The Garneau Triple Crown Enduro Series is Coming!

The Garneau Triple Crown Enduro Series is pleased to announce that registration is open for all three races! The Triple Crown is the East Coast’s premier Enduro series with $30,000.00 in cash and prizes to be distributed over three races. Register now at www.triplecrownenduro.com. Pro and Amateur winners alike can expect generous prizing, with the lion’s share being provided by title sponsor, Louis Garneau. With their US headquarters only 20 miles from the series final stop at Burke Mountain, this is a true east coast partnership. For over 25 years, Louis Garneau has been an innovator in the world of cycling. What started in his father's garage has grown into an internationally recognized industry leader that specializes in the design and development of technological and innovative gear. They take great pride in their extensive product line that addresses the needs of all types of cyclists and athletes. LG strives to produce products that exceed expectations and set benchmarks for technology and performance in the industry and transform intuitive ideas into intelligent products.

Prize packages run three deep at each event for all classes with Pros receiving cash purses. New to this season are several improvements in series prizing. One major improvement is the addition of second and third place cash prizes for pro series points leaders. They will walk away with $1000.00, $500.00 and $250.00 respectively. For amateurs the most exciting upgrade comes from the strong support of Giant, SRAM and Thule. These companies have stepped up big time and now aspiring amateurs will be rewarded for series participation. The amateurs with the most points in their class will named Triple Crown Amateur Champions and be awarded product prizing at the finals on September 28th in Burke, VT.


Prizes available for Amateur Champions include:

• Amateur Men 18 under: Rock Shox Pike , SRAM Guide Brakes, G-form protection and LG apparel.
• Amateur Men 19-29: 2015 Giant Trance Frame, G-form protection and LG apparel.
• Amateur Men 30-39: Thule T2 rack/ Mosey Backpack, SRAM Guide brakes, G-form protection and LG apparel.
• Amateur Men 40+: Thule T2 rack/ Mosey Backpack, Go-Pro Hero 3 Black, G-form protection and LG apparel.
• Amateur Women: Giant Insight Full Bike, G-form protection and LG apparel.

The first two races of the series, Highland’s Overmountain Enduro on August 24 and Mountain Creek’s King Of The Mountain Enduro, are also stops on the North American Enduro Tour (NAET). All aspects of the Triple Crown events will be conducted to the standards one expects to see from a national series. Precise timing, within 1/100 of a second, at the races, will be covered by J-chip timing systems. Their state of the art equipment offers live online timing and quick results at the finish. The Triple Crown Series culminates with the Kingdom Enduro at Burke Mountain Resort in East Burke, Vermont. East Burke is the home of Kingdom Trails Association (KTA). KTA are stewards of a massive trail system that has a deep history as a mountain bike mecca and have helped develop the epic trails that will be used for race stages at Burke Mountain. Race winners will receive passes from KTA so that they can enjoy the 120+ miles of singletrack offered there. The pride found in this region of the trails and what they represent is evidenced by the support offered from two of the area's premier mountain bike shops: East Burke Sports and Village Sports Shop. These two shops represent what one should expect to find at a Mountain Bike Mecca; highly skilled service techs and a great selection of the newest and best products. Expect to see prize packages loaded with great products from Go-Pro, Dakine, Skull Candy and many more courtesy of these great shops.


The Triple Crown Enduro Series recently teamed up with mountain bike research scientist and pro rider Matt Miller, from the School of Sport & Exercise at Massey University in New Zealand, as Official Series Coach. Having raced all of the Triple Crown last year, as well as being a force on the east coast enduro scene for several years, Matt also coached Seamus Powell to the inaugural overall series win last year. His knowledge and experience should provide enduro athletes with some valuable insight and training leading into the series. Matt has provided a plan that is based off of the training regiment used by athletes like Powell and Jeff Lenosky in an easy to follow calendar. The training plan started June 7 and aims to have enduro athletes in peak condition for the races of the Triple Crown Enduro Series. In addition to the 16-week training plan, he will be providing tips and articles leading up to the event that will help all enduro riders race at their best. These tips can be found by 'liking' the Triple Crown Enduro Facebook page or at Matty's Blog Page.


The Triple Crown Enduro is the series to race for many reasons including prizing and prestige; but most of all because of the epic terrain offered by the three resorts. We caught up with Giant Northeast Team rider and US National Super D Champion Seamus Powell for his thoughts on the series: “Mountain Creek was a blast, as always an all-out professionally done race. The tracks are all a super fun mix of rocks and bike park flow. The Highland Overmountain Enduro is your typical New England trails- full of loam, rocks, and roots. It’s a solid mix of longer downhill segments with a bit of pedal power mixed in. The Kingdom Enduro is all about flow. Utilizing the new Bell Grant flow trail and the older classic main stays like Lower Jay Bar made this race a really fun weekend of shredding. Having won the Pro Men’s overall last year I feel that every mountain showcases the spirit of ‘enduro culture’ that's all the rage these days.”

Don't miss out on what over 500 Triple Crown participants discovered last season: the enduro format is the most fun you can have racing, for both gravity lovers and pedal pushers alike and these are the best three races in the East! Register now www.triplecrownenduro.com