2020 Snake Time Trial #1
Do you like adverse conditions and technical terrain? The Snake Creek Gap Time Trial series delivers just that. It's a two part series with one race in January and a second race in February. Located in North Georgia, the weather can be anything from sunny in the mid 50's to mud producing monsoons to temps in the 20's with snow and ice. It's a point to point race so they do run a shuttle early, from the finish line to the start. The distance options are 17, 34, and 50 miles. I opted for the 34 miler because, as Carey Lowery says, it's the meat and potatoes of this course. Also, I've only raced this once before, maybe 4 years ago, soon after I had just started riding; I wanted a comparison of my times. I started eye balling the weather about 5 days out, and it was looking kind of promising. A little rain on Thursday, ending Friday and dry with sunshine and temperatures around 50. But, in true Snake fashion, that changed. The rainfall totals increased and it