DECEMBER 2, 2023
RANCHO SANTA VERONICA / TECATE, B.C., MEXICO
OFF-ROAD I LOS ANCIANOS TECATE ENDURO
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The result was chocolate dirt
come race day. To call it "hero
dirt" would not be an under-
statement. These are the types
of conditions racers dream
about. Three loops covered a
total 86 miles, with the third
loop offering the most techni
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cal and demanding sections.
Pro riders finished in a little over
four hours, but to put a bet
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ter perspective on the level of
difficulty, average seat time for
the A/B-only event was just over
six hours. A total of 167 riders
completed all three loops while
the last man standing came in
at just under nine hours.
The annual Tecate Enduro,
hosted by the Los Ancianos
Motorcycle Club, made its annual
trek to the Rancho Santa Veronica
compound in Tecate, Baja Califor
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nia, Mexico, and more than 300
participants enjoyed some of the
best single-track the race has seen
in its 60-plus years, mainly due to
heavy rain days earlier in the week
that made the course conditions
ideal. The Los Ancianos Vice
President Matteo Paxson said
it's usually only once every five to
seven years the location receives
this sort of rainfall, so to have it
happen two days prior to the race
was tremendously fortunate.
(Below) Giacomo
Redondi made a run
at Campbell but came
up a few seconds
short. (Right) Preston
Campbell battled his
way to second place.
