The Great Spring Adventure of 2006, Part 2: Fox Press Camp
Food, suspension and MUD.
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Races, group rides and all that action.
And another Sea Otter is in the books
I’ll rock the full report in the next few days, but briefly:
MUD: Heavy rains turned DS, DH and 4X practice into something other than mountain biking. Lots of sliding. Lots of flopping over handlebars. Lots of scootering with your feet. Not mountain biking — more like sliding-flopping-scootering.
The dual slalom was as rutted and gnarly as a World Cup downhill, or maybe a motocross track. It was just crazy. The flat downhill is a tough pedal on a dry day — in this muck it was a grunt and a push and maybe a run too. Mountain cross was beautifully designed, but sticky and sloooooowwwwwwwww. Riders needed power. Spectators needed patience.
LOPES: He won the slalom and mountain cross in typical Lopes fashion. In case anyone’s wondering, he said he’d quit racing for a million dollars. So that leaves everyone with some choices: 1) Step it up. 2) Wait for Lopes to get old and feeble. 3) Pitch in some cash, throw the guy a banquet and send him on his way.
GRAVES: Could have ridden the downhill course, ridden a rodeo bull then still won. Awesome. Not to mention third in mountain cross.
ALL THE CHARACTERS: It was great seeing everyone. We all struggled with the weather and course conditions, but — hey — it’s mountain biking, and it’s just plain fun.
Details at eleven …
The challenge of crossing over
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Try as he might, Brian Lopes has yet to dominate the Crossover Challenge — the annual motocross race for non-moto pro athletes.
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Mammoth national championship action
And now a quick report from the Mammoth national championships. Cool folks, fun courses and dust — lots of dust.
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Keystone Climax – Bonus photos
So many cool folks, so much great riding …
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Awesome event – Keystone Climax
The Mountain States Cup’s grande finale blended cool people, great courses, perfect weather and crazy action. Read more
Long and hard: The Park City Endurance 100
Last weekend I got a taste of long-distance racing at the Park City Endurance 100. I wouldn’t have said this during the race, but I still like bikes.
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Dual slalom course building advice
The Beaver Meadows race is coming up, and one of the CSU cycling team members seeks help designing a course.
Snowmass Action Magazine
Sorry about the tardiness, but here’s the report from the July 21-24 NORBA National Mountain Bike Series stop in Snowmass, CO. We’re talking speed, air and precipitation.
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MSC #4: Crested Butte Pedalfest
It’s a bit tardy, but here’s the scoop from the June 25-26 Wildflower Rush in Crested Butte, CO. Warning: This report includes pedaling.
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MSC #4: Chili Challenge action fest
This year’s Chili Challenge rocked as usual, with the double-extra bonus of its UCI E2 status and the sweet World Cup courses.