2010 24 Hours of Gold

This year's 24 Hours of Gold is schedule for November 13th & 14th near Oroville, CA:

The Lake Oroville 24-HOURS of GOLD - The mother lode of  24-hour mountain bike racing.

• We offer exquisite trails surrounding a state-of-the-art campground.
• The 7.5 mile singletrack course twists and turns, climbs and drops through oaks and chaparral.
• Entry fee includes camping both Friday and Saturday nights.
• Race time is 10:00AM Saturday to 10:00AM Sunday
• Registration is allowed up to the day of the event, Nov. 13, provided we do not fill up before then.
• Some same day registration will be allowed depending on pre-registered numbers.
• Each rider is asked to display a red light rearward after dark.
• Course map posted.

The organizers have also added an 8 hour race. Full details available at Lake Oroville 24-HOURS of GOLD website.

More 24 Hr Race Cancellations

On the heels of Andrenalin's cancellation of the 24 Hours of Laguna Seca, Granny Gear has thrown in the towel on two of their National races (including what was supposed to be this year's National Championship):

For the first time in 19 years Granny Gear Productions will not be organizing a 24 hour race in West Virginia, the birthplace of 24 hour mountain bike racing. Granny Gear's Laird Knight has decided not to hold the 2010 edition of the 24 Hours of Big Bear but hopes to hold the event again in 2011.

The 24 Hours of Moab will go on but Knight has also decided to idle the 24 Hours of 9-Mile for this year. "These races still have huge potential and I'm still game for making these events successful" Knight told SPOKES. He said he sees this as an opportunity to "hit the reset button and start now to build a marketing plan now for 2011."

The race, which had previously been known as the 24 hours of Canaan and the 24 Hours of Snowshoe moved to Big Bear in 2005 but hadn't been able to reach the number of teams that it needed to make it sustainable since the move. The decision was "extremely painful", said Knight, but "the finances won't allow" the race to happen this year. In addition to lower than needed participation, the economic slump has made finding sponsors for this year's race very difficult.

Via Spokes Magazine.

I am assuming that USA Cycling will move the National Championship to the 24 Hours of Moab, but nothings official yet.

24 Hours of Adrenalin™ Laguna Seca In Doubt

It looks like this summer's 24 Hours of Laguna Seca is in trouble:

We want to provide an update on what’s been going on behind the scenes for the upcoming 24 Hours of Adrenalin events in California ... Unfortunately, like many companies navigating this current economic climate, we find ourselves in an unfavorable situation. As it stands today, we have been unable to secure the California corporate sponsorship support that is required to put on the kind of races that you all deserve, and it looks unlikely that the two spring races, Hurkey Creek and Laguna Seca, will be held unless this situation changes. Simply put, we can’t afford to do it without additional corporate sponsorship.

We are optimistic that the economic climate will begin to change but feel the obligation, to riders and supporters of the event, to let you know of the possibility that these spring events may not take place this year ... We know this will be disappointing news for people planning to attend and it’s because of this that we are working so hard to try and make them happen. We will make a further announcement in the next few days, sorry for the (possible) sad news.

100% of all entry fees will be returned on Friday February 19th if we can't find sponsorship support for the 2010 season.

This does not effect the September 17th - 19th, 2010 event at Hurkey Creek.

Via 24 Hours of Adrenalin™.

2009 24 Hour National Championships Moved to Moab

So this is just a rumor, but certainly an interesting one This has been confirmed by Velonews and USA Cycling:

USA Cycling will officially announce later this week that the 2009 24 Hour National Championship race will be moved to Moab, Utah. The race will be held in conjunction with the 24 Hours of Moab on October 10-11 ... 24 Hours of Moab promoter Laird Knight confirmed with MTBracenews that Moab will indeed be the ulitmate location of the National Championship race."

First reported over at MTB Race News. More coverage at USA Cycling.

Team Bigfoot's 2009 Endurance Series Schedule

As promised on Tuesday, here are Team Bigfoot's Endurance dates for 2009:

Team Bigfoot 2009 Endurance Series
05/23: 12 Hours of Weaverville (Weaverville, CA)
08/22: 12 Hours of Humboldt (Arcata, CA)
09/05: Clikapudi Six To Midnight (Shasta Lake, CA)
10/03: Whiskeytown 9-5 & 24 Hours of Whiskeytown (Whiskeytown Lake, CA)
TBD (Maybe August): 12 Hours of Kirkwood (Lake Tahoe, CA)

I'm very interested to see if they can pull of the 12 Hours of Kirkwood event.

