Pisgah Stage Race- Stage 5 and Overall Results

Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops Photos: Icon Media Asheville Saturday, April 16th, 2022 The final stage of the 2022 Pisgah Stage Race is Industry Nine’s The Land of Waterfalls Route, named for the 250+ waterfalls in Transylvania County. The … (read more)

Pisgah Stage Race- Stage 4- The Queen Stage

Written by Jen & Anthony Toops Friday, April 15th, 2022 The Fox Factory’s Carl Schenck Route aka “The Queen Stage” was 31.5 miles long with 4113 feet of elevation gain. It included the most technical singletrack of all the stages … (read more)

Pisgah Stage Race- Stage 3

Thursday, April 14th, 2022 Sycamore Cycles’ White Squirrel Route Stage 3 is sponsored by Sycamore Cycles and is aptly named the White squirrel Route since Brevard is well known for white squirrels. The area was populated with white squirrels after … (read more)

Pisgah Stage Race- Stage 2

Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 Athletic Brewing CO’s Promise Land Route Stage 2: Todays stage started with a police escort out of the Black Mountain trail head on 6.2 miles of pavement leading racers to the Turkey Pen area where the … (read more)

Pisgah Stage Race- Stage 1

Blue Ridge Adventures Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 Squirts Looking Glass Route For 2022, a new opening stage was unveiled, making it logistically easier on everyone. This allowed racers to start and finish in the same location for 3 days in … (read more)

2022 Pisgah Stage Race Preview

Written by: Jen & Anthony Toops After getting postponed for several years due to the pandemic, the Pisgah Stage Race is officially ON for 2022. Presented by Blue Ridge Adventures, the Pisgah Stage Race takes place April 11th-16th, 2022 in … (read more)

NUE- Marji Gesick 100k

NUE Series 2021-Marji Gesick 50 mile September 18, 2021 Written by: @Jentoops 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 … (read more)

NUE- Marji Gesick 100 Mile

NUE Series 2021-Marji Gesick 100 mile September 18, 2021 Written by: @Jentoops 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 … (read more)

NUE- Shenandoah 100k

The 23rd annual Shenandoah 100 is the oldest race in the NUE Epic Race Series held over Labor Day weekend in Stokesville, VA. Shenandoah now includes a 100k option of racing on Saturday and the classic 100 mile race on … (read more)

NUE-Shenandoah 100Mile

The 23rd annual Shenandoah 100 is the oldest race in the NUE Epic Race Series held over Labor Day weekend in Stokesville, VA. Shenandoah now includes a 100k option of racing on Saturday and the classic 100 mile race on … (read more)

NUE Wilderness 101- Coburn, PA

Written by: @Jentoops On July 24th, 2021, Shenandoah Mountain Tours held the Wilderness 101 ultra and marathon races in Coburn, PA. The Wilderness 101 is part of the NUE National Ultra Endurance Race Series. This east coast course takes you through the Bald … (read more)

Funk Bottoms Gravel 100k/200k

Funk Bottoms Gravel entered its 10th official race excluding last year’s pandemic virtual race.  Saturday morning started early as the field has grown from three entrants in the first year to a capped 250 entrants in 2021.   Volunteers and support staff … (read more)

NUE Mohican 100K

Written by: @jentoops The 20th annual Mohican MTB 100k/100m kicked off on June 5th, 2021. Hundreds of racers from around the country gather in Loudonville, Ohio each year to tackle this tough course. A new course for 2021 would eliminate … (read more)

NUE Mohican 100 Mile

Written by: @jentoops The 20th annual Mohican MTB 100k/100m kicked off on June 5th, 2021. Hundreds of racers from around the country gather in Loudonville, Ohio each year to tackle this tough course. A new course for 2021 would eliminate … (read more)

2020 Pisgah Stage Race Preview

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)

NUE Wilderness 101

Written by: Jen Toops Photos by: Dave Seasholtz On July 20th, 2019, Shenandoah Mountain Tours held the Wilderness 101 and Marathon races in Coburn, PA. The Wilderness 101 is part of the NUE National Ultra Endurance Race Series and is … (read more)

NUE Wilderness Marathon

Written by: Jen Toops Photo credit: Dave Seasholtz On July 20th, 2019, Shenandoah Mountain Tours held the Wilderness 101 and Marathon races in Coburn, PA. The Wilderness 101 is part of the NUE National Ultra Endurance Race Series and is … (read more)

Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike EPIC- Stage Five & overall results

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)

Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike EPIC- Stage Four

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)

NUE Mohican 100 Mile

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)