The Story Behind La Ruta, The Toughest Mountain Bike Race In The World

Román Urbina is happy as a clam when he's caked in mud. Photo courtesy of Román Urbina   By Kim Constantinesco If you ask Román Urbina, the only difference between a crisis and an adventure is perspective. The 55-year-old Costa Rica native is known as the godfather of the multi-day mountain bike stage race. In 1993, he founded [...]