Trans North California Oct 10, 2015

[Roland Sturm]

Almost time for the second Trans North California, time to have it's own thread.
http://transnorthcalifornia.blogspot.com
So two great events out west next weekend. If it weren't for TNC, I'd probably join the Coconino route again.

A point-to-point, but some tough logistics will always keep it small. I plan to ride out of Mendocino, so add another day or two of road touring afterwards. In fact, the challenges to get out of Mendocino probably will keep this event at an ideal size (and given that the one bus a day from Fort Bragg to Santa Rosa can at most have two bikes, good to keep it small).

No idea how hard it is or if water is a constraint (a common challenge in CA as well.)



 

[bigportions]

Looks like Blake has taken an early massive lead, covering nearly 140mi in the first 12 hours and is entering the 70mi paved, flat, valley section. Highly windy area but maybe better luck going through in the night. Going to be fun seeing him push it on this one

[JReeves]

Looks like Blake is on a mission again!  What a stud!!!

[Roland Sturm]

Blake disappeared quickly, all out by himself. The peloton caught the other two escapes (Kurt Sandiforth and Isaac Chilton) early, Kurt around mile 100 because he broke his derailleur and scratched and Isaac Chilton around mild 225 because his knees caused problem (Blakeitis maybe?). The rest of the group stayed surprisingly compact and everybody finished the same day. All about the same speed and only sleeping time seemed to matter.

[Roland Sturm]

Trip report of TransNorth California 2015: http://rolandsturm.blogspot.com/2015/11/mountain-biking-across-northern.html