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Jan 18, 2012 • …which means February is almost upon us. Spring is officially 20 days away from the end of February, which therefore means the start of TSE’12 is 67 days beyond that. And if anyone is counting… There are only 130 days left until the Trans-Sylvania Epic. I don’t know about anyone else, but this past season...
TSE DIRT By Mike Cushionbury On October 25-26, race promoters Mike Kuhn and Ray Adams officially presented the third annual edition of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race presented by DirtRag in State College, PA, scheduled for May 27 to June 2, 2012. They kicked off the rollout appropriately enough with a ride...
The Philly Ciclismo team’s Mike Festa splits time with our own NoTubes TSEpic Team. Mike has taken part in the TSEpic two years running in the solo men’s category. He’s convinced 9 other guys from his road/cross focused squad to take a week next year for some banging about on the rocks of central...
While guys like JB, Sager and Sneddon stood on podium each day at TSEpic 2011, this guy was actually the first across the line pretty much every day! Of course, he’s moto assisted, but he’s also a hell of a guy and an incredible volunteer so in this installment of the TSEpic, ‘What do we...
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Sep 26, 2011 • You may have noticed this year that the TSE Media Team added in a new visual feature to keep the racers entertained after dinner – that’s right, it’s video! My goals in production are three fold: 1) Make you (the riders) look like you know what you’re doing out there on the course, 2) Make...
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Aug 23, 2011 • I think the proverbial cat has been let out of the bag across the blogs and web-o-sphere: the 2011 TSE is raging with sophomore success. Hot-breath heat and broken frames and blown-out backs did their best to steal away the joy of spending a week at MTB summer camp with your best friends, but those...
After a little TSegosurfing on the we put together this little ditty of links to blogs and vids and straight up real media because we’re sure that every one of you wants to read every one of these. Ladies first! Women’s Champ Amanda Carey (Kenda/Felt) went home with the Pactimo Leaders Jersey after a...
May 31, Stage 3: Bald Eagle Coburn HED: Jason Sager out kicks Bishop, Amanda Carey wins again DEK: No change in overall GC after stage 3 by Mike Cushionbury Another hot, humid day greeted riders at the Trans-Sylvania Epic during stage 3. Both the men’s and women’s class got off to an exciting start but...
May 30, Stage 2: Rothrock Cooper’s Gap HED: Kris Sneddon, Amanda Carey take first stage Dek: Jeremiah Bishop Retains, Carey moves into top GC Spots With humid temperatures hitting the 96-degree mark Stage 2 of the Trans-Sylvania Epic melted apart in a long train of cooked riders. A stage that, according to last year’s overall...
TSE’11 Stage 1: Prologue Jeremiah Bishop dominates the day by Mike Cushionbury The second annual Trans-Sylvania Epic mountain bike stage race kicked off Sunday with a 12.5-mile prologue in hot and humid conditions, a stark reminder that when a heat wave hits eastern Pennsylvania it’s serious business. Racers agreed that this year’s day one course...
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May 24, 2011 • TSE DIRT By Mike Cushionbury Dicky Rich Dillen is a name we’ve all heard. He runs a wildly successful blog on the interweb and he’s been at the singlespeed game for more years than anyone cares to remember. He even has a few fine results to his name, including a 24 Hour Solo Single Speed...
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May 18, 2011 • If you are signed up to rock the TSE’11, you may be asking yourself a few key questions regarding preparations for this year’s seven-day boulder-bash happening in just over a week. Being the cameraman last year, I want to set you up with some insider photos, which will hopefully hint at the answers to common...
