Photo credit TJ Tropsa
Utah’s most-anticipated mountain bike race, the Scott Sports Park City Point 2 Point, wrapped up its 17th edition on August 30th, taking riders on a journey through 75-miles of Park City singletrack. With 10,000 vertical feet of climbing, Point 2 Point is known as one of hardest single-day mountain bike races in the US.
It was a fast year for many. Great trail conditions and near perfect temperatures translated to course records for both the men’s and women’s fields and a higher finisher rate than typical. We had racers from 15 years old to 67, and although the race is internationally known, we are proud to have a strong Utah contingent with over 70% Utahns in addition to another 23 states represented, 3 racers from Canada, and 1 rider coming all the way from Nepal.
Point 2 Point is a tough race. Finishing is not a given. Of the 355 racers that started the 75-mile race across the amazing trails of park City, 315 rolled across the finish line. Congratulations to each and every one of the racers!
Zach Calton (Yeti / Shimano), the 28-year-old of Ogden set a new male record for the second straight year in a row with a time of 5:45:29. This was Zach’s 7th time to race P2P.
Zach Calton. Photo credit Mack Lambert
Coming in behind Zach was Truman Glasgow (DNA Cycling) of Alpine UT with his 5th P2P finish and a PR time of 06:03:08. 2025 was the 3rd year in a row that Zach and Truman have stood on the P2P podium together. In 2024, Zach took 1st with Truman in 2nd. In 2023 Truman took 1st with Zach in 2nd. Obviously, both of these dudes are crushers!
Jacob Allen (CURE T1D) of Morgan UT crossed the line in 3rd Just behind Truman with a time of 06:04:52
Jacob Allen, Zach Calton, Truman Glasgow. Photo credit Mack Lambert.
On the female side, 36-year-old Park City local Chelsea Bolton, also set a new course record with a time of 7:01:01. This was her 4th time racing P2P and she gets stronger and faster every year. We hope she comes back in 2026 to break 7 hours!
Chelsea Bolton. Photo credit TJ Tropsa
Haley Dumke (Mountain Pedaler of Vail / Dusty Boot Saloon) of Minturn CO raced with us for the first time and came in 30 minutes behind Chelsea with a time of 07:31:04. Amity Rockwell (POC / Schwalbe) of Truckee CA, also her first time racing P2P, rounded out the Open/Pro female podium with a time of
07:48:32.
Amity Rockwell, Chelsea Bolton, Haley Dumke. Photo credit Mack Lambert.
Special mention goes to Sam Sweetser, our 7th 2025 finisher. Sam is the only racer who has started AND FINISHED Point 2 Point every single year.
Sam Sweetser. Photo credit Mack Lambert.
Another special mention goes to Point 2 Point Founder, Jay Burke. This was the first year that Jay competed in the event that he founded back in 2009. Riding with race plate #1, Jay said before the race he was “riding, not racing.” Yet he still had a strong day, crossed the finish line at 09:02:32 and hung out at Skullcandy for a few hours to soak up the positive energy that is the P2P finish line. Thank you so very much Jay for all you have done for the PC mountain biking community!
Park City Point 2 Point Founder Jay Burke. Photo by TJ Tropsa.
Zach Zufelt of Sandy UT won the “I’m somebody” award, a Scott Speedster bike presented by Scott Sports and inspired by the character from the movie The Jerk. In the movie, Navin R. Johnson was elated to finally see his name in the phone book and declared, “I’m somebody.” You typically see the same fast riders winning stuff at races because they podium time and time again. Well, this program is designed for those of us that finish…but not on the podium. We will draw a random time between 2:50pm and 8:00pm (racers who finish before 2:50pm are FAST and our final finisher usually rolls in around 8:00pm).
This year’s time drawn is 4:37pm and Zach was the first finisher to cross the line after 4:37pm. So when he crossed the line, we handed him a brand new Scott Speedster Gravel 40 bike. Congrats Zach, you are somebody! And thank you Scott!
Zach Zufelt. Photo by Steve Aderholt
The Red Lantern award went to Garrett Burt of Lehi UT who crossed the finish line at 13:54:44. The Red Lantern award is borrowed from Alaska’s Iditarod race where a red lantern is given to the last musher who crosses the finish line and completes the Iditarod. The Red Lantern is a symbol of perseverance and determination. We were so happy to welcome Garrett across the finish line and close out the 2025 Park City Point 2 Point.
As in life, sometimes the trail is steep and technical and sometimes it is fun and flowy but we only get one ride. Happy riding!