Skyline is one of my favorite mountain bike races. Hard climbs, with technical sections that many racers walk. Steep rocky descents with tight switchbacks that draws spectators hungry for blood. Forced bunny hopping and hike-a-bike sections. What's not to like?
6/23/11
2011 Skyline Park Mountain Bike Race - The 2nd stop of the 2011 Sierra Cup MTB Series - Race Report
10/6/10
CX Sims #1
Tonight was the first night of CX sims. Frickin' blast! We hightailed it down to the BLM land west of Grass Valley and put together a very challenging .6 mile course shown below (ignore section that connects in the center). We ran this clockwise. One run up section, one big puddle you had to run around, one big big dip that was a thrill on a cross bike, some muddy spots, berms, jumps, baby heads, you name it! The fellas that won tonight were on single speed mountain bikes. As I said, this was a very challenging course. We'll head there again next week.
6/27/09
Endurance Training - Super Punisher 2009
Up and down the Tahoe Rim Trail from Spooner Lake to Mr. Toads Wild Ride. Down Mr. Toads via some trails and neighborhoods to downtown South Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe Rim Trail:
43.08 Miles
6976 Feet Climbing
7:15 Hours
4821 Calories
144 Average HR
181 Max HR
Bottom of Mr. Toads to South Lake Tahoe:
9.69 Miles
514 Feet Climbing
1:00 Hours
594 Calories
119 Average HR
152 Max HR
Total:
52.77 Miles
7490 Feet Climbing
8:15 Hours
5415 Calories
The players: vuduvgn (your host), The Believer, AARP (formerly known as Raphael), Mr. Positive (formerly known as Billiam) and Don Adams.
Another excellent Super Punisher in the books!
5/10/09
Basic V - 4 1/2 Hours - Exploring
Up Boulder Street
Up Red Dog Road
Up Pasquale Road
Along ditch trail next to Pasquale Road
Up Cascade Loop
Up Spanish Lane
Along NID ditch
Up road Google doesn't know the name of
Up Chalk Bluff Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Hwy 20
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Willow Valley Road
37.91 Miles
3921 Feet Climbing
4:33 Hours
3251 Calories
127 Average HR
173 Max HR
65 Average Cadence
On the CX bike, accompanied by The Believer. Great exploration ride, have to go back to do some more exploring. Found an amazing waterfall in the middle of nowhere. Also saw two deer, a large turkey fly across the road and soar down into a canyon and a +/-250# black bear.
4/28/09
Basic V - 2 1/2 Hours - Scott's Drop
Up Dieter's Trails
Up Snow Mountain Ditch
Up Willow Valley Road
Up Lone Grave
Down Scott's Drop
Along Scott's Flat Lake trail
Down to Lower Scotts Lake
Up Scott's Flat Dam Road
Up Scott's Flat Road
Down Pioneer Trail
Down Miner's Trail
20.27 Miles
2566 Feet Climbing
2:36 Hours
2040 Calories
123 Average HR
173 Max HR
All of us were on singlespeeds. Tired from weekend of lots of riding and racing. Accompanied by The Believer, Raphael, Trucker and The Teacher.
4/26/09
Basic V - 7 Hours - Tandem Road Ride - Chico Wildflower
Chico to Paradise via Honey Run Road
to Pentz via Pentz Road
to Cherokee via Cherokee Road
to Pentz via Pentz Road
to Durham via Pentz Durham Road
to Chico via Oroville Chico Highway
72.48 Miles
4377 Feet Climbing
7:07 Hours
4321 Calories
122 Average HR
164 Max HR
On the tandem with wifers. Accompanied by Don Adams, The Believer, Supergirl, Raphael and his wife.