Friday, February 11, 2011

Take off, to the Great, white North.


Just signed up for this years Ultimate XC race. Did last year, and it was one of the best races I have ever done. The race director is the one and only Dan Desrosiers, formerly of Jay Challenge fame. This course is reminiscent of Jay but has better singletrack and a cooler finish line, the village of Tremblant.

This is the closest picture I could find of the last mile of the course. After climbing up the backside of the mountain, then descending part way, and climbing back to the top, you descend down a truly rugged downhill run. THEN, you climb back up and descend the final mile to the lake on the other side of the village.

There is lots of single track and paths and some paved road before this, and this race and the atmosphere is truly different.

And, if a enough people sign up and ride single speed, Dan will give us a category!


Any takers????
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3 comments:

  1. rick is!February 16, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    I'll do that race one of these years. It falls on the same day as the pinnacle this year and that race was just too fun to miss.

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  2. LapsFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I like the pinnacle too, and was kind of bummed they are the same weekend this year. It has a euro flavor, but not too far from home. Any more info on the Carrabbassett 50?

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  3. DanFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    http://www.carrabassettvalley.org/content/4113/Mountain_Bike_Trails__Info/

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