Richard - Holmes Ambassador

Richard started riding a green Trek mountain bike behind his family’s business in until he started swimming all the way through high school. Junior year at Shippensburg University, Richard joined their cycling club riding on a loaner 1988 Cannondale Black Lightening. A bike older than him! Today Richard can be found riding road + gravel and zwift in the basement during the colder months. Recently Richard has as started weekender bikepacking in the past few years with the hopes of doing something a little bigger once he has his rig dialed in.

Group Ride Q&A
What style of rides do you lead?
"I plan both road and gravel rides. Neither will be super serious but I’d like to get the heart rate elevated on some of the road rides.

Gravel to me is all about enjoying the ride and stopping to explore what’s along the way. The rides won’t be fast but there will be climbs, we will wait for ya at the top!

Some rides might involve a destination that has treats or a post ride parking lot party."

What distance and pace should people expect?
"25 – 35mi rides, not fast but do expect a climb or two. I am still rebuilding my fitness after major surgery took me off the bike for the second half of 2022."

How many people will be able to ride in your group?
"For road rides and more urban routes I plan to cap rides at 8 for safety reasons. For gravel adventure rides 12."