Jens wins SFBFL!
The Santa Fe Big Friggin Loop, stop number 3 of the grassroots style New Mexico Endurance Series covered nearly 70 miles and 14,000 feet of climbing on steep, remote trails around Santa Fe, NM.54 participants were in the race and 20 finished the grueling course.
Jens Nielsen (Big Wheel Racing) of Albuquerque, NM won the race at 9:09 with John Stevens (Mountain Top Cycling) also of Albuquerque, NM coming in second at 9:19.
Lyra Parker of Durango, CO won the Women’s Division with a finish time of 11:55.
Matt Turgeon (Big Wheel Racing) of Albuquerque took the Singlespeed Divison with a time of 9:30.
Former New Mexico State Governor Gary Johnson (Taos Ski Valley, NM) finished with New Mexico Endurance Racing Legend John Mazzola (Cedar Crest, NM) and Deb Wrenko (Santa Fe, NM) at 15:58 to close out the field of finishers.