"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
What a fun day! A perfect way to finish up a 6 day stage race. One of those courses that make you fall in love with mountain biking again (even after 6 days of riding)
Funny how a 33 mile ride can seem "easy" after 2 super long "epic" days. Today started with a single track climb (same section as Stage #1) and then a long section of the Firecracker 50 race course backwards. We then got on a nice dirt road climb for 6 miles to the first pass over the Continental Divide. Nick pulled to the front and started to lay down a very solid tempo. Before I knew it we had passed a group of 10 and the were now on the train.
The first time over the divide - looking back at the town of Breck.
Here is Nick pushing it over the top.
Over the summit we turned down a super fun single track and dropped all of our elevation gain in big banked turns on tacky dirt. Remember yesterday I said riding down hill and trying to take photos was not a good idea? Yea the camera took a big digger into a rock field today. So no more photos - sorry. To be honest I don't think I would have taken any more photos because we were pushing the pace all day.
We finished 2nd today (our best finish) and increased our lead over 4th place by 10+ minutes. We had a great day and we both still had a ton of power after 6 days.
We Finished the race in 3rd place and had no crashes and zero bike problems. All I can say is if you are thinking about doing a race like this or just want a super fun bike that rips downhill and can climb with the best hard tails - check out the Ibis Mojo - http://www.ibiscycles.com/
Thanks for reading - time for a few beers and a nap.
Next up for Team303Racing - ????
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