The Richland residents will compete in the Furnace Creek 508, a bike race that starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Valencia, Calif., and finishes in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Eight years ago four cyclists who were complete strangers put themselves through a 508-mile introduction in the Southern California outback. Their cramp crucible united them in a brotherhood of ...

Emde, 36, led 180 cyclists through 179 miles of the Furnace Creek 508 on Oct. 7, a grueling 508-mile bicycle race through Death Valley, Calif., when he radioed his crew for a nutrition drink.

The Furnace Creek 508 was his greatest test to date, and he's proud of his performance in the race, which takes riders on a torturous 508-mile journey over three days that includes a 35,000-foot ...

Glenn Hughes and Ron Whitmill completed the Furnace Creek 508, an ultra-distance bicycle race through Southern California’s Mojave Desert and Death Valley, Oct. 6-8.

Instead of tumbling down, the hedge-fund manager powered through his 86-mile leg of the Furnace Creek 508, showing little fatigue after he dismounted his bike. Skip to content.