08/30/2026
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Every year I fail to register for this race despite it being a must on my calendar - again and again, 1000+ riders are faster at registering than I am.
The course is a very challenging (& beautiful) mix of punchy gravel roads & doubletrack that vary extremely in how recently theyâve been maintained⌠đ¤
After a dusty start, I came out of the first 18km technical sector with & .carlyle. But we quickly got caught by a fast charging chase group of 12, including all the favourites.
After some disorganized group riding, got into his C.H. KOM pace right at the bottom of the longest climb of the day, to blow the group apart. I added a little sprinkle over the top & found myself, by myself, with 70km to go⌠đ
With most of the technical sectors still to come I was confident going solo was a good enough move, but made sure it wasnât. He quickly came back on me and despite having the edge on every technical sector, he kept pushing harder on the pedals and was able to bring me back every time.
In the end, Kaleb and I sprinted for the win & I got the best of him. I am satisfied with the way I raced, and feel like mentally & strategically I executed very well. I clearly did not have the upper hand physically in the latter half, maybe from pushing the pace too hard early on, or maybe because I donât have a past career in speed skating⌠đ
Merci Ă toute lâĂŠquipe de la BRGR pour un ĂŠvènement top top, lâannĂŠe prochaine je vais essayer fort fort de get in avant que ce soit sold out⌠đ¨
Photos par la très talentueuse .
Thank you to all below for making this victory possible:
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