John Stamstad
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John Stamstad is a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. He was famous for his domination of long distance mountain bike races. He entered his first long distance road bike race in 1985. The 547 mile (880 km) non-stop race was across Missouri from St. Louis to Kansas City and back. In 1991 he switched from road events to ultra-marathon mountain bike events when he entered the Montezuma’s Revenge, a 24 hour race in Colorado.
[edit] Major results and records
- Iditasport Race (170 mile) - Alaska -1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Iditasport Race (350 mile) - Alaska - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Ultra-Marathon Cycling Association 24 Hour Off-Road World Record - 352 miles
- 1996 First solo entry and first solo finish of the 24 Hours of Canaan (He entered as a team using four variations of his name)
- 1999 won Great Divide Mountain Bike Route - 2500 miles and 200,000 feet of climbing - 18 days and 5 hours
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bio on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
- Bio on his company's website, Single Track Ranch
- Sept 1996 Interview in Outside Magazine
- November 1999 Interview in Outside Magazine
- August 1999 Interview
- December 2005 Audio Interview (mp3)
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