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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas’s largest and most tough mountain bike race passed off round El Paso’s Franklin Mountains this weekend. This yr, the seventeenth annual Puzzler MTB Race attracted over 400 contributors from everywhere in the U.S. and Mexico.
Organizers stated this yr, they needed to supply extra alternatives for freshmen.
“This entire yr… we will deal with the newbie rides,” stated Fernanda Graton, one of many administrators for the Borderland Mountain Bike Affiliation (BMBA). “And we noticed the outcomes this yr.”
Graton stated it was a record-breaking yr for newbie enrollment. There have been a number of races over Saturday and Sunday, with classes for youngsters and grownup freshmen, all the way in which as much as races match for the professionals.
“For the 15-mile mini-epic, , it is nonetheless a troublesome course, however these guys, and people riders, they’ll get on the market. And… a newbie rider can do it, so long as they have been out on the mountain just a few occasions,” stated Rodney Dubois, the Race Director for the El Paso Puzzler. “The 35 and 50-milers… these are endurance riders. These guys have put in quite a lot of effort, quite a lot of coaching, each day.”
And though there are completely different problem ranges for various riders, organizers stated every course is one thing to take pleasure in, particularly as a result of El Paso has a few of the hardest terrain in Texas.
“We’re within the desert, so there’s quite a lot of rocks, quite a lot of boulders. As I say, the elevation,” stated Graton. “It makes it more durable for racers.”
Should you did not get an opportunity to take part on this yr’s Puzzler, there’s nonetheless loads of alternative so that you can get in your bikes and trip. The Puzzler itself occurs yearly, however BMBA stated they’re planning one other race on March 17.
“It is referred to as the Mud Satan Duo, and it is a mountain bike, and path run,” stated BMBA Board Member Angie Martinez. “You are able to do that as a person, or you are able to do it as a relay. So, you will get somebody to do it with you, and you may have a group.”
For extra info together with the place you possibly can join, you possibly can go to BMBA’s website.
Tune into ABC-7 at 10 Weekend to study extra about what BMBA is doing for freshmen — significantly ladies — in addition to how the Puzzler advantages the Borderland neighborhood.
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