Photo Credit: Mountain Moon Photography

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Photo Credit: Mountain Moon Photograhy

Perfect conditions for the 2011 Winter Park X-C Super Loop race this past Saturday in Winter Park. Top riders of the day were Travis Macy & Erin Huck and biggest losers goes to yours truly finishing dead last in the Expert field. It was a tough course of 18 miles of long climbs, fun decents and a few flat sections taking you through all sorts of cool terrain in the park. There were times I wondered if my handlebars were going to fit through some of the tree sections and there were some very cool gradual decents with rollers and stream crossings.. The entire time I was on course (which was a long time) I keep thinking how they should have a tour category because it really was fun (except for the getting passed by nearly all the expert & sport riders). On the up side, 303cycling got a lot of exposure since nearly half of the racers had at one point passed me. Regardless of my suckage, it was a great course, and once again, super pleased at how well organized race Winter Park puts on. Are they that "with it" on every race? Worth the $40 to race (less you you pay for the whole series). Mountain Moon Photography was back out on course shooting some cool photos and probably the only photographer. Next race up in the seris, Winter Park Point to Point Race July 9th

Event Highlights:
Race #5. Held outside the quaint village of Elbert on the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, this venue harkens back to a time of windmills and cowboys. Intimate camping and bunkhouses offer a - well, peaceful setting to crown the Series Champions. Join us in the rustic dining hall for post race dinner and awards. The quiet, back in time feeling at the Ranch make it a great opportunity to bring the family and enjoy the solitude at this private retreat.

Event Details:
Sunday September 4th. Race start 9:00 am. No license required. Tents for support crews can be set up along the course at the Start/Finish. Team vehicles can park in the Expo parking lot.

Location:
Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch, Elbert, CO

Entry Fee:
RME Series: $70 before April 1. $85 after April 1.
Half-Marathon: $55/$70.
Entry fee includes never-before been seen racecourse, timely results, goody bag and clothing for first 200 registrants, aid stations, medical support, post race meal, awards and raffles.

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Event Highlights:
Race #2. We've added another lap which will test the athletes this year. The course has reversed direction and is running clockwise this year. It promises to determine the true marathoner on this deceivingly challenging circuit. The Battle the Bear race moved to Sunday so that competitors will have a cleaner course and less traffic.

Event Details:
Saturday May 7th. Race start 9:00 am. No license required. Saturday race day registration and check-in available at Bear Creek. Tents can be set up along the course at feed zone at Coyote Crossing. Team vehicles can park in Expo parking up top if you're in by 7:00am. Racer parking down below. Races will start at bottom of road. RME competitors will race six laps, while Junior RME and Half-Marathon competitors race three.

Iron Rider Competition: We are offering a 20% discount for those Iron Riders who want to double up on the races this weekend and truly test their fitness and training. If you've already registered for the Front Range 60, you may enter the code "ironrider" for your registration into Battle the Bear and receive the double dip discount. The BTB runs counter-clockwise highlighting a different racecourse than the FR 60.

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