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Roaring tigers at FGG#3

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 […]

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Hustle time in Hialeah

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

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Pedal Mashing weekend in Lake Mary

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

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Balmy in Palm Bay FGG#2

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

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Sunny skies at Sunrise

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

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The bell tolls at santos

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

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Time to Grind FGG opener

Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident law Florida Gravel Grinder series #1 + TT#1 – Cary Forest Grind – Bryceville, Fl Amazing weather for the opening round of Scarbourgh Bicycle Accident Law Florida State Gravel Grinder series presented by Trek Land o’ Lakes series. Cary Forest located in North Florida is a great location for gravel riding and racing and we were very glad we were able to make the switch from the originally scheduled weekend that was two weeks earlier because it would have been absolutely brutally cold conditions. So the riders were instead treated with low seventies and cloudy skies with

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Coconut Cup Oleta

Coconut Cup series #5 – Oleta River State park – North Miami, Fl The recent South Florida cold snap finally broke just in time for the fifth round of the series in N. Miami with sunshine and mild temps ruling the weekend. The course is a challenging one for sure, despite the relative flat terrain and also a tough one on bikes as a number of riders experienced mechanicals. The Oleta Trail Blazers had the course prepped well (even power blowing the “rocky mile” section which was a big help), many thanks to the crew for making the weekend a

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fast start at El Lagarto opener

Florida Endurance series #1 + ST – Loyce Harpe park – Lakeland, Fl The series is off to a great start with super weather and a strong turnout. The Ridge Riders club had the trails rocking as well with a 9.8 mile fast and flowing trail and groomed to the max, many thanks to the trail crew! The weekend started off with the series short track bonus race and it was Jayro Lopez taking a close win in the men’s overall and Diana Bridges was the winner in the women’s overall ST. Sunday Caleb Adam put up a good fight

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