A tunderstorm may have postponed the second race in the Summit Mountain Challenge mountain bike racing series, but it did not stop competitors from cruising down pristine trails on a warm and mostly dry day.
Nolan Van Harte, of Frisco, followed up his victory in The Mountain’s Revenge mountain bike marathon earlier this month with a victory at the Peaks Trail Time Trial on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The Peaks Trail.
Photo from Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Nearly 40 cyclists climbed more than 1,500 feet to race Saturday, July 31, at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area’s first-ever Reverse Enduro mountain bike race.
Eleven women and 27 men challenged themselves by climbing the three miles from A-Basin’s base to the top of the Zuma Lift at 12,456 feet.
Breckenridge cyclist Taylor Shelden completed the course in the fastest time at 31 minutes and 6 seconds. He beat men’s runner-up John Rauen of Breckenridge (36:36) and third-place finisher Kevin Minard of Dillon (37:43).
Alisha Scheifley of Dillon, who won the Soda Creek Scramble last week in Keystone, won the Reverse Enduro women’s race with a time of 38:27. Scheifley bested runner-up and Summit local Meggie Manzo (46:38) and third-place finisher Shauna Bocksch of Frisco (50:30).
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