The Back Forty MTB Race Returns to Whistler for 2022
Press Release: WORCA
The second annual Back Forty, presented by Specialized and Sundial, is happening on Saturday June 11th, 2022, in Whistler. Riders will take on a monster course in the same 3-stage format that lets racers choose the intensity of their ride. Each stage includes a climb and a descent, the whole thing is timed, the person with the fastest combined time after three stages wins!
We learned a lot from our inaugural event in 2021 and 2022 will bring a fine-tuned version of last year's course, with a couple of new sections of trail to keep the stoke high.
Registration is $99 and all proceeds from the event go to WORCA for the maintenance of Whistler's trail network and to promote mountain bike programs for the Indigenous Life Sport Academy.
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Hammer Up. Hammer Down.
Disclaimer: This course is a punisher.
30km of rowdy singletrack with 1,800m of climbing over three stages stretching from Function Junction to Cougar Mountain on Whistler's West Side. Each stage starts with a big climb and a sustained descent, then leads into some classic Whistler XC to round it out. While the course is physically challenging, we've kept the maximum difficulty level of the trails to a single black.
Final course details soon!
There will be a feed station mid-course provided by the fine folks at Nester's Market and Apres will be brought to you by the fine folks at Gibbons.
Find out more about The Back Forty here.
Event Details
We're still ironing out specific timing, but you can expect to be riding between 9:00 and 11:00 am. This year we have more time to plan and amazing support from our sponsors. That means everything from the timing to the taping, t-shirts, food and music will all be on point.
One big change from last year is that Apres, presented by Gibbons, will take place much closer to the end of the race, so you can roll right into Apres and replenish right away.
WORCA would love to thank the following sponsors for supporting The Back Forty:
Specialized
Sundial
Gibbons
Chromag
Whistler Connection
Nester's Market
Forecast Coffee
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Working Class: "It can be considered an "easy" double-black (in comparison to other double blacks). If you are looking for a trail to challenge the advanced rider, this could be for you",
or Billy Epic ("As you descend, take a moment to think about bikers in the mid-90s riding this trail with 50mm of front suspension (and steep head tubes"). Let alone XC racers with steep headtubes and 100mm of travel.
Mass, interval, are there classes?