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Race Report | Round #2 SCOTT Enduro Cup, Sun Valley

Sun Valley, Idaho (June 28, 2015) – The second stop of the SCOTT Enduro Cup presented by Vittoria featured more than 200 competitors from across the country in the two-day competition, which was the first bike race to be held on Sun Valley’s backcountry trails. A North American Enduro Tour stop, this race is one of the longest enduros in North America covering 17.2 miles of downhill timed stages with 7,200 descending vertical feet across backcountry singletrack and the world-class trails of Bald Mountain in the heart of the Sawtooth National Forest. The fastest combined times for men were claimed by Curtis Keene (45:55) and and Teal Stetson-Lee (53:49) for the women.

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Race Report | UKGE Grizedale – A New Level of Gnar

It had a been a long six week wait from round one at Triscombe to the second round, held up in the picturesque lake district. As the sun had been beating down all week and the season had just gone over from the end of spring to mid summer, it seemed strange we were only at the second round of five. You tend to forget about the bigger looped races if you don’t keep your eye in on them, so with...

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Race Report | Day #3 BC Bike Race, Sunshine Coast

Caked in dust with sweat dripping down their brows, the racers of the BC Bike Race are fully engrossed in an epic odyssey. Today’s Stage 3 from Earls Cove to the seaside town of Sechelt was the longest of the week with an opening climb that challenged the rider’s belief there would be an end. The sawtooth profile of the day stair-stepped it’s way with punchy climbs and short descents before culminating in a plunge down the Feature Trail, VFR towards base camp in Sechelt.

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Race Report | Day #2 BC Bike Race, Powell River

The second day of the 2015 BC Bike Race offered riders a break from the heat exposed climbs of the previous day. With more wooded canopies, vibrant moss, precious loam, and single track than the day before, Powell River delivered a mountain bike celebration on the shores of the Salish Sea.

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Race Report | Day #1 BC Bike Race, Cumberland

The BC Bike Race is a pretty monumental event, starting out in Cumberland and finishing in Whistler. As the crow flies, that’s a staggering 500km…talk about tired legs! Well, the first of seven days has started and it’s set to be awesome!

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