2015 Sunshine Coaster XCM/DH Dates Announced
Announcing the 2015 Sunshine Coaster XCM/DH on May 2nd and 3rd to kick the spring racing season into high gear. Plan for a weekend of MTB racing being hosted in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast.
On the Saturday, the Sunshine Coaster XCM returns with vengeance featuring a new course design incorporating new and less traveled trails in the infamous Roberts Creek area. This course will test your skills, endurance and fortitude. It will be about pacing yourself for a 3-5 hour race; it will be about cleaning the 60’ log skinny; it will be about reaching the top of Hwy 103 eyes crossed knowing there‘s 4km of sweet DH singletrack to come and it will be about conquering a race with more elevation gain than any other race held on the West Coast. So get on that bike and start training hard, hone your downhill skills and prepare for some technical trail features like skinnies, drops, and ladders. You will be rewarded with the best flowy singletrack this coast has to offer. You ready? We say “GO BIG OR GO HOME!”
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![2014 Sunshine Coaster XCM]()
On Sunday, we will be running the much loved Coaster DH on the Mach Chicken trail - the course is 1.5km long and drops elevation at an avg of -12 percent. It's not overly technical and can be ridden by the aspiring young DH rider up to the Pro-level riding at mach speed. This course with its built-in berms, drops, log gaps and flowy turns is designed to put a smile on the racer's faces and be fun guaranteed! Not racing? Come out to join in on the fun and cheer on the riders!
![2014 Sunshine Coaster DH on Mach Chicken]()
![2014 Sunshine Coaster DH on Mach Chicken]()
May 2nd - Start 10am
XCM - 43km/1615m Elev Gain.
XC Short Course - 21km - 850m Elev Gain
Off the Edge will again be organizing a Run Bike Race for the 2032 World Cup contenders. Aimed at the 2-6 year olds (No charge. Fans welcome.)
May 3rd - The Coaster DH - Racing starts at noon. Awards will take place at the bottom of Mach Chicken about 30 mins after the last racer is down.
Endless Biking will be providing shuttle service. Pick up is at the corner of B&K and Branch 1 (near the bottom of Mach Chicken). Drop off is at Dudes Bypass. Pre-runs may be logged from 3-5pm on Saturday May 2nd, and from 8-noon on Sunday May 3rd.
For more information on the races and to register go to www.sunshinecoaster.net
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On the Saturday, the Sunshine Coaster XCM returns with vengeance featuring a new course design incorporating new and less traveled trails in the infamous Roberts Creek area. This course will test your skills, endurance and fortitude. It will be about pacing yourself for a 3-5 hour race; it will be about cleaning the 60’ log skinny; it will be about reaching the top of Hwy 103 eyes crossed knowing there‘s 4km of sweet DH singletrack to come and it will be about conquering a race with more elevation gain than any other race held on the West Coast. So get on that bike and start training hard, hone your downhill skills and prepare for some technical trail features like skinnies, drops, and ladders. You will be rewarded with the best flowy singletrack this coast has to offer. You ready? We say “GO BIG OR GO HOME!”
On Sunday, we will be running the much loved Coaster DH on the Mach Chicken trail - the course is 1.5km long and drops elevation at an avg of -12 percent. It's not overly technical and can be ridden by the aspiring young DH rider up to the Pro-level riding at mach speed. This course with its built-in berms, drops, log gaps and flowy turns is designed to put a smile on the racer's faces and be fun guaranteed! Not racing? Come out to join in on the fun and cheer on the riders!
May 2nd - Start 10am
XCM - 43km/1615m Elev Gain.
XC Short Course - 21km - 850m Elev Gain
Off the Edge will again be organizing a Run Bike Race for the 2032 World Cup contenders. Aimed at the 2-6 year olds (No charge. Fans welcome.)
May 3rd - The Coaster DH - Racing starts at noon. Awards will take place at the bottom of Mach Chicken about 30 mins after the last racer is down.
Endless Biking will be providing shuttle service. Pick up is at the corner of B&K and Branch 1 (near the bottom of Mach Chicken). Drop off is at Dudes Bypass. Pre-runs may be logged from 3-5pm on Saturday May 2nd, and from 8-noon on Sunday May 3rd.
For more information on the races and to register go to www.sunshinecoaster.net
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8 Comments
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foreplayMX
(Feb 24, 2015 at 23:07)
its a shame that cycling bc wouldn't collaborate with the BC Enduro Series. would have made for a great weekend considering the dh race is much faster on little bike these days...
- 3 1
saintjimmy
(Feb 24, 2015 at 18:16)
Race the DH or the XC? That was always a hard question. Thankfully the, now, easy answer is the BC Enduro on the Sunday!
- 5 2
bgmullan
(Feb 24, 2015 at 18:32)
that's not a hard question for me, i'll take a pass on the pedaling!
- 1 0
samdemo
(Feb 24, 2015 at 19:37)
Dh practice is from 3-5pm on Saturday? Am I reading this wrong?
- 6 0
samtomkins
(Feb 24, 2015 at 19:50)
Theoretically you can practice all day Saturday, provided you don't interfere with the XC race or whatever. The 3-5pm is where you do logged training runs, which you need 2 of. They need to make sure you do at least 2 practice runs so you won't die or whatever.
- 1 0
djbuilder
(Feb 24, 2015 at 18:50)
Both same bike category.
- 1 0
jclnv
(Feb 24, 2015 at 19:35)
Didn't see any info on that?
- 2 0
samtomkins
(Feb 24, 2015 at 19:51)
Go to the website... It's called "the works"
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