Tour de Todd

Bill Humphreys started riding out of necessity. He'd gotten into some trouble because of traffic tickets. So, he sold his car and bought a bike and began riding. He rode his bike everywhere in the San Diego area. he eventually started riding with the San Diego bike club. His first race was a time trial and got hooked to the bike. Two years later he would ride across America. He'd eventually settle in Princeton, New Jersey and ride with the Century bike club. Riding with the Century bike club is when his real education began with high caliber racing. After competing in nationals Bill was chosen to do the Tour of Ireland. That same year he would end up riding the worlds in Barcelona. He spent a few more years traveling the world and racing but eventually turned to coaching in North Carolina. He would soon get a call from the federation to coach to juniors for the national team. The list of riders he looked after are a who's who of American cycling. Bill worked with Greg Lemond to Ron Kiefel. As time went on he moved on to real life as he explains it. Bill would work as a trucker and is currently in sales and writing a book about his life. We recently spoke about life, cycling and the bike which he called the instrument of expansion and personal growth. Enjoy!

A bike to Richard Sachs is hard to put in words. Each frame he builds eventually leaves his hands and heads to the paint shop and the relationship ends there. He says all that's left is the opportunity to reflect on improvements and search for inspiration for the next. Richard has chosen only to work with steel. He's essentially self taught. . .let that thought marinate for a moment. At his peak Richard was making a dozen frames a month. He's now down to a comfortable six frames a month. His lug and fitting design is matched by none. Sachs has sponsored a cyclocross team for years. One of his most notable riders was Jonathan Page. He says he's not sure how long he'll continue building exquisite frames. Yet from our conversation about life, legacy, and all things bikes it's clear the love and passion he started with has done nothing but grow. Enjoy!

Scott Savory was born on the Caribbean island of Guyana. he started racing at a young age. At 18 he left the island moved to New York City. Once he moved to the Big Apple he didn't race right away. A chance meeting with a manager at his job got him back on the bike. Then another chance meeting with some Guyanese rider gave him direction. He began racing the classics of New York like Floyd Bennett Field, Prospect Park, Mengoni GP to Grants Tomb. Scott says the one team he wanted to ride for was the fames Mengoni team. He says he was obsessed with joining the team. And he got on the team. He rode for Mengoni for nearly five years and several other teams after. And then he walked away from racing. Scott says cycling became all too consuming and he wanted to see what else life had to offer. So, he focused on real estate and traveling. three years on and he's back to racing with fresh new desire and understanding. If you're interested in donating your used cycling kits and gear to help those less fortunate in the Caribbean here's the link. Collective Cycling's (@collectivecycling) profile on Instagram

Austin Carroll is back on the bike and racing. In the early 2000's he was on the fast track to the Olympics. He raced for some high profile teams like Rock Racing to BMC. All the while he's racing the boards of the six days in Europe. And then he was gone!In his words he hated bike racing. Years would pass and he would move to Seattle and get married. It was a trip with friends that helped spark his love for racing again. Now he's back and ready to see where riding and racing takes him. Enjoy. 

Hailing from Tasmania, Australia. Clay made his way to the states in 2006 as a 17yr old to race on the velodrome in Pennsylvania. In 2008 Clay turned professional with Kelly Benefit Strategies cycling and continued to progress through the ranks. Snatching his first big pro win in 2011, Clay signed for Smartstop pro cycling.  In 2014, Clay switched his focus to more criterium based races and became team captain of Astellas pro cycling, where he would finish out his pro career. Clay raced all around the world. China, Netherlands, Belgium, England, New Zealand, Australia and of course USA. Recently I spoke with via Zoom about his racing career, retirement and his career as a massage therapist. Enjoy!