2013 Cannondale US Cup East / SERC series #4  - Tanasi Trails - Ducktown, Tn, 5.5/13:   Did someone mention that it rained in Ducktown, well it certainly did and so much so that the rivers were up to full capacity and even the race start had to be changed because parts of the course (the sidewalks) were under water.   But despite that the race went on, the laps were reduced to one for each class and all in all the 11 mile course was in good shape once the trial headed up the mountain. Many thanks to all of the sponsors especially Cycle South of Blue Ridge for providing all of the prizes for the awardies.  Thomas Turner won the  shortened race in the men's pro class while Annajean Dallaire took a close win in he women's expert XC field.  The TXTsignal fast lap went to Van Council in the men's 50+ expert class, next round is in Conyers, GA!

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2013 Cannondale US Cup East / SERC series #3 / GSC #2- Ft Yargo Trails - Winder, Ga, 4.28/13:   Ok the weather folks kind of got it right, yes there was a high chance of rain but thankfully it didn't come until later during the race and most of the first wave was held on a good racing surface.  Despite the dire forecast however nearly 300 racers turned out to  take on the fun and fast Ft Yargo course.  This year the popular course was shortened slightly to 9.5 miles as the section known as Monster Mile was taken out to spare the riders having to deal with a techincal and possibley very slippery part of the trail.  This race combines the regional series and the state series is always very competitive and this year proved to be just that with many first time winners and many close finishes.  Many thanks to all of the sponsors and to Club YABA (Yargo Area Mountain Bike Association) for there skills and efforts in not only building and maintaining the trails system but also working the road crossings.  Omar Fraiser  won a tough fight in the men's pro class while Kim Flynn took the win int he women's expert XC field.  The TXTsignal fast lap went to Kim Flynn in the Women's expert class, next stop is in Ducktown, TN!

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2013 Cannondale US Cup East / SERC series #5 / GSC #3- Georgia International Horse Park Trails - Conyers, Ga, 5./19/13:   Long story short it rained.  Ok now that we got that out of the way, the olympic course was challenging as always even without the famous granite rock section, which was removed due to the rising creek levels, reduced to 4.5 miles the laps were kept on schedule and all in all not a bad day to race as long as you accepted the fact that you are going to get dirty.     Many thanks to all of the volunteers and sponsors and especally to C-Town Bikes of Conyers for providing all of the prizes for the medalists.  Thomas Tuner proved he was the man to beat in the mud again while Kim Flynn took another the win int he women's expert XC field.  The TXTsignal fast lap went to Spencer Lowden in the expert 19-29 class, The KMC chain podium payback awards went to the cat 2 30-39 men and the Junior 15-18 class.  Next stop is in Jackson, GA!

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2013 Xterra Ft Yargo - Winder, Ga, 4/27/13:   Off road thiathlon racing at it's best, even though the temperatures were a little on the cool side and the weather forecast was awful the racers turned out and were faced with near perfect conditions, water temp was 68 degrees, trail was tacky and fast and the sky was overcast.  The level of competion was top notch as well and it was James McCurdy of Auburn, Al taking the top male spot while May-Li Cuypers was the female overall champ.  The event consisted of a 1/2 mile swim followed by a 9.5 mile mountain bike loop and a 5 mile run.  Many thanks to all of the sponsors and to Club YABA (Yargo Area Mountain Bike Association) for there skills and efforts in not only building and maintaining the trails system but also working the road crossings.  Congrats to all!

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