
FULL THROTTLE
WEEKEND
FULL THROTTLE WEEKEND
RACING RUNS DEEP IN OUR BLOOD. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE START LINES RUN THICK WITH YETI RACERS CLAIMING PODIUM STEPS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES.
Back at home in Colorado, Yeti/FOX Factory team swept the Big Mountain Enduro podium in the sold-out venue at Trestle Bike Park. Richie Rude continued his dominant streak winning all four stages. Shawn Neer and Carson Eiswald make a gentleman’s bet before dropping into Stage 1. With $5 on the line, Eiswald edged Neer out by a fraction of a second - .3 seconds - to be precise. Neer rode full throttle for the rest of the day, coming in 17 seconds behind Rude and 16 seconds ahead of Eiswald after 22 minutes of racing. It wouldn’t be a race in the Colorado high-country without a massive weather delay. Heavy rain coated the rocks and created small tributaries down the trail only to dry out in time for the fastest racers to reap the hero dirt conditions. Duncan Nason rounded out the podium in fifth place, Devo riders Quinn Reece and Lauren Bingham battled it out fiercely for 7th and 9th places respectively.
Meanwhile, the turquoise banner was flying high at the Trans BC Enduro presented by Yeti Cycles. One hundred and sixty racers set out on a 6-day odyssey, July 8-13, to ride the finest and steepest trails in the East Kootenays, covering 165 kilometers, 8,300 meters (23,230 feet) of climbing, and 11,500 meters (37,730 feet) of descending. Fellow Yeti Ambassadors Nate Hills, Tom Sampson, Anne Galyean, Sarah Rawley, and Marty Schaffer, employee Dacre Dunn and official Yeti Hypeman Blair Reed set out on the big adventure. After 27 stages throughout the week, Schaffer’s Canadian roots led him to second place. Sampson steadily clawed his way into fifth place, and Galyean took fourth overall in Open Women - racing her first blind enduro after two years retired from professional racing.
On the West Coast of B.C. Geoff Kabush entered his fourth BC Bike Race. With an illustrious history of winning the last two years, it was clear from the get-go, Kabush was the man to beat. The stakes were higher with Felix Burke dueling it out from Day One. Kabush won three out of the seven days of racing. A big crash on Day Four kept him back from striking distance of the top step. He landed in second place, eager to get back between the tape at the Downieville Classic.
The season continues - we're racing now.














