Hermosa Tours NW is a proud sponsor of the the
Oregon Super-D Series for the 2011 season. We're providing shuttle support for the races, held once a month through September across the region. Last weekend's 3rd Annual Hood River Super-D kicked off the series, and set the bar high! It was a super fun event, with well over 200 racers showing up to ride one of the steepest and fun Super-D courses in the country, serving up 3,000' of vertical drop in 7 miles, and 400' of climbing. Riders came from all over the West, and as far away as France.
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| Post Canyon Shuttle, in action! |
The course was muddy due to heavy rain the last half of the week prior to the race, but partly cloudy skies and a good Gorge wind dried out the trails in no time, creating the dreamy conditions we locals wait for all year long. It was a perfect day of racing on Sunday afternoon.
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| Sweet and Tacky! Photo Credit, Ki Kopkau |
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See more photos from the race on
Vital MTB.
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| Practice day shuttles. Photo by Mike Estes, taken from our shuttle van. |
This year's expanded race venue included camping and a shuttle staging/parking area adjacent to the finish line. A special thanks to the property owner for offering such a convenience! It helped reduce traffic congestion along Post Canyon Drive, and made loading shuttle vans much easier. Plus, it was a really fun place to hang out in between shuttles.
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| Loading one of three vans providing shuttle support for the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint pre-race practice run. |
Hermosa Tours NW Guides Jessica Robinson and myself were two of 41 (Yeah ladies!!) women to compete on Sunday. We both finished strong in separate combined Cat. 1/2 classes, and I have to say, we're doing a proper job of carrying on the Durango Hermosa Tours tradition of riding in costume for the race. The Hermosa Hotties represented, no doubt about it!
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| Pre-race Hotties. (We're looking for other sponsors...!) |
Check out
the race results here. The next race is scheduled for July 3 in Bend, Oregon, so start training! The word on the streets is that this course is more pedal-ly, but far less technical than Post, and for us lowlanders, is at 'altitude' at 5,500'ASL.
Next weekend, June 10-11, we'll also be providing shuttle support for the
Dog River Enduro, part of the Northwest Cup race series (formerly the Fluidride Cup), sponsored by
Dirty Fingers Bicycle Repair in Hood River, Mt. Hood Skibowl, Hurricane Racing, and others. We're stoked to be part of the local race scene to promote mountain biking in our community!
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| Lindsey Voreis ripping it to take third in the Women's Pro Class. Photo Credit Ki Kopkau. |
The Hermosa Tours NW Post Canyon Shuttle runs every weekend from 10 am to 6:00 pm, and on-call on weekdays. A minimum of 4 riders or $60 sends the van. Save gas and time, and ride the shuttle to the top for just $15 per rider, or buy-2-get-1-free, same day use. We donate $2 from every shuttle rider, every run, to local trail advocacy efforts, including ongoing work in Post Canyon, and the movement to
Save the Syncline in Bingen, Washington, where closures of some of our favorite trails are imminent.
To learn more about Hermosa Tours NW and the Post Canyon Shuttle, visit
our website.
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| Ready to Roll! |
