Breck-Epic race director Mike McCormack recently announced that registration has opened of the 2009 Breck-Epic Stage Race in Breckenridge, Colorado. Although entry fees for the race have not yet been finalized racers will be able to register with a $250 deposit. The deposits are fully refundable until January 3rd when the price of entry will be finalized. Currently, race entries will be limited at 400 individuals.
The Breck-Epic is a 6-stage mountain bike race which takes place in and around Breckenridge, Colorado. The race begins with a prologue on July 5th and is slated to finish on July 10th after covering roughly 235 miles of epic Colorado back country riding.
The Breck-Epic will include ten different categories for racing. Those categories include:
Open Men Duo
Open Women Duo
Open Mixed Duo
80+ Duo
100+ Duo
Singlespeed Duo
Solo Men Open
Solo Women Open
Singlespeed Open
Solo Men 40+
In his statement McCormack reiterated that some categories may be eliminated if they have fewer than 5 registered participants.
Although registration for the Breck-Epic has been open for less than a week many prominent U.S. athletes have already laid down their $250 deposit including Garth Prosser (Cannondale), Yuki Saito (Topeak-Ergon), and Evan Plews (Scott). To register for the race visit Sportbaseonline.
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