You can get find all these races under the tag "2009 team bigfoot endurance series" at mtbcalendar.com

2009 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ Schedule

The folks at Twenty4Sports have announced their 2009 24 Hours of Andrenalin schedule (almost the same as last year):

04/25/09: Hurkey Creek Park Spring (Idyllwild, SoCal)
06/06/09: Laguna Seca Raceway (Monterey, CA)
07/25/09: Canmore Nordic Centre (Alberta, Canada)
09/19/09: Hurkey Creek Park Fall (Idyllwild, SoCal)

Via 24 Hours of Adrenalin™ website.

It's nice to see Laguna Seca still on the schedule and it not conflicting with anything this year.

Boggs IV Registration Opening

Registration for the always packed Boggs IV (aka Boggs for Africa aka Boggs 8 Hour) is opening soon:

"Grandfather Registration for Boggs IV starts at Midnight on October 25th (late Friday night). This is for all racers who participated in last year’s event. If you were registered for last year’s race you will be e-mailed a PASSWORD to log into the registration page.

If you did not sign up ONLINE last year, you MUST e-mail us so we can give you your registration password.

On November 1st at midnight, registration opens to everyone."

Via BikeMonkey.

2009 24 Hours National Point Series Schedule

Granny Gear Productions has announced their 2009 schedule hot on the heels of last weekend's 24 Hours of Moab:

2009 Race Series Dates & Locations

• June 13th - 14th, 2009: 24 Hours of Big Bear (Hazelton, WV)


• July 25th - 26th, 2009: 24 Hours of 9 Mile (Nine Mile Park, WI)


• October 10th - 11th, 2009: 24 Hours of Moab (Behind-the-Rocks, Moab, UT)

It looks like they've slightly downsized the schedule this year (dropping the Vail Lake, Landahl, Conyers and Killington events) but they have added the 24 Hours of 9 Mile.

2009 "Leave No Trace" Ultra Endurance Series

This is big. Global Biorhythms and Bike Monkey have teamed up to produce a NorCal Endurance series for 2009:

"THE "LEAVE NO TRACE" MTB ULTRA ENDURANCE SERIES
Global Biorhythm Events is presenting the Leave No Trace ultra endurance mountain bike series in Northern California for the 2009 season.

The 2009 LNT Ultra Series:

• Boggs Mountain 8Hr, Cobb CA March 28th (BikeMonkey)
• Coolest 8 & 24 hr race against cancer. Cool CA,May 2-3 (Global Biorhythm Events)
• Lake Sonoma 100, Wine Country May 16th, (Global Biorhythm Events & Bike Monkey)
• Coolest II 8 & 24hr race, Cobb CA, June 20-21st (Global Biorhythm Events)
• This will be a '100'race. Site yet to be decided--Sly Park Placerville CA or Jackson State Park, Fort Bragg CA(Global Biorhythm events)
• Tahoe Sierra 100, Soda Springs CA. Will not be held at French Meadows CA.(Global Biorhythm events)"

Visit Global BioRythm Events for more details.

I am putting my vote in for Sly Park for the '100' race.

2009 Boggs IV Announced

BikeMonkey has announced the dates for next year's Boggs Eight Hour Race:

"Boggs IV - 8 Hour Endurance MTB Race
Saturday April 4th, 2009
Registration for Boggs IV will open on MIDNIGHT, NOVEMBER 1st, 2008.
Registration is limited to the first 400 entrants."

Via BikeMonkey: Boggs IV.

SCAR Cancels 3 MTB Endurance Events

Insurance woes have forced Sierra-Cascade Adventure Sports to cancel their three MTB endurance races this fall:

"Due to unforeseen issues with our insurance company, we unfortunately are required to cancel our MTB races this year. We worked hard to resolve event insurance permit problems, however we were not able to reach a resolution that would allow us to produce a high-quality event."

The cancelled races are:

• 9/06/08: The Sonoma Sol Six (Six Hour - Sonoma, CA)
• 10/04/08: The Sublime Six (Six Hour - Granite Bay, CA)
• 10/18/08: The Quick and The Dead (Six Hour - New Almaden, CA)

This is unfortunate, I was really hoping to race the New Almaden course.

Eatough, Sawicki defend 24-Hour Mountain Bike Titles

"Nine national champions were crowned at the USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships this morning after the nation’s best ultra-endurance mountain bikers wrapped up 24 grueling hours on the trails of Wisconsin’s Nine Mile County Forest.
 
Riders set out on Saturday for as many laps as they could complete on the 14-mile course in a 24-hour period. When time ran out this morning, Chris Eatough (Baldwin, Md.) and Pua Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii) both defended their titles in the men’s and women’s solo divisions.
 
