John Stamstad is a member of the

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. He was famous for his domination of long-distance mountain bike races. He entered his first long-distance road bike race in 1985. The non-stop race was across

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from St. Louis to Kansas City and back. In 1991 he switched from road events to

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mountain bike events when he entered the

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, a 24-hour race in Colorado. Stamstad has moved on to distance running in recent years, serving as a sponsored "ambassador" for

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, the outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer. He has spent his time running self-supported across some of the world's most desolate terrain. He ran the

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in 2005, unsupported. On a desert run, on the

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, Stamstad ran with a modified baby jogger full of water .

Major results and records

* 1992 First crossing of the Australian continent by bicycle-The Australian Bicycle Challenge, a off-road race through the remote Outback. * 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 - * 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) and bested more than half of the teams. He also remained undefeated in the solo class at 24 Hours of Canaan (and then Snowshoe) until his retirement in 2001. * 1999 pioneered unsupported Divide Racing on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route - and of climbing. His individual time trial of 18 days and 5 hours stood for 5 years until it was eclipsed in the inaugural Great Divide Race.

External links

Bio on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

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August 1999 Interview

December 2005 Audio Interview (mp3)

John Stamstad bio on Patagonia.com
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Major results and records

See also

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