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Watermelon Gravel Grinder - Aug 29th, 2015 - 8:30am - Tiguex Park, ABQ
Details! Watch https://nmes.wordpress.com/ for updates and route directions.
FULL ROUTE ~98miles. 6800 feet of climbing. Seven dirt Secteurs for a total of ~23 miles of dirt.
Intermediate Route ~ 68miles. 4800 feet of climbing. One 7.3 mile dirt secteur.
Easy Route – there isn’t one!
Start/Finish: Tiguex Park, Albuquerque – 1800 Mountain Road NW, ABQ, NM 87104, under/near the Tiguex Park Arch and Park Entrance on Mountain.
Introduction and TEAM Format: This ride will follow the ‘gentleman’s format’ popularized by Rapha, with one significant adjustment to encourage wider participation: we will allow teams between 3 and 5 riders to start. Each team’s time (for bragging rights) will be recorded on the 3rd rider to finish (Think of a Grand Tour Team Time Trial where time is taken on the 5th rider and the other 4 riders are inconsequential, yet often the fastest teams are the ones that stay together). Please give your team a cool name!
Recommended Equipment: A road bike or cyclocross bike with tire clearance to accommodate 25c tires or greater. Cyclocross File Treads in 32-38c are not a bad choice. This route is ~ ¼ dirt. And the full route includes some pretty gnarly dirt descending. Tubeless tires/wheels are highly recommended. Albuquerque and the surrounding areas are notorious for goat heads and thorns. Furthermore, many of the dirt roads are rocky so bottoming out/pinching tubes is likely. Thus, tubeless is the best choice and it will allow you to run lower pressures for more traction and comfort. Some wheels I really like that set up tubeless like a dream:http://ridehifi.com/…/products-the-mix-tape-aluminum-clinc…/
Another suggestion from riders with experience in these events is to have the strongest team member carry an extra tire so that someone’s day is not finished if they slash a tire.
- These Practices will be previews of the 9-20 NMCX Series opener at the Sunnyslope course. They will be great preparation for early season races such as Cross Vegas, Colorado Cross Classic, Boulder Cup, Trek CXC Cup, and NM Series races.
- Directions: From I‐25 & Rio Bravo: exit on Rio Bravo heading west. Take 2nd St. south ~ 1.6 miles to Sunnyslope St. West (right) follow the road left and park without blocking driveways. By Bike: Take the paved Bosque Path South from Tingley Pond (also called Cesar Chavez Loop). Travel south to where bosque path begins to curve East toward I-25. Exit bike path at this point to dirt road to West and you are entering the course. The closest Intersection for internet searches is "Valley High St SW and Sunnyslope St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105"
- these practices will be free
- sealant in your tubeless tubulars or tubeless clincher tires is strongly recommended for these courses. email with questions
-MTBs welcome
2015 MTB Practice
Presented by Sustainable Endurance Coaching and BlitzenCracker
2014 Cyclocross Practice Series and Races
Tuesday Night Cyclocross (TNCX)
Promoted by BlitzenCracker - sponsored by HiFi Wheels, The Feed, and Craft Hair Studio.
3 Races!
9-9, 9-16, and 10-7 TNCX - Sunnyslope with preride at 6:00pm and practice start at 6:15pm
- These Practices will be previews of the 10-11 and 10-12 NMCX Series races at the Sunnyslope course. They courses will differ from the Sustainable Endurance short track
MTB races and will include new sections of trail. They will also be great preparation for early season races such as Cross Vegas, Colorado Cross Classic, Boulder Cup,
Trek CXC Cup, and NM Series La Cueva races.
- Directions: From I‐25 & Rio Bravo: exit on Rio Bravo heading west. Take 2nd St. south ~ 1.6 miles to Sunnyslope St. West (right) follow the road left and park
without blocking driveways. By Bike: Take the paved Bosque Path South from Tingley Pond (also called Cesar Chavez Loop). Travel south to where bosque path begins to
curve East toward I-25. Exit bike path at this point to dirt road to West and you are entering the course. The closest Intersection for internet searches is "Valley High St SW
and Sunnyslope St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105"
- these practices will be free
- sealant in your tubeless tubulars or tubeless clincher tires is strongly recommended for these courses. email with questions
Other Practice Series Events (details here)
9-23 Informal TNCX, Calumet Picnic Area (Team Cross/Rob and Charlies)
9-30 Informal TNCX, Calumet Picnic Area (Team Cross/Rob and Charlies)
10-7 TNCX, Sunnyslope (BlitzenCracker)
10-14 TNCX Mesa Del Sol (Active Knowledge)
10-21 TNCX Mesa Del Sol (Active Knowledge)
10-28 TNCX Mesa Del Sol (Active Knowledge)
11-4 Lit TNCX, Location TBA (Team Cross/Rob and Charlies)
11-11 Lit TNCX, Location TBA (Team Cross/Rob and Charlies)
11-18 Lit TNCX, Location TBA (Team Cross/Rob and Charlies)
