Haley Batten is the youngest US Mountain Bike racer on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics long-team, although she is by no means a long shot. In our interview, Haley shares how she arrived at the top of the sport, the importance … (read more)
Cactus Cup Phoenix, AZ March 12-14, 2021 The 2021 Race season was in full swing last weekend with The Cactus Cup stage race hosting most of the US’s 2021 Olympic hopefuls in Phoenix, AZ. The race format included a Time … (read more)
Written by: Jen Toops and Anthony Toops Stage race sponsors include: Lauf, Enve, TrustCache, and Giordana New for 2020, the Extreme Grit Stage Race, was an event most won’t forget any time soon. The three day event put on by … (read more)
Written by Jen Toops The 2020 True Grit Epic put on by GRO races takes place March 12th-14th near St. George, Utah. Southern Utah offers up some world class desert mountain biking and for many, a chance to get away … (read more)
Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops, Photos by: IconMediaAsheville Blue Ridge Adventures presents the 12thannual Pisgah Stage Race. It takes place April 13th– April 18th 2020 in Brevard, North Carolina. This 5-stage race takes riders on a tour of Pisgah, through the … (read more)
Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops The 2019 Pierres Hole 100 was once again slated to be a great day in the mountains of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The area doesn’t lack views with the Tetons in sight from most … (read more)
Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops The 2019 Pierres Hole 100 was once again slated to be a great day in the mountains of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The area doesn’t lack views with the Tetons in sight from most … (read more)
May 27th, 2019 Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops The final stage of the 2019 Trans-Sylvania Epic, Bald Eagle, was the fastest and shortest of the event with 2,376ft of climbing in 22.5 miles. Today was the last chance for … (read more)
May 26th, 2019 Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops Stage 4 of the 2019 TSE Epic once again started from the scout camp, after yesterdays remote location. The Tussey mountain stage is notorious for its near non-stop technical rock gardens. … (read more)
Written by Jen & Anthony Toops Photos by Butch Phillips The 17th annual Mohican MTB100 kicked off on June 1st at 7am sharp. Hundreds of racers from around the country gather in Loudonville, Ohio each year to take on the deceptively tough … (read more)
May 25th, 2019 Written by Jen & Anthony Toops Stage 3 had racers traveling to nearby R.B Winter state park for a fast 30.4 mile day with 2,727 ft of climbing. This would be the only stage not starting from … (read more)
Written by: Marlee Dixon & Jen Toops May 24, 2019 Coopers Gap was Stage two of the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic and was the biggest day of the week with thirty-five miles and about five thousand feet of elevation gain. … (read more)
“The 2019 event was hosted by Mountain Goat Adventures, who recently took over promotion of the event from Roost Racing, LLC. Race day weather at the Ocoee Whitewater Center could not have been more perfect with temperatures in the mid … (read more)
“The 2019 event was hosted by Mountain Goat Adventures, who recently took over promotion of the event from Roost Racing, LLC. Race day weather at the Ocoee Whitewater Center could not have been more perfect with temperatures in the mid … (read more)
This year’s True Grit 50 miler started an hour after the 100 milers allowing the trail a bit more time to soak up the previous day’s rain and the 100 milers to disperse some of the standing water. The trip … (read more)
NUE Big Bear Grizzly 100k Written by @JenToops The NUE series headed to the San Bernardino mountains in sunny Southern California for the Grizzly 100k, 75k races and Grand Fondo. This was the final NUE race of the 2018 season and … (read more)
NUE Big Bear Grizzly 75k Written by @JenToops The NUE series headed to the San Bernardino mountains in sunny Southern California for the Grizzly 100k, 75k races and Grand Fondo. This was the final NUE race of the 2018 season and … (read more)
NUE Series Written by: @JenToops September 22, 2018 The Marji Gesick is a point-to-point endurance race located on the upper peninsula of Michigan. It starts in Marquette and ends in downtown Ishpeming. The one-hundred mile and fifty mile mountain bike … (read more)
NUE Series Written by: @JenToops September 22, 2018 The Marji Gesick is a point-to-point endurance race located on the upper peninsula of Michigan. It starts in Marquette and ends in downtown Ishpeming. The one-hundred mile and fifty mile mountain bike … (read more)
NUE Epic Series The 20th Anniversary Shenandoah Mountain 100 By Ryan O’Dell September 2, 2018 The Shenandoah 100 achieved a major milestone in the history of endurance racing celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the oldest race in the NUE Epic … (read more)