It all began with the XC athletes and a “Le Mans” style start run to their bikes. The XC riders climb around a few of the major hotels, cut through forest single-track and then loop back into the town. The XC portion ends with a climb up rue des Remparts, the main artery of Tremblant village. Once the riders complete their lap, their team number was radioed back to the start of the down hill course and their team mate would then drop in.
The USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) continued over the weekend with stop number two at the Platekill Bike Park in New York on May 23.
Andrew Neethling descended in a time of 2:43.48 to best runner up Bryn Atkinson by a mere second.
In the women’s downhill time test, Tracy Mosley bested silver medalist Melissa Buhl by five seconds … Details