Breck Epic Blog by Kevin Kane
Kevin Kane is a 20-year-old professional mountain bike racer for the Rocky Mountain Factory Team. He is also the Vice President of the Summit Fat Tire Society, and a creative writing student at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Kane is competing in the 2011 Breck Epic mountain bike stage race in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Follow his adventures throughout the race here.
Kane has been racing mountain bikes professionally for the last three seasons--ever since he turned 18. He raced in World Cups for the U23 National Team and earned two top-10 finishes at U23 nationals before even turning 20.
After a last minute invitation to do the BC Bike Race this year, he began to focus more on the endurance side of cross country racing, despite his relatively young age among the endurance set. At the BC Bike Race, his first-ever stage race, he pulled off a top-20 solo finish despite mechanical issues and sickness early in the week.
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The Impervious Wall of Bonkdom
As forewarned, the incoherent rambling has begun -
Cruel and unusual punishment
Racers face another day of 8000+ vertical feet -
Singletrack dreams on stage 2
Unfortunate racers from Stage 1 get their revenge on the Colorado Trail
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Breck Epic Blog Day 0: Stoke level is rising
Looking at mountain bike stage racing with a new perspective -
Course knowledge counts for nothing on stage 1
A solid start on problem free stage -
The wrap
2011 edition is in the books
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Breck Epic stage 5 takes riders to the brink
Today's entry includes Tim Johnson’s secret sandwich recipe, the PB&TJ