2018 Course Description
This high-altitude course is located at the Frisco Peninsula and incorporates the popular Nordic trails in the White River National Forest. The course is fairly rocky given the local geology of glacial out wash and alluvial deposits.
The course starts in front of the Frisco Day Lodge where riders ride up Recreation Road and turn right onto a double track heading east across Peninsula Road. The course then enters the Frisco Nordic trail system. A mix of single track, double track, and dirt road circumnavigates the peninsula in a clockwise direction. The first section of single track includes Balfonz Buzz, Jody’s Nugget, Riechl’s Retreat, and Rush’s Hill. Be prepared for a relatively steep loose descent down to Crown Point Road. The course is peppered with rolling single track as well as short rocky climbs and descents. Riders return to the finish on a spectator friendly trail built by the Town of Frisco.
New for 2018…all CB Devo programming will start and end at the Tommy V Field parking lot. With so much traffic happening after school at the Rainbow Park, this new location will be super awesome and provide more space for bikes and parking. Plus, it’s even closer to the school…perfect!
2018 Course Description
The race will start and finish at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in Leadville. The course includes portions of the CMC cross-country trail system and Lake County trails maintained by the Cloud City Wheelers in Leadville.
The course starts up a gradual climb through a pine forest and meanders through the Nordic ski trails to an old mining road. Riders will then turn onto Upper Deck, a twisty single track, which intersects Wheelers Way. The course descends clockwise on Wheelers Way eventually sending riders up through the aspen forest on Golddigger and Cold Feet. The course will once again intersect with Wheeler’s Way where it rolls down and up to Old Chub. Riders will quickly intersect with a double track road to Lower Boulders a fast mix of double track and single track. The course turns left back onto the Nordic trails with a double track climb back to the finish. Total course distance is approximately 6.1 miles, with approximately 650 feet of climbing per lap.
We are extremely grateful to Leadville Coach Bruce Kelly and to Sterling Mudge of the Cloud City Wheelers for their course design and consultation.
2018 Course Description
The Chalk Creek Stampede is located in central Colorado on the McMurry Land & Livestock Ranch, on the west side of Highway 285, where Mount Princeton provides a majestic backdrop.
After an initial double-track climb from the ranches flat grazing area, a single track climbs the course winding along a picturesque plateau. Some rocky sections offer intermediate challenges and a technical descent down to Chalk Creek where riders wind through aspen and cottonwoods. The return is a fast double-track mixed with a little fun twisty single track.
2018 Course Description
This course was specifically designed as a Colorado League race venue. Special thanks to the Town of Eagle, Yuri Kostick, Momentum Trails, John Staight, Chris Cook, Scott Turnipseed, John Bailey, Jay Henry, Hard Scrabble Trails, Amy Cassidy, Battle Mountain High School and VSSA Teams. Thanks to the many local Eagle businesses that welcome support this event.
The course incorporates a touch of everything from fast flat lower sections along the pastoral valley parallel to Brush Creek. It includes several moderate climbs, a few rock bridges, winding berms, fun rollers and a twisty crowd-pleasing slalom descent. This course is fun and demanding and there is a 6.3 miles.