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Florida Endurance series #4 – Hialeah Hustle – Amelia Earhart park – Hialeah, Fl Round four of the series landing at Amelia Earhart park for the annual Hialeah Hustle and the weather was great for this time of year (a little dry but other than that we can’t complain). The Amelia Trail crew had the trails in great shape and put together a fun and punchy 8 mile loop which the racers had the choice of doing four laps (sprint) or eight laps (marathon). There was a close fought battle in the men’s marathon race amongst about five riders up

Coconut Cup series #6 – Markham Park – Sunrise, Fl Amazing weather for round six of the CC series in Sunrise, the Markham park trail building club had the trails in great shape and rolling fast at this popular South Florida trail system, many thanks to the crew! There was lot’s of good and close racing all day but it was Marco Carrie who came way with the overall in the men’s expert class on the 7 mile per lap course and Jennifer Moos claimed a strong win in women’s expert field. Next CC and final race of the series

Florida Gravel Grinder series #3 – Seminole Forest – Eustis, Fl All the stars lined up for round three of the FGG series as the weather was amazing, the roads were smooth and this year the water crossings were dry. The forest service put down a heavy layer of limestone and paved it smooth just weeks before the event so it was in stark contrast to the last few years where watching for potholes and diving through water crossings were part of the game. The average speeds reflected the changes as most improved by a couple mph over the 2024

Florida Endurance series #3 – 12 hours of Santos – Vortex trails – Ocala, Fl We could not have asked for better weather for the annual 12 hour race at the Vortex. Last year the race had to be cut short due to rain (and it was a bit cold as well), this year it was just picture perfect all day and night. It was a little longer course this year as well measuring nine miles per lap (not counting the first half loop to spread the riders out). Many thanks to all of the sponsors and thanks to club

Coconut Cup series #5 – Oleta River State Park – N. Miami, Fl Was a warm one but not too hot, the sun was shining and trails were demanding as always at Oleta. The Oleta Trailblazers had the trails trimmed back nicely and with a new variation of trails for the racers the 6.75 mile was a challenge to all levels. Angel Rodriguez claimed his third win in a row after a tough battle with his competitors and one particular tree and Patricia Doring also started a streak of her own with two straight in the women’s expert class. Next

Florida Endurance series #2 + Time Trial – Markham Woods – Lake Mary, Fl Amazing weather to kick off the month of February with overcast and temperatures in the 70’s round two was held at the popular Markham Woods trail system just North of Orlando. A busy but flowing trail was set up by the SORBA Orlando trail crew and this time it measured 7.5 miles per loop meaning four laps for the sprint racers and eight laps for the marathon folks. Saturday the series time trial was a one rider against one lap of the course affair and it

Coconut Cup series #4 – Amelia Earhart Park – Hialeah, Fl After a chilly start to new year of racing it was reassuring to have a really nice weather weekend for a change. The sun was shining, the temps were in the 70’s all day the trail was in perfect shape which made for lot’s of smiles all around. The Amelia trail crew had set up a 6.9 mile course that was at it’s prime, many thanks for all of the hard work! Angel Rodriguez came ready to race after a very successful FSC season and took home the overall

Florida Gravel Grinder series #2 – 3 Forks Rec area – Palm Bay, Fl When a weather forecast is made it is important to look at the details, if you just glance at the headlines for Sundays Central Florida weather there were terms like “washout”, “all day rain” and 95% chance of rain. But a closer look revealed a low chance of rain until the afternoon at the race site and in fact it did not rain until after 2pm at the race site well past the end of the event. What was very true was that the area was

Florida Gravel Grinder series #1 + Time Trial – Cary Forest Grind – Bryceville, Fl A wee bit chilly it was! Saturday’s time trial was not too bad with temperatures in the forties and near fifty but Sunday with temps in the twenties overnight and still freezing by race start, yeah it was down right during most of the race. The sun did come out however and we managed to high a balmy 50 degrees by awards time. The SORBA Jax clubonce again helped out immensely,  and Champion Cycling was also on hand as the round sponsor and they handed