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The 11th Cascade Creampuff 100 mile MTB race was held last weekend, on June 26. The day saw some of the hottest temps ever on raceday, and made for a very tough day for everyone involved. Less than 50% of the field finished, and the average finish times were at least 40-60 minutes longer than last year. The winner finished in around 9:30 and the last finisher made it to the finish line after a grueling 15 hours.
I was volunteering in the middle of the course, at Aid Station #2, along with lotsa local Disciples of Dirt members, and other MTB enthusiasts. I didnt get much time away from my duties, so most pics are around Aid 2, but I was able to sneak away for a few minutes to go up the Alpine trail for a few trail shots.
We had a mini aid station set up at 5:30am for the racers to grab water after the first 11 miles.
Riley looked good coming into Windy Pass
Jared and John riding together
Chris and Adam
Steve, Tim, and Brice ride up together
Steve mixes his magic potion
local bike shop owner Mckenzie came out to cheer the racers on before heading off to work.
everyone was smiling still at 6am
by 10:30, things were starting to warm up.
Race leader, and three time champion, Erik Tonkin pulls through Aid 2, looking pretty good for 50 miles in the saddle
He didnt stay long, as he was being stalked by a new Puff racer who looked strong
Ben Thompson, training for the Trans-Rockies, plans on giving Tonkin a run for his money.
Boyd, a local rider is the first singlespeed through Aid 2. Boyd won the SS division, and came in 3rd overall 2 years ago.
I was volunteering in the middle of the course, at Aid Station #2, along with lotsa local Disciples of Dirt members, and other MTB enthusiasts. I didnt get much time away from my duties, so most pics are around Aid 2, but I was able to sneak away for a few minutes to go up the Alpine trail for a few trail shots.
We had a mini aid station set up at 5:30am for the racers to grab water after the first 11 miles.
Riley looked good coming into Windy Pass
Jared and John riding together
Chris and Adam
Steve, Tim, and Brice ride up together
Steve mixes his magic potion
local bike shop owner Mckenzie came out to cheer the racers on before heading off to work.
everyone was smiling still at 6am
by 10:30, things were starting to warm up.
Race leader, and three time champion, Erik Tonkin pulls through Aid 2, looking pretty good for 50 miles in the saddle
He didnt stay long, as he was being stalked by a new Puff racer who looked strong
Ben Thompson, training for the Trans-Rockies, plans on giving Tonkin a run for his money.
Boyd, a local rider is the first singlespeed through Aid 2. Boyd won the SS division, and came in 3rd overall 2 years ago.