TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 5, 2022

Attorney Kevin Latta of Columbia law firm Parks, Bryant & Snyder was yesterday featured in a New York Times article on the Tour Divide – a 2,700 mile ultra-endurance bikepacking race from the Canadian Rockies to New Mexico. Roughly 200 cyclists gathered in Banff, Alberta, to start the 2022 race. 15 cyclists had to be airlifted out of the race, which was made complicated this year by extreme weather including above average rain, snowfall and New Mexico wildfires. Caught in a storm, Latta was swept down a river on his bike, later realizing he’d been taken 10 miles off course by a broken GPS device. “It didn’t occur to me that I was off the route,” he said. “I just thought this was the continuing sadism of the 2022 Tour Divide.” Ultimately, Latta voluntarily disqualified himself by accepting a ride from a forest service truck. Though he was disqualified, Latta was determined to get back on the route and finish the race. Read the New York Times article.