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Florida Endurance series #1 + TT#1 – Markham Woods Park – Lake Mary, Fl What a contrast to last years ice box race where the temps were in the 20’s, this year was shall we say a perfect day to be outside and ride ones bike. The SORBA Orlando club was again on top of things and they had a nice layout that consisted of a steady mix of twisty single track and some double track thrown in to allow for passing plus about 11 to 12 inches of elevation changes just to keep things interesting (ok that wasn’t fair, […]

Florida Gravel Grinder series #1 – Cary Forest – Bryceville, Fl Perfect weather for the start of the ’23 series in North Florida as a cold front and overnight rains provided the racers with a packed course and cool temps to race in. SORBA Jax did an outstanding job once again with the course layout, marking and marshaling and Champion Cycling provided the prizes for the awardees, many thanks to both! There were two race days and two loops for the opening round with a Time Trial on Saturday that featured a super fast 7.25 mile circuit and Sunday the

Coconut Cup #5 – Virginia Key Park – Miami, Fl Ahaaa Virginia Key Beach, Florida beautiful views and great weather, right!? Well kind of, it certainly looked attractive but the temps were in the 40’s as the sun rose over the bay which made for a chilly start to the day of racing. The Virginia Key mountain bike club was out however in the cold and had the 7 mile course running hot for the racers and the day actually did warm up nicely by mid afternoon to perfectly clear skies, ok so now we were back in South Florida!

Florida State Championship series #8 / CC make up – Santos Trails – Ocala, Fl What a fine way to end the 30th annual FSC season, the trails were in perfect shape, the temperatures were mild and the excitement was in the air as the ’22 season wrote its final chapter. Many thanks to the Ocala Mountain Bike Association (OMBA) for building, maintaining and helping with the event. The course was a tough one this year with three notable sections that kept the racers busy during the 7.5 mile loop. This trail is also notorious for mechanical problems especially flat

Coconut Cup series #4 / FSC make up – Amelia Earhart Trails – Hialeah, Fl Mild temperatures and sunny sky greeted racers from both the FSC and CC series for the fourth round of the Coconut Cup south Florida series presented by Floridabikecrashlaw.com, which was also a make up for the Florida State Championship series. For FSC racers it was a last chance to replace any lower or missed scores for both the XC races and the bonus points rounds. The trails were in great shape (thanks to the Amelia Trail Builders Club), with a few new dirt sculptures and

Florida State Championship series #7 / Coconut Cup series #3 –Caloosahatchee Trails – Alva, Fl When hurricane Ian hit the Ft Myers area the thought that we would be racing at the Alva trails by November 20th was simply wishful thinking and frankly secondary to our concern for all of the folks that were affected by the storm. We were thinking the worst but to our surprise we got the call that club (the Mud Cutters) and the county (Lee County) was going to have the trails ready for the race and they did just that and in the nick

Florida State Championship series #6 / Coconut Cup series #2 – Dyer park Trails – West Palm Bch, Fl In a whirlwind move the original location of the sixth round of the FSC was moved from Lakeland to WPB due to hurricane Ian and with quick work, hustle and good luck the move was made in record time and set up a chance to add another round to the Coconut Cup series (presented by Floridabikecrashlaw.com) as well at this very demanding South Florida trail system. We can’t thank club Force and Palm Beach County enough for pulling it off. If

Florida State Championship series #5 – San Felasco Trails – Alachua, Fl More nice fall weather was upon central Florida this past weekend for round five of the series, the trail could have used rain but overall can’t complain about the conditions as they were fast and flowing which was a bit of a contrast to last week’s techie Vortex trails. Many thanks to the Friends of San Felasco for prepping the trails and working the event! Close racing was the order of the day with many class win’s decided by split seconds, this included the men’s elite class with

Florida State Championship series #4 – Vortex Trails – Ocala, Fl The crispness of fall weather is upon the FSC series, arriving just at the halfway point in Ocala, it was sweatshirts in the morning and t-shirts in the afternoon and perfect weather for the fourth round of the series. The trail layout was in some ways similar to the annual 12 hours of Santos but a little shorter and with some different twists that had even some of the locals scratching their heads. It was also a bit on the long side at 7.5 miles and was filled with