November 11 - Quebradas
Results are now up. Thanks to everyone that came out and rode with us. That was a hoot and the new XL course is a keeper...except we will remove the extra turn that Ryan added to the route on accident. Dangit, he is going to have to pay for that one. Let's make him pay an entry fee next year!
Thanks to everyone that made the 2023 Dusty Roadrunner dusty and roadrunnery. We'll be back next year for sure. Keep an eye on this website and the Nero Instagram page (@neroveloce) for updates. We're hoping to have a new course or two thrown in so start getting excited! FInally, help keep Andre the Duck company and visit him at Michael Thomas Coffee over the winter. He will be posted up keeping tabs on all the cool happenings at the shop.
See you out there.
Cost: Free
Staging area: Click HERE for a Google map of the start/finish area.
Start time: 10:00 AM
Entry Limit: 74, So sign up now!
Rules: Sign in before the race and sign out when you finish. When you sign in we'll give you the run down of using the Time Machine to get your finish time to log on the sign out sheet. Roads will be open to traffic and trails will have other users on them. Any vehicle on the course is not expecting to encounter a bike race on these roads so please stay to the right hand side of the road. Don't ride like an idiot. Be nice to other people. Ride within your abilities. You are responsible for your own safety, navigating the course, and addressing any mechanicals that may arise. Last and most important have fun.
Details: The final race of the 2023 Dusty Roadrunner series! This is a fun course, deep in the badlands between the Socorro bosque and the trinity site. Two course options, a long and a short.
Course Description:
We have a special last minute addition for you...an XL course option! 65 miles and just shy of 4k of elevation gain. Our friend Terry scouted the route and says it rips. We haven't ridden the eastern portion of the route but are excited to on the 11th.
All courses head east and south on Bosquecito Rd before turning east onto Quebradas Back Country Byway. At 5 miles from the start, the short course turns back the same way we rode out. It's at the top of a rise with a nice view and a small pullout. The short course returns to the start and heads south on a ditch road to Otero park where you then jump on the Socorro Valley Bosque Trail. This is a mix of singletrack and double track, a fun ride through the bosque. This trail is a little hard to follow, hopefully the gps track helps, but do your best to just follow the singletrack back to confluence park where we jump back on a ditch road back to the finish. The singletrack gets a little soft in spots, maybe bring your bigger tires
The XL and long course continue on Quebradas through the badlands to mile 12.4.
At mile 12.4 the XL course riders enter uncharted territory. We haven't been on the eastern portion of the XL course but hear it's badass. Take it easy and keep enough oxygen in that brain bucket of yours so you can assess risk adequately. We'd rather eat tacos at the finish than entering Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers mode to search for someone that got a little too rad.
At mile 12.4 the long course turns west and heads back down towards the bosque on a lightly traveled dirt/sand road. The majority of this course you can rip, but there's a couple descents between mile 12 and 18 where you'll need to turn the risk management part of your brain back on. It's a fun drop back down to Bosquecito Rd where we head south to 380. Turn right on 380, if you need food or water there's a convenience store in San Antonio, and turn north on the most eastern low ditch road. Realistically if you happen to pick the wrong ditch road at any point it won't matter, just keep going because all the intersections we use are where all the ditch roads come back together. We stay on the ditch roads until we reach Otero park where the course picks up the Socorro Valley Bosque Trail. See above paragraph for details on that. The finish for the short and long is the same.
I think the best bike for the courses is a gravel bike with the fattest rubber it can fit. Mostly fast dirt roads with some soft sections to bog you down.
If you have any questions drop us an email at [email protected].
See you on November 11th.
Thanks to everyone that made the 2023 Dusty Roadrunner dusty and roadrunnery. We'll be back next year for sure. Keep an eye on this website and the Nero Instagram page (@neroveloce) for updates. We're hoping to have a new course or two thrown in so start getting excited! FInally, help keep Andre the Duck company and visit him at Michael Thomas Coffee over the winter. He will be posted up keeping tabs on all the cool happenings at the shop.
See you out there.
Cost: Free
Staging area: Click HERE for a Google map of the start/finish area.
Start time: 10:00 AM
Entry Limit: 74, So sign up now!
Rules: Sign in before the race and sign out when you finish. When you sign in we'll give you the run down of using the Time Machine to get your finish time to log on the sign out sheet. Roads will be open to traffic and trails will have other users on them. Any vehicle on the course is not expecting to encounter a bike race on these roads so please stay to the right hand side of the road. Don't ride like an idiot. Be nice to other people. Ride within your abilities. You are responsible for your own safety, navigating the course, and addressing any mechanicals that may arise. Last and most important have fun.
Details: The final race of the 2023 Dusty Roadrunner series! This is a fun course, deep in the badlands between the Socorro bosque and the trinity site. Two course options, a long and a short.
Course Description:
We have a special last minute addition for you...an XL course option! 65 miles and just shy of 4k of elevation gain. Our friend Terry scouted the route and says it rips. We haven't ridden the eastern portion of the route but are excited to on the 11th.
All courses head east and south on Bosquecito Rd before turning east onto Quebradas Back Country Byway. At 5 miles from the start, the short course turns back the same way we rode out. It's at the top of a rise with a nice view and a small pullout. The short course returns to the start and heads south on a ditch road to Otero park where you then jump on the Socorro Valley Bosque Trail. This is a mix of singletrack and double track, a fun ride through the bosque. This trail is a little hard to follow, hopefully the gps track helps, but do your best to just follow the singletrack back to confluence park where we jump back on a ditch road back to the finish. The singletrack gets a little soft in spots, maybe bring your bigger tires
The XL and long course continue on Quebradas through the badlands to mile 12.4.
At mile 12.4 the XL course riders enter uncharted territory. We haven't been on the eastern portion of the XL course but hear it's badass. Take it easy and keep enough oxygen in that brain bucket of yours so you can assess risk adequately. We'd rather eat tacos at the finish than entering Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers mode to search for someone that got a little too rad.
At mile 12.4 the long course turns west and heads back down towards the bosque on a lightly traveled dirt/sand road. The majority of this course you can rip, but there's a couple descents between mile 12 and 18 where you'll need to turn the risk management part of your brain back on. It's a fun drop back down to Bosquecito Rd where we head south to 380. Turn right on 380, if you need food or water there's a convenience store in San Antonio, and turn north on the most eastern low ditch road. Realistically if you happen to pick the wrong ditch road at any point it won't matter, just keep going because all the intersections we use are where all the ditch roads come back together. We stay on the ditch roads until we reach Otero park where the course picks up the Socorro Valley Bosque Trail. See above paragraph for details on that. The finish for the short and long is the same.
I think the best bike for the courses is a gravel bike with the fattest rubber it can fit. Mostly fast dirt roads with some soft sections to bog you down.
If you have any questions drop us an email at [email protected].
See you on November 11th.
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