Your ideal summer season of racing (N. America)
07-27-14, 12:01 PM
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Your ideal summer season of racing (N. America)
Hey all, been a long time since I was active on here!
I've recently finished my studies at uni and have secured a fixed-term job until next May. (An art graduate with a job?!) I never took the opportunity to travel before uni and have my sights well fixed on next summer.
I've got family in Kelowna and have always fancied travelling in the states. I also have a passion for long distance riding and the current pipe dream is to fly out with two bikes, buy a wee van, live out of said van and travel the country for a season, racing as much as I possibly could in endurance gravel and mountain bike events.
If you had this open schedule, where would you start your journey and which events would you say were unmissable? As I said, my focus is on longer mountain bike and gravel events, but longer stage races which aren't extortionate in cost are also of interest. I'd like to see a bit of everywhere, perhaps starting in the East, heading cross country (gravel territory!) before hitting the West Coast and eventually up to Kelowna.
This is a long term ambition so throwing around so groovy ideas is the aim at this stage (:
Cheers,
Jack
I've recently finished my studies at uni and have secured a fixed-term job until next May. (An art graduate with a job?!) I never took the opportunity to travel before uni and have my sights well fixed on next summer.
I've got family in Kelowna and have always fancied travelling in the states. I also have a passion for long distance riding and the current pipe dream is to fly out with two bikes, buy a wee van, live out of said van and travel the country for a season, racing as much as I possibly could in endurance gravel and mountain bike events.
If you had this open schedule, where would you start your journey and which events would you say were unmissable? As I said, my focus is on longer mountain bike and gravel events, but longer stage races which aren't extortionate in cost are also of interest. I'd like to see a bit of everywhere, perhaps starting in the East, heading cross country (gravel territory!) before hitting the West Coast and eventually up to Kelowna.
This is a long term ambition so throwing around so groovy ideas is the aim at this stage (:
Cheers,
Jack
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Sorry, don't know much about dirt racing, but you might want to check the racer's forum rather than long distance, if you are really interested in racing.
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LOTOJA, Leadville 100, Almanzo Royal 162, Fat Tire 40, Ore to Shore, B2B, Green Mountain Double Century, Horribly Hilly, Dairyland Dare, Dairy Roubaix. And of course a full SR to round out the experience.
But you better start planning soon, most epic events sell out quickly.
But you better start planning soon, most epic events sell out quickly.
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LOTOJA, Leadville 100, Almanzo Royal 162, Fat Tire 40, Ore to Shore, B2B, Green Mountain Double Century, Horribly Hilly, Dairyland Dare, Dairy Roubaix. And of course a full SR to round out the experience.
But you better start planning soon, most epic events sell out quickly.
But you better start planning soon, most epic events sell out quickly.
It's a total pipe dream at this stage, but this gives me some good viewing fodder. Thanks for the suggestions so far (:
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