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The GEICO Motorcycle Adventure Rally 2016 - Rockies Edition Recap

August 5, 2016

Adventure Rally 2016 from Gunnison, CO.Cycle World

Gunnison, Colorado, again played host to three days of epic riding. This year, participants at the Rockies Adventure Rally took on some great new special tests and chased more than 95 bonus locations spread through a nearly 200-mile radius of Gunnison.

The weather was perfect and the riding even better. Win, lose, or draw, each day at Base Camp saw nothing but smiles as riders discovered what amazing riding the Rockies offer in every direction. Yes, the points get tabulated and winners crowned, but the real point is getting out to have fun on adventure bikes. So, congratulations to our winners and congratulations to all of this year’s participants. We look forward to riding with everyone again soon.

GEICO MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE RALLY 2016 - ROCKIES EDITION FINAL RESULTS

The Top 5 teams racked up more than 1,100 points! Points are earned by discovering the bonus locations. Points are scaled based on difficulty (green, blue, and black, which represent easy to hard terrain, respectfully) and time needed to reach them from base camp. Additional points can be earned at Special Tests.Cycle World

GEICO MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE RALLY 2016 - ROCKIES EDITION INDUSTRY CLASS FINAL RESULTS

The industry class was full of great tales from the trail, and fun was had discovering the area. In the end, Team BMW issued a true points beatdown, but Team Klim swears that if they had not stopped to help a grandmother stuck in the mud, deep in the wilderness, she would have been devoured by a big, bad wolf.Cycle World

Sponsor support for the Gunnison GOATS was amazing! The GOATS work with land use groups to keep trails open to motorcyclists and to improve the local trails and roads. Without them this event would not be nearly as epic. In total, the raffle raised $1,410, money that will be used directly for further improvements. Special thanks to sponsors GEICO Motorcycle, Klim, BMW, Avon Tyre, Honda, Motion Pro, Scorpion, TCX, Galfer USA, Bell, Alpinestars, Doubletake Mirror, and REVER.Cycle World

Stunning views are around every corner.Cycle World

Honda’s Johnny Campbell joined the GEICO Motorcycle Adventure Rally 2016—Rockies Edition, hosting Honda sweepstakes winners, Mike Yorgason and Roy Strong of Billings, Montana. Johnny is very excited about the new Africa Twin and hopes to join another of our rally events soon.Cycle World

Campbell putting the Africa Twin through one of the special tests.Cycle World

TCX, Bell, and Alpinestars all offered product demos—letting participants try products for the day. This was great for riders as well as provided great product feedback for these sponsors.Cycle World

BMW’s Fred Hoess puts his ISDE skills to work, showing his preferred method of “on-the-trail” tire changes.Cycle World

Team Cycle World was in the Rockies doing a comparison test of the very latest ADV motorcycles. Staff newbies Sean MacDonald (with mic) and Bradley Adams (front right) were joined by guest testers Davin Wirtanen and Steve Kamrad, while Corey Eastman and BMW's Shawn Thomas showed that bald really is beautiful.Cycle World

Industry class winners! Team BMW fought hard for a piece of pine and old motorcycle chain. Riders (right to left) Sarah Schilke, Shawn Thomas, Fred Hoess, and Brian Voynick are photobombed by (right to left) event producers Corey Eastman, Ned Suesse, and Justin Bradshaw.Cycle World

Overall Rockies event winners, Craig Johnson and Jeff Underwood, took things seriously as they racked in an amazing 364 points. Their strategy? Keep riding!Cycle World

Until next year, Rockies! Hope to see everyone September 22–25 in the Sierra Nevada. Keep reading the Adventure eNews for the latest information. Click HERE to subscribe.Cycle World

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GEICO MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE RALLY 2016 - ROCKIES EDITION FINAL RESULTS

GEICO MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE RALLY 2016 - ROCKIES EDITION INDUSTRY CLASS FINAL RESULTS

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