Tag: cycling
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Burnt Bridge Classic Gravel 2025
I have done the Burnt Bridge Classic more than any other gravel race, and over the years, the long course has grown in both distance and elevation. What is now the medium course was the long course of only a few years ago. The long course is now the medium course of 78.6 km and…
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River City Gravel 2025
This was my first time racing the River City Gravel race, and although I had ridden mountain bikes in the area a handful of times, I had never ridden much gravel. I was told that it would be fast, not have any singletrack sections, and not a lot of climbing. I went to the race…
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Moab Rocks
STAGE 1: Porcupine Rim The start was in town at a local school; it was really cold, around freezing at start time, and it was pretty hard to decide what the correct kit would be at the start. I started with knee warmers, arm warmers, and a vest. I also had a jacket and a…
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Island Cup XC #8 Hammerfest Final
I was a bit nervous going into this race. I knew that I was close to coming away with an overall podium; however, it was pretty hotly contested based on this race offering double points. I have had some bad experiences at Hammerhead in the past years. A year ago, I was doing an enduro…
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Island Cup XC #7 Nanaimo
The Nanaimo course was another limited climbing course; however, it felt like climbing for the first half of each lap, and the elevation chart on training peaks agrees with that feeling. The uphill just wasn’t very steep, which means a lot of pedaling. I am happy to pedal, though, as it seems the more time…
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Island Cup XC #5 Powell River
Powell River is a bit of a stretch for being part of the Island Cup XC Series, but a welcome one as a group of locals always seems to make it over for the XC and the CX events. I spent a few weeks working and riding in Powell River in 2021 and really liked…
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Island Cup XC #3 Cobble Hill
I historically have really enjoyed the Cobble Hill race. The course features a long steady climb trail with plenty of room for passing. It’s a true threshold climb that really works well with “roadie” power output. This year’s course was different than previous years however still featured the major climb. I rocked up to the…
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Island Cup XC #1 Hartland
If my first race of the year could be a learning experience I would normally be pretty happy about that, however, this was probably not the kind of learning I would have expected. I have been gearing up for a big XC year and am focusing on a marathon XC stage race near the beginning…
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Burnt Bridge Gravel Fondo
Burnt Bridge, the Final instalment of the three-part series of gravel races on Vancouver Island. This year the race was longer and had more elevation than the other two. 120km and 2300m of elevation is one heck of a day on gravel. I led out the group from the start chute but kept it super…
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