The roll-out on the road was quick and the first climb broke up the race quickly. The Colorado Trail stage of the Breck Epic is a big one in terms of both mileage and pue Colorado mountain biking. Photo by Liam Dorian

Barry Wicks came in tenth today and sits in 7th overall, just over 28-minutes back. Photo by Liam Dorian

Eva Poidevin is in fourth place in the women’s open 3-Day race, just six minutes off podium with one stage to go. Photo by Liam Dorian

Drew Free (KUHL-Pivot Cycles) moved up overall on stage two into eighth place after riding to a ninth place finish. Photo by Liam Dorian

Riders utilize stretches of iconic mining roads, linking pristine sections of Breckenridge single track. Photo by Liam Dorian

Photo by Liam Dorian

The voice of the Breck Epic, Larry Grossman, welcomes Jason Turner to Aid 1. With most of the steep pitches out of the way, riders were ready to get on to the Colorado Trail. Photo by Liam Dorian

Natalia Ptas and Rachel (Scott) Beisel of the Naked Women’s Team took another win on stage two bringing their lead to up to 24-minutes. Photo by Liam Dorian

Photo by Liam Dorian

Riders crisscrossed dirt roads on the run-in to the finish of stage two, with course designers opting for singletrack over, sometimes more direct, fire-road. Always. Photo by Liam Dorian