Christian Tanguy

This past Sunday, we did a little family trip to Augusta, MI for the Fort Custer XC race. The proceed of the race goes toward trail maintenance so not only I had the possibility to have fun on the trails I ride once a year (twice a year if I am lucky) but it also  Read more

As usual, I came to Cohutta without any markers. Thanks to the milder weather during the off-season, I rode more often outside but it is incredibly difficult for me to ride with someone as my riding hours are completely unpredictable. Nonetheless, my trusty trainer displayed some good numbers. After the uneventful drive from Michigan to  Read more

I still wonder what I was thinking when I registered to the 2011 Iceman earlier this year, just minutes after the online registration opened? I guess I forgot how cold it can be and how the lactic acid has the legs seized up and the heart beating at maximum cadence. Let’s sum it up: I  Read more

The entire season has been an intense competition between Jeff Schalk (Trek) and me. In all the races where Jeff and/or I were present, one of us won.  Based on the N.U.E. rules, we were tied in points. The N.U.E. championship based on 11 races will hinge on the result of the last race: the  Read more

The past weekend, it was time to race on the updated trails of the Fool’s Gold 100. At the registration, the day before the race, it started to downpour. Of course, everybody present at last year edition had flashback of the mud bath. The weather forecast was pretty much the same for race day: hot  Read more

This past Sunday, I got to race in one of my favorite place in Michigan: the Big M cross country ski area located in the Manistee National Forest. Should I be able to win that race, I would swipe the championship as I would have won 5 races. The championship is based on the 5  Read more

Since I started to race the Wilderness 101, the size of the group reaching the top of the first large mountain is increasing. Three years ago, I remember the group to be only 7 or 8 strong; this year must have been 30 or so. We had to be patient and wait for the climb  Read more

Since the Lumberjack 100, I have been quite busy between family, work, training and racing. Following the N.U.E. #4 (Lumberjack 100), it was time to compete in the Michigan Championship (www.tailwind-racing.com) at the Pontiac Lake State Park. Pontiac Lake XC, elite men, 1st place, 6/26/2011 Like always, the competition was stiff as Mike Simonson was  Read more

This past weekend, it was time to go back to one of my favorite place: the Manistee Forest, location of the Lumberjack 100. Since 2007, I am in the hunt for the ax trophy. I came pretty close in 2009 and in 2010, finishing both times on the second highest step.  This year the competition  Read more

For the first time this year, I was traveling to the race with my family. It was great to have them with me although it requires a little more preparation. The drive was pleasant and we made it on time to pick up the registration package and chill out at the hotel.  The morning of  Read more