Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro to TSEpic

Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro to TSEpic

It Is All Downhill to Pennsylvania this Summer as Bear Creek and SRAM Bring Enduro Jersey Competition to the Trans-Sylvania Epic! Trans-Sylvania, PA (April 25, 2013)  Bear Creek Ski Resort has joined forces with SRAM as the title partner of the week long enduro jersey competition at the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania...
TSEpic On The Horizon

TSEpic On The Horizon

By Derek Bissett Part of the beauty of an event like the Trans-Sylvania Epic stems from the trials, tribulations, and small victories that one experiences in the days, months, and years prior. As I see it, the event is not a sole entity, rather it is an 8-day celebration of...
TSEpic Team Launch Weekend 2013

TSEpic Team Launch Weekend 2013

Last weekend held the Trans-Sylvania Epic Team Launch for 2013. A very uptight and business-oriented weekend it was; the obligatory beer tipping, bike building, and snow shredding was only punctuated by blood doping, hyperbaric chamber time, and training data reviews. We got things started with some Champs, in which our...
UPDATE: Enduro Stage Added to 2013 TSEpic

UPDATE: Enduro Stage Added to 2013 TSEpic

A quick update about a new stage we’re very excited to add to TSE this year.  We did something similar with the “Super-D” stage at RB winter in 2010-11, but this year we’re full on Enduro in the format that seems to be emerging as the most popular in this...
NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Launches BMC U25 Competitions

NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Launches BMC U25 Competitions

BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 13, 2013) – BMC Switzerland, sponsor of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic (TSEpic) mountain bike stage race, is highlighting their commitment to young racers by sponsoring a new youth category, the U25 GC, at the at 2013 TSEpic.   “Offering this service is a pleasure,” states Matt Heitmann,...
VID:  TSEpic Is Yummy

VID: TSEpic Is Yummy

Cannondale/Shoair’s Jeremiah Bishop took a bit of time at the end of last year’s Trans-Sylvania Epic to offer up a couple thoughts on TSEpic.       http://http://youtu.be/JmG5ndWj3ps     Now to get some ice cream at the checkpoints!
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Johnson Demonstrates Prowess on Rocks of Tussey Ridge, Bishop and Sornson Virtually Lock Up Titles, Pegging Fun Factor Tomorrow

Johnson Demonstrates Prowess on Rocks of Tussey Ridge, Bishop and Sornson Virtually Lock Up Titles, Pegging Fun Factor Tomorrow

Stage 6 Results  Stage 6 GC Results Johnson Demonstrates Prowess on Rocks of Tussey Ridge, Bishop and Sornson Virtually Lock Up Titles, Pegging Fun Factor Tomorrow Tussey Mountain Trail.  The crown jewel of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic presented by Dirt Rag.  Stage 6 through Rothrock State Forest was intense. Thirty seven miles of beautiful trails surrounded in...
The Duo Report. Stage 6

The Duo Report. Stage 6

Stage 6, tagged as the queen stage of TSE took racers to some of State College’s best trails. Tussey Ridge treated racers to amazing ridge lines and plenty of rocks. Once again Jake and Dax Breck Epic/ Notubes took top honors as the Zimmerman’s (First Place Racing) fought the good fight and solidified their second...
TSEpic Stage 4 - Johnson First Across Line; Bishop and Sornson Extend

TSEpic Stage 4 – Johnson First Across Line; Bishop and Sornson Extend

Stage 5 Results Stage 5 GC Results  TSEpic Stage 4 – Johnson First Across Line; Bishop and Sornson Extend Old School Mountain Biking Makes Racers Happy Raw Pennyslvania trails built by 19th century loggers and CCC workers in times long past were the theme for day 5 of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic.  RB Winter which...
Team CF Rides For A Reason In Epic Team Competition

Team CF Rides For A Reason In Epic Team Competition

The Epic Experience Team CF from Kaitlyn’s eyes:  As a new mountain biker, the sport grew in my heart like wildfire. (Speaking of, I hear tomorrows ride on Tussy’s Trail views were made epic by a recent wildfire.) Today was so much fun! No, yesterday’s course was pure fun, with the ups and downs and...
The Duo Report. Stage 5

The Duo Report. Stage 5

Stage 5 continued the theme of TSE field trips and dropped the race off at the rocks of R.B Winter State Park. Known for its rocks, the race offered the most difficult descent of the race. Once again Jake and Dax of Breck Epic/ Notubes reigned supreme. The Zimmerman’s (First Place Racing) were able to...
Trans-Sylvania Epic Stage 4 - Bishop Takes Time, Haywood Makes it Three for Four on Allegrippis Trails of NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic

Trans-Sylvania Epic Stage 4 – Bishop Takes Time, Haywood Makes it Three for Four on Allegrippis Trails of NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic

Stage 4 Results Stage 4 GC Trans-Sylvania Epic Stage 4 – Bishop Takes Time, Haywood Makes it Three for Four on Allegrippis Trails of NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic “Nuclear.” That’s the word Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale) used to describe the pace during the Raystown stage, stage number 4 of the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic presented by Dirt Rag....
Gotta Step in on Epic Team!

Gotta Step in on Epic Team!

  So Dave was having just way too much fun tonight at the wheelie/bunny hop/bike polo/night frisbee gig at the Red Bull tent to bother with something as silly as a race report. By having too much fun of course I mean that he’d taken way too much advantage of the beverages provided by Bishop...
Wednesday Night Wheelie Competition

Wednesday Night Wheelie Competition

The Duo Report. Stage 4

The Duo Report. Stage 4

Stage 4 took TSE to Raystown Lake. The trails were met with a fair amount of rain the night before leaving the normally arid trails a bit slick in spots. Today the Zimmermans finally got the best of the Breck Epic Notubes pair and took the top podium today by several minutes. Putting pressure on...

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Wicks Claws Back Seconds, Haywood Claims Second Stage Win

Wicks Claws Back Seconds, Haywood Claims Second Stage Win

Stage 3 Results Stage 3 GC Results   Wicks Claws Backs Seconds; Haywood Claims Second Win on Coburn Stage of NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic Forty seven miles and over 5000 feet of elevation gain on a wide open gravel, paved and dirt roads made for a fast and attack-fueled stage 3 at the NoTubes Trans-Sylvania Epic....
So Long Rob, Here Comes Some Hot Dog Rolling - The Epic Team Update

So Long Rob, Here Comes Some Hot Dog Rolling – The Epic Team Update

So Long Rob, Here Comes Some Hot Dog Rolling – The Epic Team Update Dave Pryor takes over from Rob Lichtenwalner who had to return to the real world in today’s Epic Team Update. We’re halfway through the TSEpic (Saturday’s a parade day, don’t kid yourselves), and “Team Dogfish Head Brewery powered by Captain Lawrence...