They’ll cover about 200 miles and climb almost40,000 total feet, which founder Mike McCormack warns may sound short,but don’t kid yourself, this race will…well, we’ll let him explain inhis ever-so-eloquent tone.BIKERUMOR: In one Replica Breitling watches sentence describe what do you want the Breck Epic to be, a premiere US stage race?MIKE: I don’t want to start out all John Tesh-y,but I hope the potent cocktail of good organization, great courses andamazing riding creates a cool shared experience vibe. And I hope that Iordered enough crappers. Whoops, that’s 2 sentences. Now 3. And there’s4?
Dammit!Breck in July is generally 75 degrees, sunny and boasts about 10%humidity – fantastic conditions for riding. I think that within a fewyears we’ll be one of a number of good races in the US, and hopefullyregarded as a favorite. There’s Replica IWC watches something cool and vibey about mountaintowns, and Breck’s got that in spades. Locals on townies. Amazingrestaurants. Surly lifties (but that’s just winter!). Our community,despite its resort town status is very real, very genuine, verydown-to-earth. I think it’s a great experience for a visiting rider.
BIKERUMOR: Wasn’t AMC the first one?MIKE: Yeah, The AMC was the first one. That’s Tomand Frosty’s deal-io and from what I hear, those guys are doing a greatjob. Not that that’s a surprise – they’re two of the most competentevent guys I know.As far as the field goes, we’re international. We’ve receivedconfirmations from Italy, swiss replica watches Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, France, theUK and our neighbor to the north, Canadia.BIKERUMOR: It’s the same weekend as FF50 because you are already set up, yes?MIKE: Hmmm. No, not really. The Firecracker used tobe my baby (along with my then business partner Jeff,) but I moved awayfrom Breck for a few years several years back and he and I dissolvedour partnership. I think he still owes me the buck that I sold my halfof the business to him for.
