Boom…..my second Breck Epic is in the books.

With the up’s and down’s this race has dolled out, and because today was the last day,   I decided to leave it all out there on the course. Today’s stage was a bit more suited for roadies and trackies than the pure single track shredders, so I decided to roadie on the guys and ride my D29 hardtail (compared to the XCR I’ve ridden in every stage of every stage race this year). I’m on a new 2011 version of the d29 and have only three rides on this puppy…what better way to get a feel for her than with 14 miles of jeep road climbing up to the continental divide.

With the course description previously mentioned, some of the racers were on more of a tour than a race, Ross opted for the baggy’s.

The neutral rollout was actually neutral today. Woah. The roadies of the group were sitting behind the lead car like rabid wolves waiting to chase down their prey.

As the race got underway I decided that I would leave it all on the course today and go for broke, after all I’m getting a belt buckle after this stage that say’s BAMF’er on it. I soon found myself riding with some people I havent seen all week except for at the start and finish, I’d lie if I said this didn’t motivate me.

At the end of the day I was happy to sit down and feel like I didn’t anything else to give, it’s a healthy feeling. Like I mentioned, this stage was fast fast fast and the roadies were in paradise. Not that Colby doesn’t have skillz, but he is a trackie. Colby summoned his Jedi powers (as Mike the race director would say), made a balsy move and it worked out, good on ya Colby.

The race is over and I think everyone is pretty satisfied with that. Our bodies are telling us no more but I don’t think any of us can get enough of the sweet trails we’ve been riding this week. Time to lay the bikes down, pick up a brew and let it all soak in. The Breck Epic is an awesome race put on by those who truly love mountain biking. Mike and his crew do a top notch job and to say this race is anything short of an awesome experience would just be plain wrong.

Until next year- Big Black