VOL. 56 ISSUE 18 MAY 7, 2019 P133
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RS, SPENSER ROBERT
THUNDER
WE'RE GOING BACK
FOR OUR FOURTH
ATTEMPT AT THE
GREATEST HILL CLIMB
EVENT IN THE WORLD,
AND THIS YEAR WE'RE
CHANGING IT UP
T
he Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb has become somewhat of
a staple in the Cycle News office
for the past four years. It's been a race
I've come so close to winning, finishing
fourth in 2016 and then second in 2017
and 2018, that race being the closest
ever finish in the history of the race with
0.67 seconds separating me and win-
ner Carlin Dunne.
Pikes is one of those races that gets
under your skin. It's an iconic world
motorsport event, one that doesn't
get the recognition it deserves and is
something I really want to tick off the
list for Cycle News and my country.
After three seasons of racing the
KTM 1290 Super Duke, for 2019, Team
Cycle News will be switching over to
Aprilia and the stupendous Tuono 1100
Factory. This Italian V4 missile doesn't
have much history at America's Moun-
tain in Colorado Springs, having only
competed there for a couple of years
