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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

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