All winter long the Tour of the Battenkill looms on the horizon much like Mount Hood, Mount Shasta and Mount Washington loom over their respective locations. Ever present, these monuments beckon devotes to their entrancing embrace with the promise of beauty and excitement. Though visually enthralling, people familiar with these environs know that proper preparation is keen should one wish to fully enjoy the challenges that await. And so we at Downeast Racing and many others around New England, the USA and Canada have toiled for hours inside on the trainer and outside under less than ideal conditions through the winter in preparations for this weekend's race. Nothing is ever a given at Battenkill what with multiple dirt road sections, variable road surface conditions, large fields, funky weather - but, hey, the unpredictability of the race is the draw for the 3000+ entrants divided among the many racing fields. Five of us Downeast Racers will travel to Cambridge, NY to give it a go. We'll be sure to let you know how it went.
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