It’s always a fun task planning out the race schedule each season with so many great events out there across a variety of disciplines! In 2020 the focus will be around going for a 4th straight World 24 HR Title in Australia, regaining the Canadian Marathon Title, and challenging other exciting endurance events such as the Dirty Kanza, World Marathon Champs, and a variety of Gravel races and Stage races around the World.
With the Kona Libre for gravel racing and the Kona Hei Hei and Honzo for the off road events, the barn is stocked with some of the fastest most durable two wheeled horses out their! An increasing number of adventures will also be laced into the schedule this year to keep things interesting. For now the tentative schedule looks like this…
March 12-23: Himalaya High Altitude Camp (Nepal, Solukhumbu)
April 10- April 16: MTB Uttarakahand (India)
May 3: Belgian Waffle Ride (USA)
May 9: Vedder Mountain Classic (BC)
May 10: Salty Dog 6hr (BC)
May 14-17: Trans Costa Rica (UCI S2)?
May 30: Dirty Kanza (USA)
June 6-7: Lost and Found Gravel Race (USA)
June 12-14: Canmore Canada Cup & Alberta Road Provincials (Alberta)
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June 8-13: Singletrack 6 (BC)
June 21: Ghost of the Gravel, (Alberta)
June 27-29: BC Epic 1000 Bike Packing Race (Merritt to Fernie)?
July 2- 10: BC Bike Race (BC)?
July 25-26: Okanagan 24 (Silver Star Mtn BC)
Aug 2-8: La Leyenda Del Dorado (Colombia)
Aug 15: Leadville 100 (Colorado) ?
Aug 16: Steamboat Gravel (Colorado) or Breck Epic (Colorado)
Aug 22: Climb Duro (Alberta)
Sept 5: Canadian Marathon Championships (Quebec)
Sept 26-27: World Marathon Championships (Turkey)
October/November: 24 HR Fundraiser for Nepalese Racers
Nov 7-8: World 24HR Champs (Australia)
Stay tuned for the next blog about what 1 month of training and traveling across Thailand was like this past January! ETA March 15th.
Photo credits to: Gauravman Sherchan