It was the fifth year in a row for Eatough to take the win in the men’s open division, but he first had to overcome strong opposition from runner-up Josh Tostado (Breckenridge, Colo.) who hoped to dethrone the four-time defending champ. Early on, Eatough and Tostado clearly defined themselves as the strongest riders in the 36-man field and the ensuing battle saw the pair swap the lead several times and complete 20 laps of the 14-mile course before the clock stopped.
 
Sawicki successfully defended her title from a year ago with 18 laps which she completed in 24 hours and 3 minutes. Taking a huge lead right from the start, she put 13 minutes on her nearest threats in just the first lap and continued to distance herself from the rest of the 11-woman field over the 24 hours."

Via USA Cycling.

2008 Shannon Ridge Showdown Cancelled

I don't see any detail on the website, but I am assuming that this is due to the wildfires:

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery has cancelled the Showdown event that was scheduled for October 18, 2008. We appreciate your support and your understanding."

Via Shannon Ridge Showdown website.

2008 24 Hours of Gold

I've been a little tardy posting this (I was waiting for the LOBO people to update their website), but this is a ways off:

The Lake Oroville Bicyclists Organization presents 24-HOURS of GOLD in Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (Oroville, California) on November 15 & 16, 2008. The course is described as "Ten-mile course is fast and challenging! The ten-mile singletrack course twist and turns, climbs and drops through oaks and chaparral."

The entry fee is $100 per person (Limit four persons per team) and there is FREE Tent CAMPING to the first 100 to enter. You can signup at the active.com page for Lake Oroville 24 HOURS of GOLD.

Thanks to Rodney for the info on this.

Shannon Ridge Update

Little tidbit of information on the upcoming Shannon Ridge Showdown. Turns out it is being organized by the capable people behind two of NorCal's best endurance races:

"So now we've got another race on our calendar. But it ain't Bike Monkey, and it ain't Global Biorhythm Events--it's both. So if you think a barrel of monkeys is fun, hang on. Because in October you're going to get a 'Global Monkey', and that's a ripe banana."

For those of you not in the know, Bike Monkey is behind the Boggs 8 Hour race and Global Biorhythm puts on the Coolest 24.

You can learn more about the Shannon Ridge race at http://www.ShannonRidge.com.

2008 12 Hours of Weaverville Results

Results from Saturday's 12 Hours of Weaverville have been posted.

Congrats to:
Men's Beginner Solo: Loren Swenson
Men's Sport Solo: Steve Westberg
Men's Expert Solo: Adam Pressman
Men's Pro Solo: Dezmond Wilder
Men's Jr Solo: Noah Hanagan
Masters Solo: Chris Carroll
Super Masters Solo: Tim Wykle
Super Duper Masters Solo: Glen R. Shook
Women's Sport: Jeanna Leahy
Singlespeed: Zach Jarrett
Unicycle: Chris Kennedy
Clydesdale: Darrel James

Race reports are posted over at MTBR.

2008 Coolest 24 Results

Results have been posted for the 2008 Coolest 24 Hr Race Against Cancer.

Congrats to:
8Hr Solo Master Men's: Christopher Holmes
8 Hr Solo Men's: Miles Wadsworth
8 Hr Solo Singlespeed Men's: Matt Zanner
8 Hr Solo Singlespeed Women's: Sasha Evans
8 Hr Solo Women's: Shannon Sobeck
Solo 24Hr Masters Men: Michael Chastaine
Solo 24Hr Masters Women: Pam DeBruin
Solo 24Hr Men: Brian Sevall
Solo 24Hr Women: Dawn Infurna-Bean
Solo SingleSpeed 24Hr Men: Dezmin Wilder

I'm still trying to figure out the teams, will list them later today.

There are also some photos posted:

• Coolest 24 hr Mt. Bike Race 2008 - ibikegal
• James Pratt Photography

NorCal MTB Racing this Weekend: May 3 - 4, 2008

It's a big weekend for NorCal racing:

• Saturday: CCCX DH near Monterey, CA. The fourth race of the series will also be a memorial fundraiser.
• Saturday/Sunday: Coolest 24 in Cool, CA. The big 24 race in the foothills, it will be live audio blogged by Karl over at Ride424.
• Sunday: Rainbow Ridge in Fallon, NV. The first race in the Nevada Cup.

Coolest 24 Registration Closes 4/27

Best be getting your entries in...

"Coolest 24 MTB Registration Closes April 27th! Registration for this year's Coolest 24 Hour MTB race closes on April 27th. Be sure to get your online registration or form sent in before that date so you make the cut! This year's race is going to be hands-down the Coolest 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race you can handle... Can you handle it?"

Via Global BioRythm Events

Coolest 24 Update

Just a quick update: The folks at Global BioRhythm have revised the Coolest 24 website (moving the old one) and added a course map to their site.