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If you have been trawling the 2019 UCI calendar you would have spotted it, but the pre-eminent mountain bike stage race in the USA, The Breck Epic, is now a UCI sanctioned S1 race for 2019, and will move to HCS status in 2020. “We want the fastest men and women on the planet here […]
The Breck Epic is one of the North American classic stage races right up there with Singletrack 6 (aka TransRockies) and the BC Bike Race. The 6 day event takes part in the Rocky Mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado with a base elevation of 9 500 feet and goes up from there, a couple stages […]
The Greenspeed Project, Inc., organizers of the popular Breck Epic MTB Stage Race, have announced the launch of the inaugural Eagle Outside Festival. Scheduled for May 11-12, 2013 in Eagle, CO, the event serves as a showcase for the community’s extensive trail network and as a centerpiece for the town’s destination tourism marketing effort. “We’ve […]
The last day of a stage race can be a mixed affair. Some races will deem it a parade, or perhaps a section will be unofficially neutral, until the racing starts at the end. With a six day stage race, there isn’t really the scope to do that. And with such a good course set, […]
So far, the Breck Epic has delivered on lots of great riding and racing days. The trails take you up, over and around the valley, although you usually don’t notice due to either the hard climbing or stunning singletrack descents. Stage 5 took a slightly different approach, as it went straight up and over Wheeler […]
With a six day stage race, which day is hump day, stage 3 or 4? As we had yesterday, Breckenridge delivered another stunning summers day for the fourth stage. By this time of the race, your routine should be pretty set. You know when to wake up, what to put in your Aid Station bags, […]
After yesterday’s testing and traumatic conditions, Breckenridge treated Breck Epic racers to the kind of weather they would expect in Summer. Cool air greeted racers in town for the start – but the sky was blue and everyone was smiling. The Breck Epic offers a lot of support for racers. Not only are there Aid […]
Summer doesn’t always mean blue skies and wild flowers when you’re in the Rocky Mountains. Breckenridge is quite high, at about 2900m in the valley. So starting Stage Two today with grey clouds and tempertures that were at 12 degrees and dropping, I was nervous. Looking around, some people were running light, others were rugged […]
It is very impressive when a mountain bike race can be known as one of worlds hardest stage races within the first five years that is has run. The Breck Epic has developed that status since 2009 – being known as a hard race using tough mountain bike trails. Each race is different, but the […]
The mountain bike stage racing format is flourishing. Race promoters have built on the original success of the Transalp race (amongst others), and either developed similar events, or customised the format in time to suit the region and demands of the racers. Other long running stage races, like the Crocodile Trophy, have dropped down from […]
