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Georgia State Championship series #3 – GIHP Trails – Conyers, Ga   Dodgie weather but it turned out perfect for the third round of the GSC series at Conyers, although we did get some rain on Friday the wet stuff held off the rest of the weekend and the racers were treated to a great course conditions and a bit of an unexpected cool off to boot, as temperatures dropped into the lower seventies for most of the day. The 7.1 mile course is always a fun and fast jaunt through the woods but it does provide a couple of […]

Florida Endurance series #6 – Croom Tucker Hill trailhead – Brooksville, Fl It was a fast one at Croom this year, much needed rains fell overnight soaking into the sandy patches and making for a perfect surface, plus the Croom Mafia trail crew had done a great job of prepping the course. The course was a 13.9 miles long per loop which meant two laps for the sprint racers and four laps for the marathon distance classes. Mark Delibertis took the win in the marathon open classes with a solid ride averaging 15.5 mph over the 55+ mile race, Morgan

Georgia State Championship series #2 – Brown’s Mill Battlefield Trails – Newnan, Ga   The first taste of Summer, not hot but close as temp’s climbed to the upper eighties but thankfully relatively low humidity and a breeze kept the racers comfortable. The 6.3 mile course was comfortable also, dry and a little slippery due to the pine needles but overall a fast fun trail that felt a lot like a pump track through the woods with a couple of moderate climbs thrown in. Racing was close in most classes from the youth racers on their one mile trail to

Florida Gravel Grinder series #6 – Green Swamp West – Dade City, Fl The final round of the Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Championship Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series was held near Dade City under a dry sky and drought conditions, so dust was a thing but more importantly the sand would be a factor. It had been a few years since the series had been at this location (2023 to be exact) and that proved to be a dry one as well, however since that time there have been some improvements to the

Florida Gravel Grinder series #5 + TT#2 – Jennings State Forest – Middleburg, Fl The next to the last round and the final TT of the Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Championship Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series was set for Jennings Forest just South of Jacksonville and wouldn’t you know it a rain storm was headed that way as well. Fortunately the front moved quickly by and the rain stopped just in time for the Saturday TT to get started at 3pm and all in all the course was in great shape despite the

Georgia State Championship series #1 + TT#1 – Yonah Mountain Trails – Cleveland, Ga   If you have never been to the Yonah mountain course you are missing out, it is a super fun hilly romp through the woods and for the racers descending on the first round of the GSC series they were treated with two days of this amazing course. I know we talk a lot about the weather but after all we are an outdoor sport that operates on dirt, so yeah it is on everyones mind the weekend of a race, this weekend was of course

Florida Endurance series #5 – Hammer Head – Landbridge trailhead – Ocala, Fl It was a comfortable start for the 18th annual Hammer Head but gradually the day got warmer and warmer and that coupled with the recent dry spell meant that the conditions were going to be on the challenging side for this already tough event. A shout out to the club that builds and maintains these awesome trails, OMBA (the Ocala Mountain Bike Association). The course is a 26 mile loop that goes West from the Landbridge trailhead and comes back East for the finish and features a

Coconut Cup series #7 – Quiet Waters park – Deerfield Beach, Fl It was a unseasonable cool start to the morning of the seventh round of the series at the popular Quiet Waters park and the recent rains along with the outstanding efforts of the Quiet Waters trail crew made the course amazing to ride and race on. A new fun addition to the kids trail was also well received, many thanks to the crew! The 6.75 mile layout was a good mix of techie sections followed by flow and open areas to allow for some passing and the lap

Florida Gravel Grinder series #4 – Seminole State Forest – Eustis, Fl Round number four of the Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Championship Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series was held just North of Orlando in the Seminole Forest, the layout is best described as a lollypop system, with two loops and middle connector, the roads were in great shape with some newly graded limestone and much of the course features tree cover with a moderate amount of climbing. A full lap measured 16.85 miles and the peloton held together for the most part with