Spring Bear Mountain Road Race May 10th Bear Mountain, NY
Very cool presence of tech support services, SRAM (Butch, Kenny, Bernard), Mavic (Todd Downs) with independents; Mark Wysoki and Mark Purdy (apologies if I missed anyone) all at the same event supporting every category of racing (except possibly the juniors?) but a great effort by promoter Alan Atwood and his staff!
Course is challenging and brutal (from what I saw during the Master’s 45+ and Men’s Pro/1/2) I can see what draws so many racers to this event year after year. Weather: Rain loomed on the horizon throughout the day but never materialized, the wind however, made it’s mark on all the fields, especially during those sections by the lakes where the open area created Belgian/Dutch-like conditions sometimes surprising the riders with it’s ferocity. The day ended mostly in sunshine highlighting a great event.