RACE REPORT: 2006 Bloody Shins Trail

The folks at the Nevada Passage are really on the ball. They had the race results up and posted by the end of each day with a little narrative of the days events. Quite a change from some of the races (I'm talking about you Billy Cross Racing :> ). In the Bloody Shins Trail MTB race, Chris Bondurant (Boise, ID) won the 24 mile experts race in 2:31, while Danny Knoll (Fernley, NV) won the 12 mile sport division at 1:21:10 and Valerie DellaRusso (South Lake Tahoe, CA) took the 7 mile beginner prize in 00:37:18.

Full results available at the Nevada Passage Day One results page, while a good writeup is available here. The Nevada Passage also had some running and kayaking events that looked interesting.

Nevada Passage "Bloody Shins Trail"

Okay, so this is a little outside of NorCal, but Nevada doesn't get much MTB love . . . As part of the made-for-TV Nevada Passage "adventure series", Nevada Commission on Tourism will be hosting a NORBA sanctioned Bloody Shins Trail MTB race on May 6th, 2006. The race will be held outside of Winnemucca, NV and consist of multiple laps (depending on category) of a 14 mile XC course. The MTB race is part of a larger race series which also includes trail running, kayaking and an ATV jamboree (?).

Event: Bloody Shins Trtail MTB Race
Dates: May 6th, 2006
Location: Winnemucca, NV
Competition: XC
Cost: $20
URL: http://nevadapassage.com/mountainbike.asp
License: NORBA ($5 one day lic available)
Registration: active.com or mail [ PDF ]

UPDATE (04/20/06): A thread over at MTBR has some more details. Looks like 1300 ft of climbing per lap.

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