[vc_row section_mode=”fluid” bgmode=”default” bgposition=”top_left” bgrepeat=”no-repeat” bgattachment=”scroll” section_overlay=”no_overlay” sectionoverlayopacity=”0.70″ video_opacity_overlay=”0.70″ padding=”no-padding” padding_top_value=”70″ padding_bottom_value=”70″ shadow=”shadow-off”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text animation_loading=”no” animation_loading_effects=”fade_in”]The Helenduro.  What can we tell you that hasn’t already been told?  This is the longest-running enduro race in North America, and it was back for its 8th year in action!
Check out Ed Linn’s photos of the race over at Pinkbike.com!
Official Helenduro Results:
For 2016, racers get to sample the iconic Mount Helena Ridge and all of its major descents: Emmettâs, Show-Me-the-Horse, and Hogsback/Prospect Shafts. And to make it a truly unforgettable race, the final stage will descend Daisy Hill through a corner of Helenaâs Upper West Side, cross over and under the historic Morelli Bridge, and finish in Reederâs Alley.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_js]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[/vc_raw_js][vc_column_text]After an Avenza GPS pdf?  We’ve got you covered.  Click here and you can download one![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Stage 1:
The first stage includes the steepest part of the Mount Helena Ridge Trail, featuring tight corners and short sight lines. Some corners are bermed, some are outsloped. A practice run or good trail reading skills will be key. After a short, loose, lung-busting climb, the stage continues down Emmettâs Trail to the bottom of Grizzly Gulch. Watch your handlebars on E Trail, and stay alert for two sneaky hairpin turns. Your legs will be burning at the bottom of E Trail, but make sure you still have enough in the tank, because itâs time for the first of the dayâs two big climbs. Climb back up Mini Ridge and transfer along the Mount Helena Ridge towards the Show-Me- the-Horse Trail.
*NOTE: For Juniors, Stage 1 ends at the top of Emmettâs Trail. They transfer directly to Stage 2 without descending/climbing Emmettâs/Mini Ridge.
Stage 2:
What can we tell you about Show-Me- the-Horse? If youâve ridden in Helena, youâve ridden this trail. Itâs classic old-school flow, blazed by grazing horses and loved by mountain bikers. But donât let the flow deceive you: this trail is absolutely littered with square edged rocks, and has claimed more rims than any other 1.5 miles in Helena. Inflate your tires appropriately. Stage 2 will start on the hillside above the Show-Me- the-Horse junction, offering some fantastic high speed flow. At the bottom of the trail, transfer down Grizzly Gulch to the McKelvey Trailhead, and start the biggest climb: to the top of Mount Helena.
Stage 3:
This stage is the most technical of the course. Hogsback Trail is loose and very rocky, with big steps and tricky lines. At the bottom of Hogsback, a left turn puts you on upper Prospect Shafts, and watch your pedals: lots of potential strikes here. A right turn puts you onto the main fall-line alignment of Prospect Shafts. This trail is loose and rocky, and deserves your resepect. After another sharp left turn, the loose rubble is left behind, but youâre not out of the woods yet. When you are, youâre at the main parking lot and trailhead for Mount Helena, with just one stage to go. There are vault toilets at the parking lot here. Transfer past them to the north side of the parking lot, where the last stage starts next to the reservoir.
Stage 4:
The final stage has an uphill start to the top of Daisy Hill. From the top, you drop down the south side onto Adams Street, turning onto Howie Street. There is one last sprint climb here to the crest of Howie Street before you drop down and across the Morelli Bridge. Hook right on the far side of the bridge, and rail a flat turn to pass underneath the bridge and into Reederâs Alley. Remember that old bricks arenât the most grippy braking surface, make the turn around Bike Helenaâs headquarters, and youâre home free.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]