Texas Heats Up This Winter

As many of us in the Endurance Mountain Bike race scene recover from the Holiday and/or dig out from ice and snow, folks down in Texas are turning up the XXC heat with a BUNCH of racing! Here is just a sample of the races Texans have to choose from in the coming months:

The 2010 Frozen Endurance Series

The 2010 Frozen Endurance series consists of three separate events. Each race offers a 4 and 6 hour category, with individual age/gender classes for each. Pre-registration is only $35 per racer for all classes/divisions. The total race field is limited to 300 racers per event.

January 9th, 2010 • Boulder Park, Dallas TX

February 13th, 2010 • Big Cedar, Dallas, TX

March 6th • Johnson Branch, Valley View TX

For more information on the Frozen Endurance Series check out www.DORBA.org.

2010 Hill Country Bicycle Works Marathon Championship Series:

This series has 5 races from November 2009 to February 2010,
and includes the following races:

Pain in the Plain
November 14th, 2009
Palo Duro Canyon, TX
For results visit TMBRA.org

Excruciation Exam 2010
January 2nd, 2010
Warda, TX

El Paso Puzzler
January 17th, 2010
El Paso, TX

Miles of DisComfort
January 30th, 2010
Comfort, TX

Holidaze Marathon at Camp Eagle
February 13th, 2010
Rocksprings, TX

The 85 mile E.E. marathon is fast approaching and combines the Bluff Creek and Rocky Hill bike ranches. It is also the longest running MTB marathon in Texas! Texas resident and racer Vance McMurry described this race to XXC as "excruciating." The race draws folks from all over Texas including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.

A legend is gone....

Sadly the legendary Mas O Menos race (covered extensively in XXC #1) will not happen in 2010. The M.o.M. website states that Desert Sports (the promoters) have finally been unable to secure satisfactory agreements with all of the landowners along the route. For more on this unfortunate event visit desertsportstx.com.

In a state as huge and as bad ass as Texas I bet there are a few more out there, so if you’re heading South this winter keep an eye on the DORBA and TMBRA sites. More than likely you will see more about a few of these races in XXC Season Two, Issue One.