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September 30, 2017

Flashback to a Canmore Endruo….

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With the absence of a BC Enduro series race in Canmore this year the STEEDS racing team hopped on board with the Canadian National XCO and put on a mini Enduro the tursday prior to the race!!!

As per usual, when a race is being thrown in Canmore, it was packed with competitors…

As i was still in recovery from a  shoulder injury, i grabbed the camera the rim and the bar, and smashed out a few shots..

Mike Lesle…. Full Pin

 

Some people actually believe Sylvain is a grown up…

Who is this guy???

Burty dropping into some of the new tech section of the nationals course.

Sendy Sena.

Some sweet enduro suits on course

James saving it at the dusty log…

And then making it all up with the sweetest magnum pose EVER!

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February 17, 2015

National Enduro series and Mt Buller EPIC!!!!!!!!!

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If you are going to Victoria, Australia and only do one bike ride (ridiculous proposition!) while you are there, go and ride the Epic Trail…. It may hurt a little but it is worth it. Oh, and you may as well go while they are hosting the first round of the Australian Enduro Series…why not?!

Graves, Hill, Brosnan, Clementz??? …yep, that is a good enough reason I think.

Some call this the best trail in Australia, and for good reason. The Epic is over 40 km of largely single track. With solid, well thought out climbs, amazing summit views and long flowy descents , this was well worth the 3hr drive from Melbourne.

Our loop was a slight variation of the proper epic trail. We completed the Stonefly up and down, a true classic and then cut across to the Telephone Box Junction (a magical haven found deep in the forest) to finish the ride down to the base of Mt Buller. All in all this made for a slightly longer loop at 51km! But hey, we are athletes…right?

 

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Where do we go? whats happening? beards look ok??

 

 

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Prime singletrack. We saw a lot of this in the 50km of trails we sessioned.

 

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An absolute gem in the middle of nowhere, gourmet food, coffee and a repair shop!

 

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A full service centre to keep you rolling through the day.

 

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Callum sending a sausage roll down before the 11km climb.

 

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It takes a while to get to this sign, The steep climb out of TBJ is only made worse by the fact you have already done 25km or so to get here, this is the last place you will stop before the fun of the final descent begins.

 

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Or maybe you’ll stop to take a photo.

 

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The beautiful views of Mt Buller and surrounds.

 

That was our Saturday complete….now for some Sunday Enduro heckling.

 

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An evening stroll down to the main village area..pump track and all.

 

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yep..mmhmm

 

 

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Some of the guys checking on their seeding times for Sundays event.

 

 

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Sram tent.

 

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Hill, Jones, Clementz out for a final practice.

 

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One or two nice steeds in the lineup. Both Richie Rude and  Jared Graves chose to ride the SB5C on race day opting for the shorter travel of the two bikes.

 

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Following some riders up to the start of stage 3 on the Sunday. The pros had already begun the Stage 3 climb at this point. We were driving to a spot to hopefully catch em on the way down.

 

 

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Mr Sam Hill was the first to descend Stone Fly. Still rocking flats.

 

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The pros came down at their own leisure. Troy Brosnan a few minutes later on. He looked extremely smooth and extremely fast.

 

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A post Stage 3 chat at the main food station.

 

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You could here this guy coming!. Heaving breathing all the way down. Graves looked like he was working harder than everyone else. Extra pedal strokes wherever he could..Thats the kinda thing that pays off in the long run.

 

 

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Jerome Clementz. Fast and smooth.

 

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Stage 4

 

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Another smooth line from Brosnan. Cornering so precise outta this section.

 

 

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The start of Stage 5 had a sprint style start which eventually looped onto parts of the DH trail network at Mt Buller. The Pros still looked fresh at this point.

 

 

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Graves finished the final stage with a flat but basically still crushed everyone by over a minute over all. Quite ridiculous really, but I guess that is what you expect from a world champion.

