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“Not-a-Race” Report: Old Cazadero Grasshopper, Northern California

“Pre-ride CazHopper tomorrow?” lit up my little screen while I was cozy and warm on the couch enjoying an adult beverage, a soaking rain, and a wind storm having just subsided. A quick look at the forecast and I was in. I knew there was a creek crossing in the Old Cazadero Grasshopper, a 52-mile …

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Snake Charming at the Snake Creek Gap Time Trial

The Pinhoti Trail is one of the premiere hiking and mountain biking trails in the Southeast. From its northern terminus at the Benton MacKaye Trail, the Pinhoti stretches south and west, deep into central Alabama. In all, there are 339 miles of trail split almost 50/50 between Georgia and Alabama, with much of the trail …

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Racing 75 miles in -20 Degree Weather at the Tuscobia 75

In cold weather endurance riding, survival is the chief concern. In the midst of the 2016 Tuscobia 75, Dallas Wynne, cyclist and member of the Woolly Bicycle Club, arrived at Ed’s pit stop in Birchwood, grateful for the chance to warm up and refuel. A tough three-hour ride from the previous checkpoint meant his body had …

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Opinion: 10 Reasons Why You Should NOT Race Your Mountain Bike

Editor’s Note: Greg Heil made it one of his primary goals to not enter any races in 2015–and he succeeded. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. By and large, our sport of mountain biking is rooted in racing. …

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Paying Penance at the 12 Hours of Penitence

A LeMans start is always a bit of a frenzied affair, as runners sprint to be the first to make the transition to be riders. After all, we don’t register for a bike race, even a 12-hour race, to show our mettle as pedestrians.  Nevertheless, such a start is often necessary to thin out the …

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