Although the deadline for race weekend pickup has passed, BFC 2023 jerseys and tech tees are still available for home delivery with an order deadline of June 17. Check ’em out at the BFC Store.
BFC 2023 Results
Congratulations to our BFC 2023 Champions!
Women: Evan Kujawski – 2:13:13
Men: Nathan Couse – 1:55:03
(Nathan’s time was less than 2 minutes off the course record for this direction of 1:53:33)
Full results on raceroster.com
Visit the Race Results page for pdf downloads.
Race Course Report
Thanks to the Inlet and Indian Lake highway departments the Limekiln-to-Cedar River Road in the Moose River Plains is in good shape. The shoulders are soft in some spots, as usual for this time of year. If we get a little more rain the road should be relatively fast.
- There is new pavement on Cedar River Road that could be slippery.
- Just after 19 miles there is a hole on the right side of the road big enough to eat a bike wheel.
- There are a few soft, sandy spots so be careful around those.
- Hazards are marked with paint and down arrows but there are very few hazards, except for the countless rocks.
- Just after mile 35 is a single down arrow. This is to warn you of a fast downhill with a sharp right turn where you need to keep right so you don’t get hit by oncoming traffic.
- The Fern Park trail is in good shape but it’s typical singletrack – there are roots, rocks and some soft spots.
- There is a quarter-mile downhill to Fern Park with two sharp right turns right before the finish line.
- If you’re on a CX bike or have smooth tires be careful on these turns.
BFC Instant Results
Get instant BFC results from SVE Mid-Atlantic Timing on RaceRoster.com:
https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/r6g7yt7y3vm9zkex/results
Last Minute Notes
Answers to a couple of recent FAQs:
- Air quality. There is a high overcast from the smoke but it doesn’t seem to be affecting air quality at ground level and the current DEC air quality alert ends at midnight Tuesday.
- If you have a shuttle reservation it will take you and your bike. Shuttles are sold out.
- Packet Pickup. We allow friends/teammates to pick up packets although the registration volunteers will ask qualifying questions. Along with the name(s) you should know their cat & age class.
Also,
- There is no fatbike challenge this year. For the last few races we did not have enough fatbike entries to award all the prizes and surprisingly few people inquired about it during registration.
- E-MTB entrants. Don’t forget that your bike will need to be inspected a half-hour before the race starts. We will let you know where to line up for this at staging.
Event Schedule & Transfer/Edit Deadline
All registration transfers and edits must be completed through BikeReg before 11:59PM, Wednesday June 7th.
The Event Schedule is as follows:
Indian Lake to Inlet
(odd years 2023-25-27)
Friday June 9, 10am-8pm: Packet Pickup at Pedals & Petals, 176 Route 28, Inlet
.Saturday June 10, 2023 – RACE DAY!
- 7:30am: Shuttle Leaves Inlet’s Arrowhead Park for Indian Lake
- 7:30-9:30: Packet Pickup
at Byron Park, Rt. 28, Indian Lake - 9:45am: Race Official’s Instructions – Be on the starting line!
- 10:00am: Race Begins
- 11:30am: Finish Line Party begins at Inlet’s Fern Park
Food, beer and music. - 2:45pm – Awards Begin
- 3:00pm – Timing Ends
- 3:00pm – First Shuttle Leaves Inlet for Indian Lake School
DON’T FORGET – The BFC is a Destination Race!
Bring someone to drive your vehicle to the post race party in Inlet!!!
BFC 2023 Finish Line Parking & Shuttle Info
Morning Shuttles will be in Arrowhead Park.
Morning Shuttle Parking will be at the grass lot in front of Woods Inn.
Afternoon Shuttles will be at Inlet Community Church. They will begin leaving about 3pm or when full. Last shuttle leaves about 4pm.
Finish Line & Party are in Fern Park.
General Event Parking will be at Fern Park, Inlet Community Church, the grass lot in front of Woods Inn and downtown Inlet lots.
See the parking map below.
Registration Transfers
When we announced that North Country Subaru ~ BFC 2023 was sold out it was stated:
- There is no wait list so please don’t emails us asking to be added; and
- The BFC Strava posts page is the venue for registration transfers.
Since then dozens of registrations have been transferred via BikeReg. For the few that have had issues transferring a registration it’s often because of incorrect or incomplete information. Read the transfer instructions here.
Note: The tee shirt deadline has passed so we may not have the right size for some entrants that received a transfer and ALL transfers must take place through BikeReg before 11:59pm on June 7th.
See ya in June!
BFC 2023 Start Line Packet Pickup & Parking
Race Day Packet Pickup is in the Byron Park front building, 7:30-9:30am.
(Friday packet pickup at Pedals & Petals 10am-8pm)
General Parking is in Byron Park, at the former Lone Birch Motel and along Old State Road
Additional Parking (not shown below) .75mi East of Byron Park at Lake Abanakee, .5mi West of Byron Park at Indian Lake Welcome Center (formerly Stewart’s) and between Pine’s and Indian Lake Restaurant
BFC Lodging Sponsors
Make it a Black Fly Weekend! Stay with one of our North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge Lodging Sponsors:
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- The Birches (Inlet)
- Deer Meadows (Inlet)
- Garnet Hill Lodge (North River)
- Great Camp Sagamore (Raquette Lake)
- Kenmore Cottages (Eagle Bay)
- Marina Motel (Inlet)
- Woods Inn (Inlet)
Great Camp Sagamore
BFC 2023 Raffle Bike
The North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge raffle bike for 2023 is a Trek X-Caliber 8, customized with BFC decals created by Supporting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design. Check it out at the BFC Store!
Jersey and Tech Tee Deadline is Tuesday April 25th!
All orders placed by April 25th will be available for pick up June 9th & 10th.
Custom designed by BFC Presenting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design Co.
BFC 2023 Sold Out!
North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge 2023 is sold out.
There is no wait list so please do not email us asking to be added.
As in years past the BFC Strava posts page is the venue to look for a registration transfer.
Almost Sold Out!
BFC 2023 is almost sold out… 968 registrations as of this post.
Register now if you want in! Capped at 1,000 entries.
BFC 2023 Jersey and Tech Tee
Custom designed by BFC Presenting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design Co.
All orders placed by April 25th will be available for pick up June 9th & 10th.
Go to the BFC Store and order yours today!
