Pictured: Cruz Mike
On Saturday, October 14, 2017, the Blue Ridge School hosted the Bacon Holler race which is comprised of multiple events. The Mt. Cross includes three cross country mountain bike distances: beginner (15 miles), sport (15.5 miles), and expert (20 miles) which cross Wyatt, Flattop, and Brokenback Mountains. Most of these three routes cover steep gravel roads, the final 3.5 miles of each distance end with a sample of the amazing single track in the Blue Ridge School trail system.
The race also included a duathlon – a steep 5k trail run, a 5-mile cross country mountain bike component, ending with a repeat of the 5k run, all on the Blue Ridge School trail system
The BRS mountain bike team competed in the cycling portion of the Bacon Holler competition on campus, and the fall outdoor program group participated in the duathalon. The mountain bike team includes: Fritz Tucker, Yuto Hiraki, William Huang, Tony Jin, Darius McGhee, Selby Morgan, Freeman Paulson, Ethan Riley, Tony Sheng, In Yong Song and Peter Sun. The Run+Bike+Run competitors included Cuz Mike, Colby Boyd, Liam Moran, Ty Ewen, Ballard Earley, Trevor Albro, John Whelan and Aaron O’Donnell.
For race results, click here.
The cycling race offered three categories: the beginner level was fifteen miles and1,995 feet in elevation, the sport level was also fifteen miles but 2,352 feet in elevation, and the expert level was twenty miles with an elevation totally 3,000 feet. Click here to view the interactive map of the Bacon Holler race.
More than forty-five riders from around the area competed in this event.
Tony Jin ’20 completed the expert level while Cruz Mike finished first over all BRS students in the Run+Bike+Run.
In a separate event that same morning, several Blue Ridge students manned a re-fueling station for riders in the Tour de Greene race which is a fund-raiser for the Greene County Habitat for Humanity. The Tour de Greene includes a 20, 40 and 60-mile route through Green County.
All proceeds benefited the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, serving local families out of Gibson Memorial Chapel on the campus of the Blue Ridge School.
