East Texas Showdown
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Peter Rajcani
Mar 27, 2025, 11:49:25 AM3/27/25
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Hi LSRs,
This weekend, I will be participating in the East Texas Showdown bikepacking race, 400 miles of gravel, dirt and some pavement in Sam Houston National Forest north of Houston. The course has 16,000 ft of climbing. You can follow my progress here: https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/easttexasshowdown-2025/
The event starts on Friday at 8 am and the finish cutoff is on Sunday at 8 pm
Take care,
Peter
Pam Wright
Mar 27, 2025, 3:23:41 PM3/27/25
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Best of luck Peter!! Hope all the storms leave you with great weather for the wknd :)
Pamela Wright
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Rob
Mar 27, 2025, 5:10:59 PM3/27/25
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Good luck, Peter! I'll be checking in on you over the weekend, sounds like an awesome event!
Rob
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Vikramsinh Jadhav
Mar 27, 2025, 8:59:43 PM3/27/25
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Hi Peter, Wishing you all the best for the epic ride! May the rain clear up and the sun shine bright for you this weekend! We're all rooting for you! Stay safe !
Vikram
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Peter Rajcani
Mar 28, 2025, 6:46:15 AM3/28/25
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Thanks everyone!
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Dave Rich
Mar 28, 2025, 4:00:50 PM3/28/25
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Ill be out there on the 400 as well. Peter, Ill try and find you and say hi. We always race the same races together!
Peter Rajcani
Mar 31, 2025, 11:26:58 PM3/31/25
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Thank you Dave! It was good to see you at the start. Congrats on the top 10 finish you rocked it!
I came in the 24th place (out of 49) at 9 pm on Sunday, I was the last finisher of the Showdown. The conditions were tough with slick muddy roads and rain on Friday, but then the sun came out on Saturday and Sunday so the roads dried up. East Texas gravel is mostly sand based so there is more resistance, and the bike rolls much slower especially when loaded with gear. Attached is my finish picture and pics showing the road conditions:
Vikramsinh Jadhav
Mar 31, 2025, 11:46:35 PM3/31/25
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Congratulations to Peter and Dave on finishing the tough ride. The roads look pretty muddy, and it's amazing to see you conquer them with grit and determination. Amazing pictures!
Rest well, recover for a new adventure, and cherish all the memories!
- Vikram
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Peter Rajcani
Apr 1, 2025, 12:33:07 AM4/1/25
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Thank you Vikram!
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Dave Rich
Apr 1, 2025, 10:06:45 AM4/1/25
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Peter, congrats on the finish!!!! That seemed a little tougher this year than previous years but who knows.
What a ride! Congrats again!
I took 3 hard falls, 8+ hours of ZERO brakes, extreme rash in my bibs that just ultimately started the process of me falling apart out there and giving up a few spots. I have to solve this rash problem as it happens in EVERY SINGLE RACE! Its a bad rash all over my sit bones and other "regions" and it becomes unbearable to sit much less put any power out.
Anyways, beautiful course as always!
What a ride! Congrats again!
I took 3 hard falls, 8+ hours of ZERO brakes, extreme rash in my bibs that just ultimately started the process of me falling apart out there and giving up a few spots. I have to solve this rash problem as it happens in EVERY SINGLE RACE! Its a bad rash all over my sit bones and other "regions" and it becomes unbearable to sit much less put any power out.
Anyways, beautiful course as always!
Dan Driscoll
Apr 1, 2025, 10:15:16 AM4/1/25
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Hat’s off to both of you……
Just lining up for an Ass Whooping like that is a BFD…..
Dave come out and do some longer rides with the group, we’ll offer some suggestions, and it’s good saddle time.
DanD
Peter, congrats on the finish!!!! That seemed a little tougher this year than previous years but who knows.
What a ride! Congrats again!
I took 3 hard falls, 8+ hours of ZERO brakes, extreme rash in my bibs that just ultimately started the process of me falling apart out there and giving up a few spots. I have to solve this rash problem as it happens in EVERY SINGLE RACE! Its a bad rash all over my sit bones and other "regions" and it becomes unbearable to sit much less put any power out.
Anyways, beautiful course as always!
What a ride! Congrats again!
