Our very own Hailey Moore finished the North-South Colorado 2023 race in 9th overall and first place women. She rolled into the 608th mile finish at 1 AM this morning after averaging 160 miles a day. Way to go, Hailey! Rest up and nurse that knee!
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From the Start Lines: Kicking Off the 2023 North South Colorado Bikepacking Adventure
The North South Colorado Race kicked off Friday morning at 6am with about 60 riders taking the start at the grand depart from Lee Martinez Park near Old Town Fort Collins. Continue reading for an overview of this exciting event, along with a few insights from the field’s progress thus far.
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Redemption or Rediscovery? Reflections from the 2022 North South Colorado Bikepacking Race
North South Colorado is a bikepacking race that traverses the Front Range, stitching together mountainous passes, singletrack, and plenty of dirt. From the rolling, exposed hills on the Wyoming border, alpine aspen groves, to the high desert of Trinidad, the 600-mile route treats riders to the full breadth of the state’s varied biomes. After dropping from the race during the inaugural 2021 edition, Leonardo Brasil toes the line again in 2022 filled with uncertainty but arrives in Trinidad (spoiler alert) with a renewed sense for ultra-cycling ambitions.
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The Inaugural Colorado North South: My Initiation to Bikepacking Racing
Earlier this year, Hailey Moore set out with a small group of riders in the first North South Colorado Bikepacking Race, a self-supported race event on mixed terrain – from Fort Collins to Alamosa – through the Rocky Mountains. Continue reading for Hailey’s immersive trip report and photos from along the route.