Update: Steve Lacey’s comprehensive writeup on his CTR experience is posted at his blog, The Ups and Downs of Mountain Biking. Here’s an excerpt:
“OK, this is a descent piece of trail, maybe those antibiotics are starting to work. Ah back into the trees and……what in the @#%$!!! Are you kidding me. Have you seen those construction sites where they have rough areas at the exit to shake the loose dirt and rocks off the trucks before entering the road; well, they got the idea up at Sargeants mesa after picking up mountain biker’s water bottles, blinky lights, and teeth along the rocks and baby heads. Holy cow, keep up with the butter here if you intend to ride but my rear rack was starting to show some serious signs of fatigue so I opt to walk a lot of it and finally get to Baldy lake where I can fill up my water bottles….it’s just a half mile off the main trail…..straight down and straight back up.”
Steve Lacey on the CTR
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Kurt Ireland and Steve Lacey are on the Colorado Trail for the 2010 Colorado Trail Race, referred to as the CTR, which is a multi-day endurance mountain biking epic that has no formal entry, support, or prize incentive.
Kurt Ireland hits the Colorado Trail Race. Photo: Jeff Higham
The course runs nearly 500 miles between Denver to Durango and presents participants with 65,000′ of elevation gain, with altitudes ranging between 5500′ to 13200′.
The course and elevation profile of the CTR
Follow their live progress at Trackleaders.com.
Steve Lacey heads out on the Colorado Trail. Photo: Jeff Higham
We wish Kurt and Steve a safe and swift journey, and look forward to their updates and ride reports!
