Dark Horse Cycles hosted an end of the season team mtb/orienteering event in the woods of Stewart State Forest, home to Singlespeed-a-Palooza and the Dark Horse 40.
I was the "lucky" one to be paired with Mike Montalbano, previous winner in singlespeed of the Shenandoah 100 and Mohican 100.
Using a time trial format we were the second to last of 12 teams out on the course. Maximum speed and pain was obtained by our team and despite getting lost and riding an extra 3-4 miles we managed to get all the card punches in and were the first team to cross the line in a winning time of 55:05 for the 16 mile course.