect blueberry muffins. The boys filled the pauses between devouring the country deliciousness by entertaining the locals, who were taken by surprise with this little tornado of cycling adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4946\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/three-muskateers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4946\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/three-muskateers.jpg\" alt=\"three rides smiling and holding hands\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/three-muskateers.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/three-muskateers-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/three-muskateers-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The three musketeers! Don\u2019t try this at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4947\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/brake-pads.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4947\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/brake-pads.jpg\" alt=\"brka pad wear\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/brake-pads.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/brake-pads-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/brake-pads-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt showing off his brake pad that lived a very short but adventurous life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4948\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/road-surface.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4948\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/road-surface.jpg\" alt=\"road surface\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/road-surface.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/road-surface-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/road-surface-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glorious road surface, typical of 80 percent of the route.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4949\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/egg-sandwiches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4949\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/egg-sandwiches.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Roy eats an egg sandwich\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/egg-sandwiches.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/egg-sandwiches-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/egg-sandwiches-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egg sandwiches taste like heaven. Fact: Matt Roy is cute. Fact: it was only a matter of putting together a really long, mixed terrain journey so those two could get some quality time together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4950\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/suffering-side-by-side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4950\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/suffering-side-by-side.jpg\" alt=\"Suffering side-by-side\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/suffering-side-by-side.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/suffering-side-by-side-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/suffering-side-by-side-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The joy of suffering side by side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4951\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grueling-uphill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4951\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grueling-uphill.jpg\" alt=\"Three riders ascending\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grueling-uphill.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grueling-uphill-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grueling-uphill-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perhaps the most grueling uphill section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4952\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/paintings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4952\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/paintings.jpg\" alt=\"Paintings for Sale\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/paintings.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/paintings-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/paintings-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This place had both kinds of paintings: winter landscapes and roosters. But mostly roosters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4953\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/downhill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4953\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/downhill.jpg\" alt=\"three riders fly downhill towards dusk\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/downhill.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/downhill-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/downhill-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As the darkness ineluctably started to claim its throne, it all went downhill\u2014literally, and for a while. Adroit and high-speed bunny hops over the occasional bumps, holes, rocks and logs were ahead, despite exhaustion and the poor visibility in the never-ending rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4954\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/near-the-end.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/near-the-end.jpg\" alt=\"Near the End\" width=\"925\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/near-the-end.jpg 925w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/near-the-end-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/near-the-end-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They are nearly hypothermic, hungry, exhausted, almost no strength or spirit left for smiles. Here they have to make a call: cut it a bit short and just continue straight on paved road to the finish line, or stick to the route and quite possibly make a few wrong turns but finish as planned. Matt: \u201cArgh, [p]uck it! What\u2019s an extra 18 miles at this point? Let\u2019s do it WHY NOT!?\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words &amp; Photos by Natalia Boltukhova | Pedal Power Photography Issue #14 of Cyclocross Magazine included a multi-page spread featuring some Seven bikes outfitted as randonneurs, and highlighting the riding and endurance skills of Matt Roy, David Wilcox, and John Bayley as they conquered the Green Mountain Double Century. Natalia Boltukhova of Pedal Power Photography &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/cyclocross-magazine-the-green-mountain-double-century\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cyclocross Magazine: The Green Mountain Double Century&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[216,5],"class_list":["post-4939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-green-mountain-double-century","tag-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4939"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15889,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939\/revisions\/15889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevencycles.com\/7\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}