Boone-Roubaix

“Pedal faster, I hear banjos!” “I like banjo music!”, says Brian Sheedy. Perhaps it takes an affinity towards both banjo music and steep unpaved mountain roads for you to win the High Country’s biggest road race; the epic Boone-Roubaix—4,600 feet of climbing over 54 miles; 4 miles of which are unpaved. Sheedy, racing for Hampton [...]

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Boone-Roubaix: An instant classic

In its first year, the Boone-Roubaix race seems to have been a hit with the riders. The scenic route and challenging course made for a great day of racing in Boone, North Carolina. “That first gravel climb was no joke. It was really hard and separated everyone,” said the race winner of the Pro 1/2/3 [...]

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Feeling lucky? Don’t miss epic racing at Saturday’s Boone-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is called the Queen of Classics and rightfully so. This one-day race in northern France can make a rider’s career and just as easily end it. Greenville, South Carolina’s own George Hincapie has chased victory at this race, coming seductively close to winning and also feeling the sting of a missed opportunity. What makes [...]

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