Written by: Shannon Boffeli I always tell people the best part of doing a stage race is spending a week not thinking about anything except riding your bike. It’s a truly freeing experience but such singular focus can sometimes … (read more)
Written by: Jen Hanks The Pikes Peak Apex, Presented by RockShox returns for its 3rd year. The 4-day mountain bike stage race takes place September 22-25th in Colorado Springs, Colorado and serves to showcase the best trails and fall foliage … (read more)
Written by: Jen Toops On July 23th, 2022, 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 … (read more)
Written by: Shannon Boffeli Visiting the famed Inca fortress city of Machu Picchu in southern Peru is a bucket-list dream for most adventurers but few imagine the experience as part of 5-day mountain bike stage race. The Machu Picchu Epic … (read more)
Riders braved harrowing conditions in Emporia, Kansas, on Saturday testing their skill and determination to complete the Unbound Gravel 200. Sofia Gomez-Villafane (Specialized) used smart riding in the early miles to stay clear of the chaos and toward the lead … (read more)
Written by: Shannon Boffeli Many of the world’s best riders are lining up in Emporia, Kansas, for the Unbound Gravel event – round two of the Life Time Grand Prix. Saturday’s Unbound course features 200 miles of rolling gravel and … (read more)
Written by @JenToops The 21st annual National Ultra Endurance Series Mohican 100k/100m was held on May 21, 2022. Hundreds of racers from around the country gathered in Loudonville, Ohio to tackle this tough course. The return of the mass downtown … (read more)
Moriah Wilson & Keegan Swenson Life Time Grand Prix Round 1 Moriah Wilson (Specialized) turned in perhaps the most impressive ride of the day in Monterrey, California, being known as more of a gravel rider, she was able to drop … (read more)
Riders are lining up in Monterey, California, for the Sea Otter Classic and round 1 of the Life Time Grand Prix. Saturday’s Sea Otter course features two 40-kilometer laps on the super-fast, hard pack at the edges of Laguna Seca … (read more)
The final stage of Moab Rocks was a close one for the pro women and men. In today’s stage racers do a lollipop course that hits some of the best riding in Moab – the Mag 7 trail system. For … (read more)
Early this morning racers shuttled to the Klondike Bluffs trail system 20 minutes north of Moab where they battled through 25 miles of vast rocky trail system racing with a combination of slickrock trails and fast flowy single track. Today’s … (read more)
Melisa Rollins & Danny Van Wagoner Open Endurance Season with Big Wins at True Grit Epic 50-Miler Written by: Shannon Boffeli After two years of snow storms and mud, True Grit race director Cimarron Chacon was more than pleased to … (read more)
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 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)
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)
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)
Alexis Skarda and Keegan Swenson seal their Breck Epic 2021 wins on the final stage. Often times in stage racing when the leader has a commanding lead, the final stage is more like a victory lap than a hard-fought battle … (read more)
Gnarly storm unleashes high on Wheeler, testing racers at 12,000 feet Swenson, Skarda stay perfect and inch closer to GC victories as bike racing’s essence shows through By Devon O’Neil BRECKENRIDGE — On a Wheeler stage that will live in … (read more)
Longtime World Tour pro Lachlan Morton finding beauty in Breck Epic debut Swenson and Skarda remain unbeaten this week By Devon O’Neil BRECKENRIDGE — When Lachlan Morton rolled through the Stage 4 finish Wednesday afternoon, word already had reached those … (read more)
GC margins grow during Queen Stage around 13,370-foot Mt. Guyot Local riders making moves as race moves into second half By Devon O’Neil BRECKENRIDGE — Despite a bit of late-race drama Tuesday, the Breck Epic’s Queen Stage delivered one more … (read more)