On Sunday, June 29 our team held an informal off-road event dubbed the Quad Pontiac Challenge. This was stop #4 of the team training series of events scheduled to prepare us for Time Trails, Crits, and MTB racing. Pontiac Lake Recreation Area in Waterford, MI features a sweet 10 mile trail that has a bit of everything that characterizes Michigan singletrack. Smooth flowing singletrack through thick forest. Technical climbs, rock gardens, and bombing descents. The trail was in good shape despite the recent rains and the turnout of riders was good. The plan was simple. All riders start at the same time and are required to make 1 stop back at the parking lot before completing the 4th lap. In theory this should work as long as you have someone keeping time. Daniel forgot the stopwatch so we were on our own. I was riding singlespeed and turned 2 laps, went back to switch water bottles and finished the last 2 laps. J-Dub finished 1st and I came in second about 15 minutes back. There were only 4 riders who rode the full 4 laps while most did 3. I rocked the singlespeed and was very happy to be able to push it hard on this unforgiving trail. If I had been riding alone I easily would have given up after a couple of laps. Great time!
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