Today’s final stage of the Trans-Sylvania Epic concreted the GC with agreements on the trail and a festive last ride with beer hand ups under tepid skies on picture perfect singletrack. The open men’s class raced to secure their overall spot on some of the best trail conditions the world has to offer. Kona’s Barry [...]
The Queen stage of the Trans-Sylvania Epic came down to a battle between the top three GC contenders. As predicted Jason Sager (Team Jamis) attacked on the biggest fireroad climb of the day, which came early in a bid to distance himself from Kona’s Kris Sneddon. As the open men went up the first singletrack [...]
Stage 5 of the Trans-Sylvania Epic offers a unique formula to the stage racing format. Originally conceived as a Super-D contest, it morphed into what’s referred to as a “Mini-XC Day.” Riders roll socially on a 28-mile loop that has four special sections. Classes line up and race sectors of trail that average about 13 [...]
Raystown Lake and its perfectly groomed, undulating, rollercoaster main loop was the site of stage four of the Trans-Sylvania Epic and riders were greeted to cooler temperatures as they sprinted two 20-mile laps around the lake. As the bunch roared up the paved, 20-percent grade road off the start towards the singletrack all the contenders [...]
Another hot, humid day greeted riders at the Trans-Sylvania Epic during stage 3. Both the men’s and women’s class got off to an exciting start but the biggest change happened in the singlespeed category where Team Dicky’s Rich Dillen had a heroic day, upsetting leader Rich Straub (Freeze Thaw/NoTubes/BikeFlights) by five minutes to take both [...]
Thousands of miles of stellar singletrack crisscross the wilds and snake through the urban landscapes of Pennsylvania. Formed in 2009 with the birth of the seven day mountain bike adventure that is the Trans-Sylvania Epic, the Outdoor Experience Organization is committed to expanding and enhancing this incredible network of multi-use trails through fund-raising and moving [...]
With humid temperatures hitting the 96-degree mark the Coopers Gap Stage of the Trans-Sylvania Epic melted apart in a long train of cooked riders. A stage that, according to last year’s overall winner Jeremiah Bishop was “Juicy and rooty. It was awesome in this old retro way,” he said post finish. “Like in the old [...]
