Tag: mtb
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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 #2 Jordie Lunn
When they announced there was going to be an XC race at The Jordie Lunn bike park, I couldn’t really picture how they would be able to make a reasonable XC loop there. I didn’t really think it could be done without crisscrossing in the middle somewhere. So hats off to Cody Canning and whoever…
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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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