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September 27, 2014

People who are rad……Josh

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State your name, age and occupation!
Joshua Fultz-Veinotte ,14 yrs old and I am a downhill mountain bike racer
Where are you from?
Halifax , BC
Where do you live?
Canmore,  AB
Left or Right foot forward?
Left , “pretty sure thats how Smith is “
How many bikes do you have?
Two , working on three with an older diamondback bmx racer also
 Introduce them to us
My beautiful Turner DHR with carbon rims , bars and post .. as well as cranks … full Fox suspension and  Shimano for life !!!!!!
A simple little bmx which doubles as my townie , as well as a tricky twitchy jump genius , Fit bike co and premium parts all over
 Favourite type of riding?
Fast, loooose  and light on the feet, as well as the tires
sunpeaks 2014 2
sunpeaks 2014
Any serious bike injuries?
staples in my arm!
 Do you have a Strava account?
Dont use it much but yeah
 Whats the best piece of bike technology you have adopted recently?
CARBON EVERYTHING ! as well as spokie dokes !
 Name a place you would like to ride,
New Zealand , Oregon , and Colorado
 Name your favourite trail/zone,
Mount 7 in Golden or maybe around Kamloops , tough to say 
 Baggys or Spandex?
moto kit and golf shoes for the win!
 Flats or Clips?
Clips
 Whats on your riding playlist right now?
deep house , and black sabbath!
 Explain Enduro in your own words
your only Enduro if you have a certified Enduro stash, goggles and a half shell!
 How much coffee do you require daily?
do you evan need to teeth whiten with green tea?
 Favourite Gary Busey movie?
Pirahña  3DD I guess,
Favourite post ride elixir?
The liquid perfection of simple water 
Who is cooler, you or you mum?
Moms pretty determined to help me with races which is super cool  and  I love that I have her to help me all summer ! 
silver star 2014
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May 30, 2013

Operation:Unicorn DH Race

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Its a rare thing for me to get a weekend off in summer. But I got one!!!

Just so happened to be the same weekend the inaugural Unicorn DH race in Kamloops was going down. While my shit wrist (still on the mend from Australia) wasn’t going to allow me to bring the big bike, I tagged along with some friends, a camera, my trail bike and a nice pair of pants….and all these things happened ..

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Morning raceday prep.

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Candace getting schooled on appropriate elbow pad placement.

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Some heavy rain over the last week definitely added some greasiness to the track. Not your typical hot, dusty Kamloops.

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A handful of race support tents,

 

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Canfield Bros were on site with some of there new bikes. Pretty sweet all mountain weapon

 

 

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These lil’ guys kept popping up everywhere!

 

 

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Caught the tail end of some practice laps, Due to some late night/early morning karaoke our team was only able to                                       squeeze in one lap on raceday. Probably enough ?

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Good decision.

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Some race kids sessioning the drop line.

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Marcie.

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Annie.

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Candace.

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Pat.

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Youth Under 15 lining up for the shuttle.

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I think this guy one the whole race.

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Specialized supplied the shuttle trucks.

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Young Rad racer Josh putting in a fast time for the win!

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The woman caught all the rain for the day. This was a clsose battle between Annie and Candace, Dual Slalom at its finest!

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Marcie ripping it up for the win, a close finish between her and 2nd.

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Stoked Face!!

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Drinking as soon as possible post race run is the key to success.

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Dirrrrrrty!

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Pat killing it in his first DH race,

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And for some reason getting his pilsner an interview….they are delicious i guess.

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View from the commentary booth.

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Elite athlete survival Brat.

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Even the young ones were having fun!

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Team Radbike. Sorry, no beer for you Josh

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Once we were all done we headed up the hill to a nice loose section to get loose ourselves! Elite men

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PEDAL!!!!!!!!!

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This guy may be scarred for life.

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Annie telling this guy how it is. She is so fast she poops racers!!

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Team Bikeroom had a solid finish. 3rd in the womens and 3rd/4th in the mens.

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and then it was all over

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RIP

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Post race podium prize give away brought to you by the Bicycle Cafe Kamloops

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U15 podium

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U17 podium

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Open Womens podium

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Masters 40+ podium

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Masters 30-39 podium

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Junior men 17-18 podium

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Senior Men podium

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Yeah bro!!! you just one a bike!

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Post race brew and stare down

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To the victor go the spoils aka cheap champagne up the butt.

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KITTY!!!!!!!

 

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