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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

Florida Gravel Grinder series #3 – Tiger Bay State Forest – Ormond Beach, Fl Round three of Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Championship Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series took place at a newly added venue to the series, the Tiger Bay State Forest. The course featured a variety of surfaces along the 12.8 mile journey from the North trailhead heading Southward then turning around heading back for a total of 25.6 miles per loop. There was some sand to deal with in the middle section but fortunately there was rain on Saturday night that

Florida Endurance series #4 – Hialeah Hustle – Amelia Earhart trails – Hialeah, Fl Mild temperatures by South Florida standards (70 degrees at start time) and some mid week rain helped maximize the traction and the Amelia Trail crew did the rest to make the fourth round of the FLE series (the Hialeah Hustle) a super fun and flowing ride through the jungle. If you have never ridden this course you owe it to yourself to take a fews spins around this popular trail in South Florida as it features lot’s of bermed turns and plenty of punchy climbs. The

Florida Endurance series #3 – Markham Masher – Markham Woods trails – Lake Mary, Fl The weather forecasters seemed to want to throw shadows on outdoor events this past weekend by calling for the lot’s of the wet stuff but all we saw were shadows making for a nice conditions for the third round of the series. The SORBA Orlando crew were outstanding hosts again as they put together a 9.8 mile loop which ran backwards from prior years and featured a lot of flow for the racers. The series Time Trial was Saturday and was ran on a shorter

Florida Gravel Grinder series #2 – Three Forks Grind – Palm Bay, Fl Round two of Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Championship Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series headed to the levees of the Palm Bay area under favorable weather and course conditions. The course this year had a slightly different layout as the two way traffic section was replaced by a grass / gravel surface that changed the dynamics of the race a bit by slowing the pace and providing for more wind and shade for the racers. Each race loop was 14.9 miles

Coconut Cup series #6 – Markham park – Sunrise, Fl Just a few weeks ago iguanas were falling from the trees due to the cold but not this weekend, instead the series was treated with a picture perfect South Florida scenario with mild temps, partly cloudy skies and super fun trails. The Markham park trail crew had a 6.75 mile course ready for the riders and worked hard before, during and after to make the whole event a success. Racing kicked off at 8:30am with a large contingent of youth racers on a short but challenging 2.2 mile loop while

Florida Endurance series #2 – 12 Hours of Santos + E Vortex – Vortex trails – Ocala, Fl Fantastic weather for the 2026 edition of the annual 12 Hours of Santos which is also part of the Florida Endurance series, we landed right in between two cold spells and you couldn’t have asked for much better conditions to race for 12 hours on a mountain bike. Friday the weekend of racing kicked off with a romp’um stomp’um E bike race that lasted two laps of the 10.2 mile course that would be also used on Saturday. Evan Stalzer claimed the