Congratulations Gary for this amazing and beautiful race around Lake Tahoe!
Our dear XShot friend Gary Cruz you may know as a photographer, is an bike fanatic as well. He ran the 23rd annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride organized by Bike the West and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The video was filmed with a GoPro Hero 3+ black, and the XShot Pro camera extender: a perfect combo to video yourself and your surroundings and get unique angles on the bike.
Follow Gary along the way and enjoy the beautiful scenery and amazing race.
Video Gary Cruz on YouTube
The 72-mile America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride circumnavigates the highways clockwise around Lake Tahoe in both Nevada and California. It includes a challenging 800 foot climb to a rest stop overlooking Emerald Bay and a 1,000 foot climb to Spooner Junction. There are also many short rolling ascents and descents totaling over 4,024 vertical feet of elevation gain! The altitude ranges between 6,300 feet and 7,100 feet above sea level and the ride is recommended for conditioned recreational bicyclist, not for beginners.
More info to prepare next year’s race : http://www.bikethewest.com/americas-most-beautiful-bike-ride/