This is my third Enduro race with Trail Bicycles, but my first race in the intermediate category. According to my Strava log, in todays race we rode 22.7 kilometers, and climbed 821 meters. My top speed was 44 km per hour.
For those who do not know what Enduro racing is, it is a cross between Cross Country and Downhill Mountain bike racing. We don't have a mass start like cross country, or get timed on the uphills. Instead we start individually like downhill racing, then climb untimed to the next stage.
See the picture below to see the cool chip timing we use to track the time between the top and bottom of the course. At the top, we swipe our chip at the top reader and again at bottom to calculate our times.
For Enduro racing we have to have a bike light enough to climb to each stage, but also have enough suspension to cover the rougher course. Today we completed four stages.
Trail Bicycles Results:
Hudson, 7th Beginner
Ian, 17 Intermediate
Jakob, 21st Intermedate
Breckin, 4th on first stage, but DNF with three flat tires
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