I had always heard about “the ranch” from people, as they described what sounded like the most the most epic day riding their mountain bikes. Steep rock chutes through dried up creek beds, road gaps, wall rides, tight berms, flowy berms… The amount of outrageous adjectives used to describe the 260-acre mountain bike wonderland was simply endless. With a diagnosable case of fomo, I attended the 2017 TDS Enduro as a spectator to check it out myself. What I found quite literally blew my mind. I felt like Charlie discovering the Chocolate Factory for the first time. The strawberries really tasted like strawberries.
The Sanchez family and a little help from their friends has created one of the most authentic mountain bike races I’ve ever witnessed. Utilizing a trail system I would dub “the mini Whistler of California”, the 2017 TDS Enduro featured 14 stages over 2 days and would also play host to an advanced mountain bike camp for a group of injured Marines in conjunction with the Semper Fi Fund. While Marco Osborne and Joanna Petterson would, again, take the win, the competition was absolutely fierce, as were the brazen crowds. As if drinking directly from the chocolate river, racers and spectators alike were fulfilled with high-speed two-wheeled stoke.
Results:
Women
1- Joanna Petteron, 45.46.5
2- Ariana Altier, 45.50.0
3- Amy Morrison, 46:11.5
4- Janea Perry, 47:16.6
5- Rachel Pageu, 49:32.4
Men
1- Marco Osborne, 35:16.3
2- Dan Chiang, 35:45.8
3- Scott Countryman, 35:56.4
4- Mason Bond, 36:01.5
5- Cory Sullivan, 36:15.0
For full results, please click HERE.