Leadville Trail 100 MTB Strategy, Tactics, and Tips | Road to Leadville | TPC

This year will be Bruce’s first time racing the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and he’s freaking out! To dial in his race plan, he sat down for a talk with 3 Leadville finishers - Chris, Seth, and Craig - to pick their brains and figure out how a racer who isn’t a great climber can maximize their potential and finish strong (or even just finish!).
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0:00 TPC, we have a problem
3:35 What makes Leadville so hard?
4:53 How important is your corral position?
8:30 Silver Rush 50 qualifying tips
10:43 What was your best moment?
14:04 What could you have done better?
16:43 Should you wear a hydration pack?
19:53 Did you wear arm warmers or jackets?
21:59 Hardtail vs. Full-suspension MTBs
25:36 Do you need a dropper seatpost?
27:21 Gearing: What size chainring should you use?
29:34 Locking out your suspension
30:20 Find a group to ride with in the valley
31:41 What was your nutrition strategy?
35:35 Leadville lodging and camping
39:59 Leadville is awesome
41:10 Training 101: Do more climbing
42:46 See you at Leadville! Good luck.

[@robertkowton5875]

This is amazing insight. Good luck on Leadville 100, you will do awesome. You have a solid base to build from.

[@kraigclement9831]

I think I’ve watched every video on Leadville on CZcams… Lol 100%. This was the most insightful great job!

[@kylehall4063]

A ton of good info, I'll see you at silver rush and at leadville 🤙

[@payne51558]

Silver Rush this weekend! Maybe see you there Bruce!

[@911tj]

very good interview about the race... ive done 4 and still taking tips

[@Danny-pl1sq]

Love this video. So much information, and knowledge 🎉

[@XCBen]

See ya at leadville. My first time too

[@thatguy9051]

The fist and most important factor is how much can you ride.....success requires a massive base.........not for the weekend warrior.

[@mattpierce4108]

These guys sure have trouble remembering their past races and the details - sheesh