From BC Bike Race Website:
As part of our May 12/13th Management Team meeting, several Directors got together and joined Stage 3 Course Director Jeremy Grasby for a preview of some of the Day 3 race route. The weather was pristine and the trails were in amazing condition, which delighted Jeremy as he’d incorporated them in the Island Cup XC race that was being held there on the 13th (our own Andreas Hestler was a competitor!) We were treated to such amazing single-track beauties as Momma Bear’s, Buggered Pig, and Bronco’s Perseverance. Short and Curly, a relatively new trail in the Cumberland network, was in prime condition and really tested our pedal power.
A few of us were exceptionally keen to sample the Cumberland riding scene, so we actually arrived a day early to maximize our riding time. We had found our way through the Stage 3 trails that Jeremy showed the BCBR Team and took in the incredible descent on Bucket of Blood and a few other trails as well. There is simply no way that you will end Day 3 without a huge grin on your
face!
We bet you’ll want to come back to Cumberland to play some more…
And our Supplies Director, James Durand, did just that. Last weekend, while spending some time on Vancouver Island with his race partner and their significant others, James decided to revisit Cumberland for another kick at the fantastic trails:
“It was a long weekend and Monday was the bonus day off. We were not far from Cumberland (finish to Day 3) so decided it would be a great time to sample some of the more technical trails on the BC Bike Race course. Gary and I figured we would take our significant others out for a ride and show them some great single track. They have been very, very supportive during all this training!!!
We started at the Riding Fool Hostel in downtown Cumberland and were on the trails within a few minutes. The first 1 ½ hours was more exploratory on the lower trails and sooooo much fun. We popped out and then decided to head back in for another loop before the pub.
As the girls headed to the pub, Gary and I decided it was just too much fun and we should climb up and do Bucket of Blood, the main descent on Day 3. So we rode up in a full sprint (we had beer waiting) and found the top of Bucket of Blood, had a little snack, drank some water and then apparently Gary and I thought we were in a down hill race. We made those little XC bikes work as hard as possible and all you could hear was two full grown kids whooping and hollering all the way down. Boys will be Boys. The last section of this trail is tight twisty and FAST. I’m surprised they don’t charge admission for this ride. We finished it off with Buggered Pig and Mamma Bear’s on the way back to town. We went hard so it was a little painful, but its a couple days later and I’m still smiling.
I think Day 3 might be a highlight for more than a few of us racers.”
Read more on this upcoming race at www.bcbikerace.com.