Joe Matthews only got into long-distance cycling after his brother challenged him to complete the Seattle to Portland (STP) bike ride in the 1990s. Matthews couldn’t back down, of course. After STP, the Redmond resident wanted more, so he embarked on the Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD) — a single-day event that celebrates the beauty of Mount Rainier National Park and features a challenging course of 150 miles and 10,000 feet of climb.
“I fell in love with the ride,” he said. “The beauty of the park, the physical challenge — the experience was amazing.”
He was hooked. Since then, Matthews has cycled in myriad races
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