After an impressive four
hours of seat time, the newcom-
er Gerston, owner of Max Off-
Road Training, was the first to
finish this year's Tecate Enduro,
leading by a respectable 07:07.
"My plan was to ride smooth,
pace myself properly, minimize
mistakes, learn the terrain quick
-
ly since I've never been here
before, and build throughout the
day," Gerston said. "One thing
to enter a dilapidated, roofless
building, making their way up
groups of steps, through door-
ways and hairpin turns, only to
drop down yet another narrow
and fairly steep decline before
opening back up again for the
final mile to the finish line.
water-logged berms, flat tires,
and then shot them out back
into the tight manzanita-lined
Mexican hills. There were 30
more miles of hill climbs riddled
with slick rocks from the recent
rain and technical rock features,
including huge boulders the
racers had to maneuver their
bikes through. Towards the end
of the course (once the riders
were good and tired), they had
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Gerston encounters a little bit of
traffic on the narrow Tecate trails.
