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Race Report: It Hurt Like Hell… And I Loved It!

I took part in my first XC race over the weekend: the 6th Round of the Ontario Cup at Mountainview in Midland. It nearly broke me, and I loved every lung-burning, testicle-crushing, breakfast-losing second of it! Right from the start line, even the speed of my fellow competitors in the lowest male division blew me …

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Race Report: Sandia Bomber Enduro

Race 3 of the New Mexico Enduro Cup Series was held at the Sandia Peak Ski Area, just outside of Albuquerque. This race brought in over 80 riders in the amateur categories and about 10 pro riders to compete for $1,200 worth of prizes. The competition was stiff, but the courses had enough hero dirt …

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Race Report: Los Alamos Rock ‘n’ Roll EnduroFest

Stop #2 for the New Mexico Enduro Cup found it’s way to Los Alamos, NM at the Pajarito Ski “Hill” for a bone-jarring, white-knuckle race amongst ponderosa pines. While this race was part of the New Mexico Enduro Cup, it unfortunately evolved into an exhibition, and podium placings didn’t actually garner points towards the cup. …

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Race Report: Rocks, Roots, and Full Face Helmets During Big Mountain Enduro: Keystone, 2014

It would be hard to imagine a race more radically different from Big Mountain Enduro’s 2nd stop in Durango than BME’s 3rd stop in Keystone. Looking at the Keystone course map, gone were the epic uphill pedal transitions, replaced with rides up the chairlift. And everything else was just downhill. I didn’t have a chance …

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Race Report: The Meaning of Gnar, and Brutal Southwest Sun During BME Durango, Day 2

Click here to read about Day 1. The more stages I race, the more I realize what enduro racing is all about: versatility, of both the rider and the bike. The massive variance in the trail types featured in the respective stages over the course of a single race–not to mention the series as a …

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