Breck Epic

The multi-day mountain bike stage race will return August 15-21, 2021.

Breck Epic organizes its charitable efforts under banner of new Epic Legacy Foundation. The world's best XC mountain biker Schurter heads to Cape Epic.

Was it a good edition of the Vuelta? What does it mean for Yates? How do we rank this year's grand tours? We unpack the action from Spain.

Mike McCormack had a chance to sell Breck Epic and secure his family's financial future. It seemed like an easy choice, but it wasn't.

Carla Williams and Jeremiah Bishop win the overall titles as Breck Epic wraps up with the Gold Dust stage.

With six days of racing on 240 miles of trails, Breck Epic is brutal. Recovery is key to making it through in one piece.

The penultimate stage of the six-day Breck Epic race is both revered and feared. Wheeler Pass takes riders back into the high Alpine.

One of Breck Epic's toughest challenges is trying to find the right pacing for a week of high-altitude mountain bike racing.

Stage 4's Aqueduct route featured tough climbing and a close finish in the pro men's race.

All six Breck Epic stages are above 9,000 feet. How do you cope with such high altitude racing?

Breck Epic stage 3 is considered the queen stage of the six-day mountain bike race, circumnavigating Mount Guyot.

Perfectly clear blue skies greeting the Breck Epic Monday morning, the six-day race headed out to the Colorado Trail.

In order to race six days on nearly 240 miles on trails, careful nutrition planning and attention to detail are a must.

Six days of mountain biking requires a lot of gear, so we talked to a few pros for their tips on preparing for Breck Epic.

Stage 1 is delayed and shortened due to heavy morning rain, but the six-day stage race kicks off in earnest in Colorado.

In its 10th year running, Breck Epic features classic singletrack like the Colorado Trail and the famous Wheeler Pass route.

With Breck Epic beginning this weekend, it is a good time to look back at some of the best photos from 2017.

Decker reflects on the differences between the Breck Epic and a stage race from mountain biking's heyday, the Mercury Tour.

Matthew Beaudin writes about racing the Breck Epic, a multi-day race in the heart of the Colorado mountains

It was a mountain bike race, but the 2013 Breck Epic was more about having fun in the mountains

The Specialized rider triumphs in the first two stages at the six-day Breck Epic race

From the Rapha Gentleman's series to the Breck Epic, independent events are growing across the States

After six hard days in the saddle, Mike Hogan and Thomas Dooley were still kicking. Here's their final installment of the Breck Epic

Colby Pearce's last day of the 2012 Breck Epic there was nothing left to do but kick a dead horse until it inched to the finish

Follow Masters 80+ Duo riders Mike Hogan & Thomas Dooley on Day 5 of the race

Colby Pearce did the super stage race, following the Leadville Trail 100 with the Breck Epic. Here are some of his experiences

Racing a singlespeed at Breck Epic is a right of passage.  Don't believe me?  Try it.  I dare you!

The Breck Epic may be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean it's easy

A bacon hand-up at 12,500 feet. It does not, will not, cannot get better than that

Convincing myself and others that I was feeling fine, we set out for a VERY long day

I was thrilled to mount the shortstack and throw up my "Thank you!" arms.

Thomas Dooley and Mike Hogan find new ways to suffer on stage 3 of the 2012 Breck Epic

I sit here having learned a valid lesson in my first year of racing and first attempt at a stage race. Bummer.

In the end the battle of Me vs. Me was won by the good guys

Thomas Dooley and Mike Hogan's epic day left them near hypothermic, but feeling awesome

If America is the land of comfort, we were definitely not in America today

Now that I can feel my fingers, I feel it an opportune time to recap today's mud run

Thomas Dooley and Mike Hogan are back to share more adventures in mountain bike stage racing

What I learned from Stage 1: Keeping a positive attitude and losing your mind are NOT so far apart

Karen Jarchow will be chronicling her experiences of her first mountain bike stage race at the 2012 Breck Epic

Since I was out of GC after yesterday's adventure into mid-stage bike repair, I took the opportunity to shoot some video footage of the race in action while we were on the pass. You will have to excuse a few mis-spoken words

Today was the second stage of the Breck Epic stage race. It was about 40 miles long and included a giant section of the Colorado Trail, which is for mountain bikers what a four-scoop chocolate ice cream Sunday is to my daughter.

This is the third year I have raced the Breck Epic stage race. The last two seasons I have really enjoyed racing here. By "really enjoyed racing here," I mean that I suffered like a beaten dog, and then about a week later when the pain had faded from my memory, I thought about all the pretty singletrack I rode, and decided I wanted to come back next year. It's funny how bike racers don't really remember pain.

A knot of pro men are vying for the lead in the six-day, lung-busting event known as the Breck Epic in Colorado. Read some of the mental wanderings of Sarah Uhl, someone not vying for the lead but busting butt nonetheless at the Epic.

Tuesday's third stage of the Breck Epic somewhere above Breckenridge, Colorado saw a brutal day in the saddle where riders climbed over the Continental Divide twice in 44 miles, gaining over 9,400 feet. And did we mention it was cold...?