I took 3 hard falls, 8+ hours of ZERO brakes, extreme rash in my bibs that just ultimately started the process of me falling apart out there and giving up a few spots. I have to solve this rash problem as it happens in EVERY SINGLE RACE! Its a bad rash all over my sit bones and other "regions" and it becomes unbearable to sit much less put any power out.
Anyways, beautiful course as always!
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Dave Rich
Apr 1, 2025, 2:30:53 PM4/1/25
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Dan,
I would love to come back up for a brevet with LSR! Ill see what I can squeeze in as it's remodel/move time here! We have decided to move to Colorado. I need mountains, open public space, hopefully stop getting hit by cars that avoid prosecution while espousing "law and order" on their facebooks and a chance of scenery. I ride every weekend through refineries. Im tired of it.
Move is happening quite fast as everything was on hold for ETS to finish.
Ill check the LSR calendar and see what I can manage. Could be a fun send off ride.
I would love to come back up for a brevet with LSR! Ill see what I can squeeze in as it's remodel/move time here! We have decided to move to Colorado. I need mountains, open public space, hopefully stop getting hit by cars that avoid prosecution while espousing "law and order" on their facebooks and a chance of scenery. I ride every weekend through refineries. Im tired of it.
Move is happening quite fast as everything was on hold for ETS to finish.
Ill check the LSR calendar and see what I can manage. Could be a fun send off ride.
Peter Rajcani
Apr 1, 2025, 10:47:29 PM4/1/25
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Hi Dave,
Congrats on your move to Colorado! For ultra endurabce rides, I carry one small pack of Chamois butter per day and it works like a charm (i had 2 at ETS). I also carry spare bike shorts (changed mine for the 3rd day t ES) and it helps to prevent rashes and saddle sores.
We have some new gravel routes that I created in 100 - 200k range:
| 3503 | TX: Dallas | 110 Unpaved: 74 | Allure libre | 2025/01/21 (Peter Rajcani) | 2025/01/27 (Mike Fox) | Gravel Tour of Italy 110k | Italy, TX | Mertens; Navarro Mills; Blooming Grove | TX |
| 3113 | TX: Dallas | 113 Unpaved: 86 | Allure libre | 2023/03/06 (Peter Rajcani) | 2023/03/07 (Greg Smith) | Itasca Gravel | Itasca, TX | Covington, TX; Woodbury, TX; Hillsboro, TX; Brandon, TX |
| 3537 | TX: Dallas | 140 Unpaved: 41 | Allure libre | 2025/03/04 (Peter Rajcani) | 2025/03/05 (Tibor Tamas) | Alvarado Gravel Ramble | Alvarado, TX | Milford; Frost; Italy; Maypearl; |
| 3525 | TX: Dallas | 183 Unpaved: 74 | Allure libre | 2025/02/18 (Peter Rajcani) | 2025/02/23 (Tibor Tamas) | Gotta Love Gravel | Alvarado, TX | Milford, TX; Mertens, TX; Intersection FM 667 and NW 4200; Blooming Grove, TX; Italy, TX; Maypearl, TX; Alvarado, TX | TX |
| 3265 | TX: Dallas | 200 Unpaved: 159 | Allure libre | 2024/01/10 (Peter Rajcani) | 2024/01/27 (Doug McLerran) | Wild West Gravel 200k | Itasca, TX | Covington, Whitney, West, Malone, Carls Corner |
| 3529 | TX: Dallas | 211 Unpaved: 146 | Allure libre | 2025/02/24 (Peter Rajcani) | 2025/02/25 (Tibor Tamas) | Gravel Tour of Italy 210k | Italy, TX | Mertens, TX; Hubbard, TX; Wortham, TX; Blooming Grove, TX; |
Let me know when are you available to ride and I will ask Dan to put one of these on the calendar. All of these routes are fast rock-based gravel, very little dirt (I removed some sections that get muddy after rain). My favorites are Wild West Gravel 200 (this one has 100 mi gravel/80%), Gravel Tour of Italy 210k (70% gravel) and the new Gotta Love Gravel route which has 40% gravel. All of these roads are quiet with virtually no traffic and the cars usually stop for a cyclist passing by or pass very slowly. May would be a good time to ride these b/c it will get hot in summer.
Take care,
Peter
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