After a short week in Bend, Kirt, Travis and the AllRide Tour headed east for some demos and racing in the rain!
With a quick stop in Reno to pick up future star, Mikey Sylvestri, they B-lined it to Salt Lake City, UT where they stayed and played with fellow pro mountain biker, Eric Porter. They rode skate parks and enjoyed some sessions on Doug Dalton’s super sweet pump-track!
It’s not all play and no work on the tour as the boys prepped the demo bikes for a great demo in Salt Lake City, UT with Guthrie Bicycle shop, then B-lined it again to Boulder, CO for a successful demo with Sports Garage. From there they set out on the long journey east to the US Open of mountain biking to meet up with the Santa Cruz AllRide Academy in Vernon, NJ.
The US Open: Kirt entered the race so he could practice with the AllRide Academy riders before their races. After a long rain delay right before finals, Kirt decided to race it but take it easy and just have fun down the slippery slope. The Academy riders had a great weekend! Unfortunately, Graeme Pitts injured himself jumping the week before, so he had to sit this one out. Mikey Sylvestri missed his start time due to some confusion with the timing and had to race last with people already walking down the middle of the trail. Bummer. Better luck next time!! Oh man, Richie Rude can race a bike! This is a 14 year old we’re talking about! Check out the video footage of his pedal power! (video coming soon) Go Richie and Academy stars! Everyone did great!
AllRide Academy:
Richie Rude: 2nd Jr. Men Giant Slalom
1st Jr. Men Downhill
Evan Turpen: 10th Pro Men
Amado Stachenfeld: 26th Pro Men
Next stops: Nelson BC for some NWD filming, the super fun Ashland 12-mile Super D, then down to Redlands, CA for more NWD filming…
Thank you to all of our life support… You’re keeping the dream alive.
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