Four hours of battling in the Virginia heat with the boys! Happy to land on the last spot of the podium 🥉behind @colepaton & @bradyn.lange with a fun battle for the first half until it was more or less a TT to finish 5:30min behind Cole and 1:30min behind Bradyn.
@dirtcampracing always wins the gold for support ❤️
@iamspecialized_mtb Epic 8 Pro with their new World Cup wheels under 1,000 grams a set was flawless the entire 4hrs 🔥 The best riding bike for any course year-round.
@usacycling / @quadsworth very nice course this year 👌
@gjridesandvibes is the hardest course all year 🫡 if you aren’t riding technical trail your climbing the steepest fire road around! 2nd place this year and a good day of training for the next wave of XC racing coming up with @dirtcampracing . The meat of the season is coming up!
Good day out @whiskeyoffroad ! Worked back to the front group with @thewiscodisco at the bottom of Skull Valley after splitting up at the start. Stayed together until a quarter way up and started dropping guys (including me). Kept the group somewhat in site for a while, and saved some matches for those last 15 miles of single track. Caught some riders, almost caught 3/4th, and PRd that. Nothing left at the end and somehow exact same time total as last year. 5th place in the end.
First year doing this race in 2018 I got hooked (little throwback pic at the end). Looking forward for more to come.
Photo: @ri_ganey
Good racing @uscupmtb 🤘@dirtcampracing was dialed with the support all week! Redemption on the drop and 16th place for a good one yesterday.
Photos 1-10: @cxhairs
Photos 10+: @eabeckett
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Front end washed out on some rocks leading up to the drop and ended up with a little super man action. Got back on the bike and finished the race with only minor injuries luckily 🍀 Was rolling around 15th place with one to go before this
Started the 2026 season off hot with a 10th & 16th place in some stacked fields this year! Followed by a week of stomach bug which made the last races a wash in Rincon. Felt strong and looking forward to the season!Another great trip with the @dirtcampracing crew with some great performances from the team.
