Diablo Cycling's Jeff Abitz finished his seventh Marji Gesick 100. He has never not finished. The only goal was to reach 800 miles of this race. Jeff's plan is to reach 1000 miles prior to turning 60 years old. Just keep knocking them out is the plan. No support other than a ride back to the start. That's about it.  For the 100 mile bike, 497 started, 343 finished: my.raceresult.com/422902/#1_7AAEAD Steve Scherck took on the Duathlon (66 mile bike, 43 mile "run") but came up against the 2:00 am time cut, forcing him to abandon the last 20 miles to the finish. Jamie Zarda made it to mile 93, persevering thru a loosening rear axle and dragging rear brake. The resulting fatigue of carrying a bike for miles in cycling shoes on rocks and roots, contributed to the need to abandon a wee bit early. Full Results: my.raceresult.com/422902/
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What happens when you take a rider, who lives at 800 feet, and place him in a gravel race of locals at 7,100 feet? Most "low landers" would suffer along at 86%* just trying to finish. Not Andy Webb. 4th overall and 1st in age is incredible! Just for "Gee wiz": Course maps: www.salida76.com/salida76-information-2026/#course-maps * www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/the-effect-of-racing-at-altitude/ Lite - 76 km (47 miles) Male (172 total) Men 40-49 (42 total): Andrew Webb - 1st, 4th overall Full Results: my.raceresult.com/424133/results#0_8AF0E5  
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Diablo Cycling / Hollow Socks athlete Brian Davis ripped around the rolling grass of the Birkie Ski Trail. There was some gravel, and some puddles, most of which Brian managed to ride through. The chaos of a wide course favored the group tactics that Brian knows well. Brian opted for the plush, 4" wide tires in the Fat Bike Category. Fat tires require big power, and he had it that well covered (hollowsocks.com: +10 watts?). 3rd Place on a Lifetime Podium is a Big Deal (Yes, I said it Brian, you earned it)! Since 1983, this race has been been a premier event the midwest. Details: www.cheqmtb.com/ Event history: www.cheqmtb.com/festival-history/   Full Breakdown: sites.chronotrack.com/event/87504/results/entry/80270637 Below images purchased from: www.marathonfoto.com/ :   
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Way to represent Diablo Cycling on a national stage Andrew Knickerbocker! Great result on a course with relentlessly brutal climbs! Men 19-34 (39 total) Andrew Knickerbocker: 25th Full Results: usacycling.sport80.com/pub/results/events/31492/d/gravel/2026-09-12   
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Earning membership to the Triple Crown Hall of Pain is not for the average bicycle racer. This Club of the Crazy? is reserved for those who wish to challenge themselves to the "impossible to ride" singletrack of Marji Gesick, the "mashed potato" snow of the Polar Roll, and the overnight isolation of the Crusher. Information: 906adventureteam.com/mountain-bike-events/triple-crown/ Diablo Brian Hanson only needed to conquer the Crusher to reach this milestone of misery. A week following Adam Koenig's second, and Brian Hanson's first, Crusher EX225 completion, they shared with me how it went over a few adult sodas. The weather was great...no rain and only dropping into the high 50's. The course was WET! Forget about keeping your feet dry. The course was more challenging than last year...Adam should know, he was there with me. Really Adam? How much harder could it have been? Something about rolling "baby heads"?! Did they finish? Well yeah! Isn't that what you do when you start something? Results are not currently posted. Who cares. This is about survival, not racing. It took them 34 hours and 34 minutes.     Did you know there may be people out there now? The even runs until September 30th. Dot watch here: trackleaders.com/crusher26 Many great stories and pictures can be found on the Facebook's: www.facebook.com/crushergravel
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Series Information & Schedule: www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/wors/ Race Guide: media.trekbikes.com/image/upload/v1775743132/TK26_Trek_Race_Guide_CamRock-2026.pdf The WORS Series concludes with Race #10. Great youth participation, with youngsters from age 9 up to 57! Will next year bring more off road racing joy? Yeah, probably. Kids Comp Boys 13-14 (5 total) Colin Nieforth - 2nd Citizen Men 12 & Under (11 total) Tyler Steckling – 7th Full Results: my.raceresult.com/418851/  
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A VERY windy day in Menasha, a couple weeks prior to race day, forced a course reroute this year. It was a partial out and back with about 817 more feet of climbing. See map below. Andy Webb and Andrew Knickerbocker made small work of the Peebles Climb, making the peloton splitting elite selection. Andy "tail gunned" around the back of the group, only to unleash the fury in the final straight, for another age group win! Andrew Knickerbocker was fifth wheel in the final corner, only to succumb to a flat tire, and nurse his bike in for a high result. For the seventh consecutive year, Jeff Abitz raced? RODE his fat bike again. The competition was lacking but the training and team publicity was abundant. He rolled out alone (the other two fat bikers somehow managed to move to a different wave), periodically joining groups to the finish. - As ALWAYS, no AI is used in these weblogs, except spell check. Diablo Cycling results: 596 total participants Male 40-44 Wave 1 (45 total) Andrew Webb - 1st, 8th overall Male 30-34 Wave 1 (45 total) Andrew Knickerbocker - 7th, 36th overall Fat Bike (3 total) Jeff Abitz - 1st, 286th overall Full Results: my.raceresult.com/416335/   
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The Underdown is more about finishing the lap than racing. Some say it surpasses the difficulty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Diablo Cycling's Jamie, Brian, and Adam put made it to the end, and that is good. Mid Distance Solo - One 37-Mile lap: No age categories. Women - (2 total) Jamie Zarda - 2nd Men - (30 total) Brian Hansen - 8th Adam Koenig - 20th Full Results: www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=443805 
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Series Information & Schedule: www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/wors/ Race Guide: media.trekbikes.com/image/upload/v1775743131/TK26_Trek_Race_Guide_Colectivo-2026.pdf Diablo Dominic took care of business south of the WI border. Great top 10 finish! Citizen Men 13-14 (23 total) Dominic Dipiazza - 6th Full Results: my.raceresult.com/416153/ 
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For all the race details, see: www.oretoshore.com/ The last few years, Jeff Abitz has taken a liking to this absolute mountain bike ripper. The course starts high, and finishes down low, with plenty of fast descents, and little single track to slow you down. Group racing tactics are in play. Typical podium dweller Brian Hanson was absent this year (he opted to race the Maah Daah Hey 100 instead), however Jamie Zarda filled the podium void with a 1st in the "Old Lady" (her words not mine) category. Jeff anticipated a great result but was only partially satisfied, finishing two and half minutes off the 3rd place podium. Here is how the Diablos did: Hard Rock (48 miles) 614 total 45-49 Female (8 total) Jamie Zarda - 1st (329th overall) 55 to 59 Male (54 total) Jeff Abitz - 7th, (129th overall) Full Results: my.raceresult.com/414348/ 
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