2021 Stagecoach 400 Race Recap - The Great Burrito Truce

This 2021 Stagecoach 400 marks the 10th edition of the longest bikepacking race in California. After more than a year of pandemic, lockdowns, and race cancellations, excitement had built among the riding community in San Diego and beyond. For many of the participants, this was the last race they attended back in 2020, as the country shut down following last year’s start. Online registration for the 2021 event filled within hours. Riders looked to traverse the region’s diverse set of biomes across nearly 400 miles of challenging terrain. April 9th, 2021 was the Grand Depart.

ReportsMatteo PistonoApril 22, 2021stagecoach 400, race report, anza borrego, 2021 stagecoach 400, ride, rides, memberstory

Borrego Pursuits on the Obed Boundary Gravel Bike

It was an unlikely destination for a late-summer ride, but pandemic circumstances continued to push us further to the edges of San Diego County, exploring everything the region had to offer. Up before sunrise, we loaded up Jay’s 4x4 pickup with two Obed Boundary gravel bikes and headed east, past the Vulcan Mountains and down Dry Canyon to Borrego Springs, California.

ReportsDave MalwitzSeptember 10, 2020review, gravel bike, obed, obed boundary review, anza borrego, memberstory