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...
by Shauna Farnell | Aug 10, 2026 | Epic Blog, Uncategorized
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Deanna Mayles doubled down on her Epic mark Monday, once again blazing across the finish line with a healthy lead on the rest of the pro women’s field to win The Colorado Trail stage. The 32-year-old increased her gap in the General...
by Mike McCormack | Aug 9, 2026 | Epic Blog
Gotta make this one quick, so here are the top-line notes: What a great start. Keep it up. You earned tomorrow TODAY. Aid bag drop-off: 6:30-7:30am at the upper lot of Beaver Run (just past check-in, same as today) Check-in QR code: on all the aid and gear drop...
by Shauna Farnell | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – Freshly arrived in the United States for the first time ever, James Kelly etched a serious gold star on his international racing career. The 31-year-old Australian won Stage 1 of the 2026 Breck Epic on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 49 minutes....
by Mike McCormack | Aug 6, 2026 | Epic Blog
I’m gonna skip the preamble here and jump right into the info. Below you’ll find an overview of our medical program as lined out by Dr. Jack Gervais. Jack’s an Epic vet, but more importantly, he’s an ER doc for Common Spirit / St. Anthony...
