Josh Tostado

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12 Hours of Mesa Verde – 2014

May 13, 2014

This year I decided to go back to Cortez and Phil’s World for the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde. I have done this race before and was excited to go back. The course is super fun with lots of twists and turns, a pump track style trail with technical sections that make for a very well rounded course, definitely a bike-handlers course.

12 hours of mesa verde

The course was in perfect shape after some moisture in the days leading up to the race. The weather was looking to be perfect for the 900+ racers that were about to jump on the 12 hour merry-go-round of Phil’s World. I’m not a huge fan of the running start but at least it was short, I got clogged up in the bike grab area and had to make up a lot of time before the single track. I was able to make my way into the top 10 before we hit the trail but had to sprint to get there so I took a break and sat on for the first lap at a nice steady pace.

After the madness of the first lap things settled in and spread out, even though the course is 99% single track it’s not congested even with 900 people racing. I felt great most of the day had a couple of bike issues but for the most part things went very smoothly. Even though I was supporting myself, my pit stops were really fast. I had all of my bottles ready to go for every lap and just grabbed what I needed. My goal for the race was to finish 8 more laps then when I raced here 3 years ago. After a couple of bike problems and having to do my own pits I was 5 minutes off my mark. All in all, the entire race was great! I felt good, had a great time, saw a bunch of great people and rode my bike all day, not much more you could ask for. Oh yeah, I won the solo race too, so that’s pretty cool.

The 12 Hours of Mesa Verde has become a must do for most of the Colorado mountain bike race scene. It’s really a well-run race and I only have good things to say about it. It’s on my list for next season!

phils world 2014 podium

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2020 Race Schedule

February 15-16th – 24 Hours Of Old Pueblo, AZ
March 14th – True Grit Epic, UT
March 28-30th – Moab Rocks Stage Race, UT – POV Filming
April 16-19th – Sea Otter Classic, CA – Working For Infinit
April 24th-26th – Whiskey 50, AZ
May 9th – 12 Hours Of Mesa Verde Duo, CO
May 16th – Royal Gorge 12 Hour, CO
June 6th – 12 Hours Of E-Rock, CO
June 20th – Baily 100, CO
June  23rd-25th – Outdoor Retailer, CO – Working For Infinit
July 25th – Butte 100, MT
July 30th-Aug 2nd – Downieville Classic, CA
August 16-21st – Breck Epic, CO – POV Filming
September 18th-20th – 12 Hours of Albuquerque, NM
October 22nd – AZT 300, AZ

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