Well today kicked off the first day of the Breck Epic 3-Day stage race. While it also served as Day two for the full 6 day Stage Race. Last night there were multiple rain showers that passed through Breckenridge leaving the trails today in immaculate condition. Meaning you could go a lot faster without risk of sliding out and crashing, so thumbs up for that! The view in the morning here in Breck is second to none.
We started at around 8:10 am from downtown Breckenridge and the had a neutral rollout down Washington Street, then once we hit the dirt it was game one.
I felt really good starting out the day and was super excited to be riding my bike. We climbed up Gold Run Gulch Road and then descended down to Tiger Road. All was going well until about mile 13 when myself and two other guys missed the turn to hit the Colorado Trail. So we ended up doing about 2 miles and 10 minutes extra of riding. Which if that is the worst that happens I will take that.
After that we got on the Colorado Trail and started to climb up toward the West Ridge. The views up there are amazing. After we climbed for about 5 miles we then got to the fun part 7 miles of awesome descending. It had everything dirt, rocks, trees, prairies, and awesome scenery. Check out the videos below for some of the great terrain we had during the downhill portion.
After that it was back to more climbing of course we worked are way back up a couple of more climbs before making our way back down to Tiger Road. After that we then climbed back up Gold Run Gulch Road and the Upper Flume Trail. That was a butt kicker because it was one root after another and my back was sore by that point. At the top though we were treated to rolling terrain and a little bit of pavement to stretch the legs. From that point it was a downhill, adrenaline pumping ride all the way down Minnie Mine Trail to the finish.
In a nutshell today was awesome. If you have never been on the Colorado Trail it is absolutely amazing whether you bike, run, hike, etc. Today the total was about 42 miles and about 7000 feet of climbing give or take. Can't wait to start tomorrow. The map at the top shows the route we did today. You can also click the link to check it out on google maps.
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