Homegrown Biking: Blogger Building Trans Utah Challenge

Dave, over at the 2 Epic blog, is in the process of building his first Trans Utah challenge.  This isn’t a corporate entity, and as a matter of fact, the challenge begins at Dave’s house in St. George, Utah.  His plan is to take this thing all the way to Moab.  The first leg of the Trans Utah challenge will go from St. George to Escalante–a distance of 300 miles.

The first leg of the Trans Utah challenge will involve elevations of 2,500-10,000 ft.  You will ride over dirt roads, fireroads, single-track and pavement.

This sounds like a great event with a homegrown feel.  People are already lining up to ride with Dave and make his venture a success.  The Trans Utah will begin at 3am on October 3rd.  The time is a bit harsh, but as Dave explains, quite necessary:

but 3 am to get out of the desert lowlands at an early hour. Iv’e seen it hit 100+ that time of year here - it isn’t typical, but possible. We’ll scoot through town as a group/prologue in the dark, ride through big mesa territory in the early morning hours and hit the big climbs to the mountains in the morning. I get excited just thinking about it!

What better way to inspire people than to come up with something new, and a bit different.  I wish Dave success on this venture, and who knows, maybe this will become a yearly event.

From what I have gathered, there is no entry fee to join up with Dave.  He might get a bit sketchy about me publicizing his venture (1,000 people crammed into Dave’s house might become a problem), but I thought it was a great idea and I look forward to following along with the progress on Dave’s 2 Epic blog.

If you would like more information, please visit Dave’s 2 Epic blog as, I am sure, he will be making a few more updates along the way.