“We’ve had a tiny bit of equipment to help us out from the ski area folks, but the trails are all hand built so they’re nice and rugged and they’re new.”Ĭraig encourages mountain biking aficionados from around the region and others interested in competitive events to check out the races as Sugarloaf begins its effort to become a destination for both competitive and recreational mountain bikers of all ages. “What’s unique about our trails is that everything’s pretty much hand built,” he said. For the downhill racers it will be about 5 minutes, which is a pretty long downhill course.”Ĭraig, the former top-ranked American on the International Cycling Union’s World Cup circuit, modeled the Sugarloaf trails after those he raced on while competing internationally for more than a decade. “The fastest enduro riders will have about 20 minutes of racing time on descents that they’re time trialing. “It’s not a super distance-oriented event,” Craig said.
The trails being used for the races range between 1 and 2 miles long. “The Sugarloaf SuperQuad will be running to get the riders to the third and fourth stages, so they’ve got to earn some and then they get some for free,” Craig said. Riders will have approximately 10 miles of riding with 2,000 feet of vertical climbing on their bikes to reach the first two stages, and while those climbs are untimed they will add to the physical challenge. Now, as the Bike/Hike Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of bicycle tourism information available for mobile devices where you may see some additional bike pics – maybe of yourself so.īookmark and find your next adventure – we may capture you in one of the next photos we post.Competition for the enduro race will involve four stages in which riders are timed only on their descents. We are proud of the updated – At-a-Glance information and maps we are known for in the HFB Destination section on our website and in the guide. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and an acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.Īs HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please reference our blog and the annual print and quarterly digital Bike/Hike Guide to find your next adventure. For the most part it is singletrack though.
It maintains its elevation fairly well and gives you a taste of several riding surfaces from start to finish including old road, cow trails, a bit of gravel, and unintended ATV doubletrack.
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