The Transylvania Times -

Riders left Smoker’s Cove in Pisgah National Forest Sunday morning for the 22nd annual Swank 65 mountain bike race.

The race usually starts at the Cove Creek campground, but the pandemic has limited the number of cars allowed at campgrounds.

Racers climbed to Buckhorn Gap, descended trails like Bennett Gap and Avery Creek and finished with Black Mountain trail.

(Times photos by Park Baker)