2021 Tour of Anchorage 50K Recap

“Even though Anchorage is our home base, we don’t often get the chance to participate in the Tour of Anchorage since it usually overlaps with racing in Europe or the Lower 48. This year we had the chance to race and Anchorage treated us to a beautiful, sunny day. My favorite part of the race was admiring the gorgeous views of the Chugach mountains on Spencer’s loop, the sunshine through the trees on the chilly Campbell Science Center trails, and then the beauty of the coastal trail and Cook Inlet with the mountains in the distance. The most memorable part of the race for me was the moose encounter in the last 10k of the race, which just added to the Alaskan spirit of the Tour and illustrates how unique and special the Tour of Anchorage is.” – Rosie Frankowski, Tour Of Anchorage Women’s 50K Winner

“I love racing these races and I am so fortunate our community was able to put the Tour of Anchorage on again this year! With so many big races cancelled this season, the Tour of Anchorage was incredibly important to our team. To have one last mass start event with a competitive field has allowed me to refocus and find much needed motivation leading into next season.

Since the APU team has so much depth, we had a group of eight of us ski together for the majority of the race. Even with some big pace increases on the Spencer Loop and a few big surges once we got onto the Campbell Creek/Chester Creek trails, we stayed tight in a pack for the majority of the race. Races like these offer so much valuable experience. I am so excited to go into a Summer and Fall leading into the Olympics knowing that with the combination of the four Alaskans who raced the 50k at World Championships and the eight who raced the Tour of Anchorage, that we have one of the best training groups in the World.”