Edmonton Mud Friday afternoon we were checking the weather in Edmonton and considering whether or not do the 6 hour drive at all. It looked like the course was barely rideable. But then we thought about all the hard work and enthusiasm put in into these races by our friends in Edmonton. Mud is a part of the MTB racing package,[...] Wow. Where do I start? I have to start with the race organization. We had a bunch of world cup level athletes this weekend in Canmore,putting on world class level performance…their effort is well documented and you can look at the results at Zone4. These riders are amazing and inspirational. But you will [...] Thanks for the well-tattooed super nice dude from Fernie who gave up his campsite last night to us. We could have a bit of a campfire and had Carthy,Paul,Rick and Travis over for a bit. Also thanks for BC Parks for the free cakes. Back to riding. Early morning start again at 8am,[...] Bike orienteering on awesome trails. That sums up my day for the most part. Lined up at 8 am to start with the first wave of riders. We took the long way (again) to the first single-track,not sure why. But today I did not care much. I was just spinning my confy 150rpm and [...] Frustrating 1st day in Fernie. I have a problem with my expectations and they need to be reset. The race course today was well expected for many,but very surprising to me. Remember;I never done a stage race before. So it took us about 10km of mostly flat pavement and gravel road to get [...] I had mixed feelings about this race as many of my friends refused to sign up due to it’s high cost and the fact that it is another “lap race” in the Nordic Center. For those who say it is too expensive I have to agree. The Trans Rockies guys know how to organize very [...] One of Those races… I was standing at the Iron Maiden XC start line along with familiar faces. I did not feel healthy and definitely didn’t feel strong,but the first 30 minutes of the race was one of my worst starts ever. At 500m into the race I felt like my legs are just [...] The 2011 single-speed solo trophies got the same new home. First I have to thank the Deadgoats for the excellent race. Not only they managed to end the Calgary monsoon,but they must have spent all night at the COP course drying the sweet single-track with hairdryers and heat-guns. That is the only way the course could have dried [...] Stan's Raven 29 tire Good first XC races in Edmonton this weekend. Thanks goes to Hardcore bikes for doing a great job organizing the race. A 5 minute TT on Saturday morning,a 30 minute dirt crit in the afternoon and the main XC race on Sunday. My goal this weekend was to try to put in three short hard effort rides,[...] Edmonton canada cup –photo by Gordon Brenner It was a matching end to an unrewarding and unhealthy week. Packed the family into the van on Saturday,along with our friend Alistar,than headed to Edmonton. On the way we got into a big rain storm,that passed through the race course in Kinsmen Park the [...] | |
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