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Florida State Championship series #1 + TT – Tom Brown Trails – Tallahassee, Fl Wow what a change in the weather, it has been a long hot muggy summer and then all of the sudden a cool snap rolled in and along with low humidity it had everyone grinning, especially the competitors. The trails were in awesome shape as well thanks to club TMBA (Tallahassee Mountain Bike Association) and the city of Tallahassee, many thanks! The series kicked off Saturday at 3pm with the annual Time Trial, a one lap rider vs the clock affair that saw Reed Legg take […]

Georgia State Championship series #4 – Enterprise South Trails – Chattanooga, Tn After weeks of on and off again rains the weekend forecast in Chattanooga finally looked dry and sunny and just in time for the final round of the series. The break in the weather also gave SORBA Chattanooga club a chance to do some much needed trail maintenance which created a super smooth and fast course for the GSC racers, many thanks Sorba Chatt! This layout is a bit on the long side with 8 mile laps but the pace is fast and although there is plenty of

Georgia State Championship series TT#2 – Dauset Trails – Jackson, Ga Tough stop on the GSC circuit weather wise, there was a 50% chance of rain over the weekend and that proved to be a bit of a conservative prediction. The area had been getting lots of rain recently but we were hopefull it would let up enough for us to get the fourth round and the second time trial off without too much disruption. Saturday’s TT was held on time but was still wet in many areas due to overnight rains however Sunday’s race had to be canceled as

Georgia State Championship series #3 – Brown’s Mill Battlefield park – Newnan, Ga Dodged another close one on the weather as rains came on Friday but stopped in time for the trails to dry out for the weekends race and produced a near perfect trail for the racers and mild temperatures and sunshine to boot! The 6.25 mile course layout was modified slightly from last years race mainly due to the new start / finish location which produced some blazing fast times. The new layout lent itself to some close racing with about a quarter mile run up to the

Georgia State Championship series #2 – GIHP Trails – Conyers, Ga It was shaping up to be a nice weekend weather wise, the famous Olympic mountain bike course had avoided the rains for the most part on Friday and Saturday but on Sunday just as the yellow wave was one lap into the trail the rain would not be denied. Although it didn’t rain that hard or long it did set the stage for the rest of the day which meant the racers would have to deal with a slick course. The seven mile loop has a bit of a

Florida Endurance series #7 – Croom trails – Brooksville, Fl It is not often we hope for rain right before a race weekend but at this course rain is a blessing most of the time. Central Florida has been in a drought as of late and although we did get the needed wet stuff it was a bit close for comfort as the rain did fall but only stopped right before the 9am start. This year the course was trimmed down to a 14.5 mile loop to help with some of the sand sections and was amazingly fast with a

Georgia State Championship series #1 + TT#1 – Yonah Trails – Cleveland, Ga Picturesque race weekend in the mountains, rains that had been threatening the area calmed down and the sun came out just in time for amazing conditions on the fun, fast and flowing trail system. The North East Georgia SORBA team had the course in great shape and also marshaled the course, many thanks for the hard work! Saturday had a rain the night before and by the 3pm start time the course was near perfect as Jeremy Brock laid down the fastest lap with a 28:33 time

Florida Endurance series #6 – San Felasco trails – Alachua, Fl We have been getting lucky with the weather lately and this race was no exception, although the original date had to be postponed due to rain last month. The temp’s were in the low 80’s and the course was nice and fast, ok maybe a little dry but made for fast laps and blurry trees. The great folks that steward the trails (The Friends of San Felasco) had every bit of the trail trimmed back and ready and also marshaled the event, many thanks! Jason Marcotte rose to the

Florida Gravel Grinder series #5 – Jennings Forest Grind – Middleburg, Fl Could not have ordered a more perfect day to race bicycles, especially in Jennings Forest, there was much needed rain on Friday that packed down the freshly graded limestone that covered what was a sand section last year making for a smoking fast surface and an amazingly fun ride on a gravel bike. Saturday the second individual time trial of the series was held featuring one full lap of the 18.7 mile course. Top male rider in the TT was Trent Maddox while Phoebe Maisto logged the women’s