Ian Dille has been a contributing writer for Bicycling since 2007 and has scoured the world seeking out cycling’s most captivating stories. Coauthor of The Price of Gold with Olympic champion Marty Nothstein, he has also written for Texas Monthly and Slate. He lives in Austin, TX.
Inside the Cut-Throat World of Strider Bike Racing
As our writer cheered on his three-year-old at the Strider Cup in Texas—a merciless race replete with tears, anxiety, and elation—he had one question: Is intense competition good for the tiniest of competitors?