As we put together for the quick observe and cross nation races at Mount St. Anne. We determined to look at Evie’s race machine from final weekend.
The circumstances at Snow Shoe for the XCC ladies’s race had been quick with a mixture of fall and summer time warmth. Richards opted to make use of the Trek SuperCaliber bicycle she had raced on for a lot of the season.
This Gen 2 SuperCaliber is the up to date model with extra entrance and rear journey. Though the soft-tail Trek ProCal would have been a superb possibility. Just one racer within the ladies’s area went for the onerous tail: Loana Lecomte of Canyon CLLCTV.
Evie made the appropriate alternative because the rock sectors had been damp and required a variety of talent to navigate at excessive speeds. In the long run, Evie confirmed all her playing cards on the beginning climb and launched an enormous assault.
With one lap to go, her lead was a stable (however not insurmountable) 6 seconds, with Puck Pieterse of Alpecin-Deceuninck sizzling on her heels. Pieterse began to shut the hole considerably within the forest sections. On the ultimate climb, Richards turned up the warmth and rode by means of the unreal rock function at high pace.
She crossed the end line to the cheers of the West Virginia crowd, overjoyed together with her effort.
Trek SuperCaliber For the Win
Most (if not all) Trek Manufacturing facility riders selected the Trek SuperCaliber (Gen2) possibility over the Snow Shoe weekend, and we anticipate the identical for Mont Sainte Anne, Canada. The bike provides sufficient compliance with 80mm of journey within the rear and 110mm within the entrance.
The distinctive IsoStrut rear suspension makes the bike stiff and responsive with out being too harsh on rocky terrain. Trek elevated journey on the fork from 100mm to a contemporary 110mm in response to extra dynamic XCO programs.
Most riders on the Trek Manufacturing facility Group use the RockShox Twist Loc for dual-lockout. The slimmer model of the RockShox Twist Loc pairs higher with the ESI grips that the majority cross-country racers favor.
For the XCC and XCO occasions, Richards rode 2.4” Pirelli Scorpion HC tires with inserts (we can’t disclose which of them), however just for the rear within the XCO.
Most parts are inventory, aside from a trick little Carbon Ti high cap on the Bontrager RSL one-piece bar stem. The stem is slammed with out spacers or a mud protect to get the bar as little as doable.
The Trek Manufacturing facility Group makes use of LOOK X-Monitor Carbon Race-Ti pedals. Trek’s new pedal line mirrors the LOOK line in form and performance. After talking with the group, they had been happy with the LOOK pedals and the additional platform they supply in comparison with the Bontrager Ti ones that they had used beforehand.
Evie used a 34T entrance chainring for the quick course on her SRAM Transmission Eagle-12 pace setup, offering the right push and climb.
Full Particulars: Evie Richards XCC Profitable Trek SuperCaliber
- Body: Trek SuperCaliber Manufacturing facility End with Ti-{Hardware}
- Fork: Rock Shox SID Final 110mm w/cable distant
- Crankset: SRAM XX SL 34
- Chain: SRAM XX 12-speed flat high
- Brakes: SRAM Degree ULT
- Rotors: SRAM 160mm
- Cassette: XX SL 10-52T
- Pedals: LOOK X-Monitor Carbon Race Ti
- Grips: ESI
- Wheels: Bontrager RSL
- Seatpost: RockShox Reverb
- Seat: Bontrager Verse Professional
- Bars/stem: Bontrager RSL
- Tires: 2.4” Pirelli Scorpion HC tires with inserts
We look ahead to seeing what Evie and her Trek Manufacturing facility Group can accomplish this weekend at Mont Sainte Anne, Canada.
For extra info on the Trek SuperCaliber, try; TrekBikes.com
