What's this about a mountain bike race on the trail in a month or so? Does that affect hikers?
What's this about a mountain bike race on the trail in a month or so? Does that affect hikers?
Just don't start your hike in Denver at 6 am on 7/30 and you probably won't even notice.
The race is done every year. It is a ad-hoc race with no fees, prizes, etc. It is very small. Around 30 or so start and some drop out. The fast riders do it in less than 5 days, and the slower ones take as many as 10 days, so they become spread out along the trail with little impact on hikers.
http://www.climbingdreams.net/ctr/
They'll pass me but it sounds like NBD, then. Thanks for the info.
I've done such races, and "ad hoc" usually means it's advertised as a totally open, voluntary event. There's no organization, no support, no entry fees, no sign in-- kind of like "show up on your bike, and we'll race."
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