On The Pegs March 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Page 44

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UTE CUP ANNOUNCED
The 2019 Ute Cup is scheduled for August 17-18th in the San Isabel area (West
of Pueblo). The trials masters will be John Sinks and Ray Barnard.
Cost this year: $50 per day.
If you’re not familiar, the Ute Cup is a unique two-day trials event hosted in the
alpine terrain of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It features an epic loop trail
sometimes more than 25 miles - usually parts of the loop go above treeline
(11,000-12,000 feet of elevation). Sections do not contain splits/gates - all com-
petitors ride the same line following the tape. The difficulty may be described
as upper-intermediate to advanced (depending upon one’s local club class
designations).