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TankBoy

Race rating (5)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
• Plenty of drink stations?Yes


• Post race activities? Good
• Overall course based on my ability: Just right


• Comments: This is an awesome, awesome ride. Incredibly well supported and organized. As it is a hard timed century lots of big guns show up to race at the front, so the volunteers really work to make that happen. I think I spent about 8 minutes total in aid stations on the whole ride - they really hustle to get you in and out quick if you want to. The only really dreary part of the whole day is the end when you have to shuttle down the mountain. On a slow-going school bus that takes an even longer route back to Marion so as not to impede the riders still coming up. It took us about an hour and forty-five minutes. Then a long wait for the next shuttle to fill up to head back to the starting line in Spartanburg. Another hour-and-a-half. But at least that is a nice coach bus and there is lots of good food while you are waiting. In the end a small price to pay for such an epic day.

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