by Shauna Farnell | Aug 14, 2026 | Epic Blog, Uncategorized
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Making her Breck Epic debut this week, Deanna Mayles was in a league of her own from start to finish. Following the cancelation of Stage 5 on Wheeler due to forecasted thunderstorms, racers were jonesing to pedal in Friday’s final stage on Gold...
by Mike McCormack | Aug 13, 2026 | Epic Blog
Folks – we’re not going to race today. The weather looks grim up there. It’s always unpredictable, and it wouldn’t be unheard of in Colorado for the skies to clear. But…every reliable weather source (and we have some good ones) tells us that...
by Mike McCormack | Aug 13, 2026 | Epic Blog
WHEELER DECISION – stand by Folks, we have access to some VERY good weather intel and it’s not looking good right now. We’ll make the call on go or no-go by 7:15. The ONLY consideration is your safety and that of our staff, volunteers and medical...
by Mike McCormack | Aug 12, 2026 | Epic Blog
Conflicting weather reports all over, so we’re planning on/for all of them. I’ll send the start list as soon as it’s done – it won’t be long. In the meantime, we can answer at least a few questions; START: 8:30am LOCATION: Beaver Run....
by Shauna Farnell | Aug 12, 2026 | Epic Blog, Uncategorized
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Karma was on Macky Franklin’s side – along with a whole lot of fitness and skill, of course – for Stage 4 on Wednesday. After sacrificing his own race to help a fallen rider in Stage 2, Franklin threw down the stage of his life on the 42-mile...
by Shauna Farnell | Aug 11, 2026 | Epic Blog, Uncategorized
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Most Epic riders would agree that if there were one stage nearly impossible to dominate from start to finish, it’s the Circumnavigation of Mt. Guyot. Measuring 40.5 miles with more than 7,000 feet of climbing – a bunch of it above tree line, up...
