CCCX XC #2 Results

CCCX XC #2 results have been posted.

Congrats to Jim Hewett (Summit Bicycles) and Jamie Stamps (Another Bike Shop/Chain Gang ) for the Pro Men's and Women's wins.

Photos are available at Scott Mosher Photography.

2010 Big Blue Adventure Series

Although we don't often stray from "pure" MTB racing events here on the blog, I did want to take a minute and note the mostly NorCal-based Big Blue Adventure Series of Xterra (i.e. MTB) triathlons and off-road adventure races:

Big Blue Adventure features triathlon, trail running and adventure racing. Our courses offer authentic outdoor “Big Blue” experiences, highlighting the diverse and varied natural terrain and geographic regions of California, Nevada and the west. Experience the high desert, the Sierra and Lake Tahoe region in all of its summer and winter glory, conquer the rolling golden hills and reservoirs of the San Francisco Bay Area, and survive the rugged Pacific Coast of Northern California.

• 4/3/2010: Folsom Lake Adventure Race (Granite Bay/Folsom Lake, CA): 2-4 & 6-12 Hour Multisport Race with kayak, mtb, trail run, navigation
• 5/8/2010: Red Tail Adventure Race (Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA): 2-4 & 6-12 Hour Multisport Race with kayak, mtb, trail run, navigation
• 5/8/2010: XTERRA Del Valle (Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA): Off-road triathlon: Swim, Mountain Bike, Trail Run
• 6/26/2010: XTERRA Tahoe City (Tahoe City, CA): Off-road triathlon of Swim, Mountain Bike, Trail Run
• 7/10/2010: Ocean Blue Adventure Race (Half Moon Bay, CA): 2-4 & 6-12 Hour Multisport Race of kayak, mtb, trail run, navigation
• 8/28/2010: XTERRA Lake Tahoe (Incline Village, NV): Off-road triathlon of Swim, Mountain Bike, Trail Run
• 9/18/2010: Tahoe Big Blue Adventure Race (Northstar at Tahoe, Truckee CA): 2-4 & 6-12 Hour Multisport Race of kayak, mtb, trail run, navigation

See the whole schedule with more details at Welcome to Big Blue Adventure.

2010 Dirty Gears #1 Results

Results from the first Dirty Gears MTB XC Series race have been posted (all in PDF):

• Results Single speed
• Beginner Results
• Results Sport
• Results Expert
• Results Overall

The next race in the series will be March 6th in Santa Teresa County Park (South San Jose, CA).

Downieville Classic Registration On Hold

Following last weekend's mixup, and then the subsequent reschedule for this Friday night, Downieville Classic registration is now of HOLD:

I have always believed that the Downieville Classic was in some way, my family reunion. A gathering of like minded human beings; loving, caring for each other, providing support to one another, all while competing on some of the best and most demanding race courses in the world. I have spent my entire adult life "promoting" the Classic ... This little hick-up with registration has taught me a lesson, and one that I will unfortunately carry with me for a long time. It seems like every year there's something that makes me say, "this is the last year", and for the most part these thoughts of throwing my hands up and quitting have come from acts of either mother nature or the federal government, but never from the people I cared about and considered my mountain bike family.

In regards to registration for the Downieville Classic: a mountain bike race, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, that causes its people to act without affection towards one another. We’re all going to take a break. This mishap with registration was perhaps that proverbial tap on the shoulder from an old friend that says, "spend some time with your family. Love your wife. Look after your children. Take care of yourself".

I know I originally said registration would open on Friday February 26th, however after a weekend of being bombarded with negative emails and undermining phone calls, I'm taking a break; therefore, registration is now on hold for the Downieville Classic, until further notice. I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I have a Trail Stewardship grant due on Friday, which is focused on building NEW mountain bike trails in the Downieville area, and I need to focus on this and get back to center. Something we obviously all need to do, as human beings, and as friends who have been coming to the Downieville Classic over the years.

A word of advise: Don’t be so quick to judge and tear one another down. Empower your friends by setting the example. Show some love and support. If it can’t exist at a bicycle race, than we are all f_cked.

We will continue to make preparations for the 2010 event. Stay tuned for when registration will reopen. Active.com has ensured us that the system will be working properly.

Via Downieville Classic website.

2010 MTB Challenge #2 Results

Results have been posted for yesterday's MTB Challenge #2:

• Overall results
• Results by division
• Photos by James Pratt Photography

TBF Racing has also posted the MTB Challenge series leaders with one race left to go.

The MTB Challenge series concludes on March 7th in Granite Bay, CA.

2010 SB Racing Winter XC #1 Results

SB Racing finally caught some luck this weekend and held their first XC race of the year. A recap from their website:

I don't much believe in luck, rather proper preparation is my preference. But when it came to the weather today, I was very pleased with the way the clouds hovered overhead but never opened up...and I think most of our racers would agree that one mud pit was enough! For those of you in attendance, we thank you very much for coming out and we hope you continue to ride with us as we are excited by all of the positive feedback we received. The response we got was overwhelmingly positive despite some last minute changes and having challenging course conditions (Harvey Bear locals said they had never seen anything like that before!). Despite the wet winter, we did the best we could and were pleased that most people were able to enjoy it.

And, boy did these guys & gals enjoy it!
Greg Heinz - Overall Winner riding for SBRacing.org
Shelly Monroe - Overall Female riding for SBRacing.org / Buy-Cell.com
Tim Keller - Cat 2 Winner riding for SBRacing.org
Becky Brain - Cat 2 Female Winner for Pleasant Hill Cyclery
Jack Schluckbier - Cat 1 Winner
Jennifer Grifall - Cat 1 Female Winner for Grifall Family Chiropractic

Via SB Racing.

Photos and some video can be found at Assured Photo.

Downieville Classic Registrations Errors Delay Sign Ups

Due to a fubar with active.com last night, the Downieville organizers are calling a "Do Over" on this year's registrations:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING 2010 EVENT!!!!!

Downieville Classic Friends and Family,
We have experienced an error with online registration. The Active.com site was asking for a passcode in error. Certainly not the way we had hoped this process would have gone, but nonetheless we need to make things right.

To make this fair for everyone, we will clean the slate - Active.com will be issuing refunds to everyone who was able to enter.

We will reopen registration on February 26 at 8:00pm. Active.com has ensured us that the system will be working properly.

Again we apologize for the error, but as you all know, shit happens.
Thank you all for your continued support of this event.

Via Downieville Classic website.

We'll have a reminder again this week.

Downieville Classic Registration Open at 8PM

It's just about that time:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING 2010 EVENT!!!!!
Ah yes, it's that time of year again. The race to get into the race. On-line registration for the Downieville Classic All-Mountain and Cross Country categories will be opening this Friday, February 19th at 8:00pm. We will post specific url links for each event that will take you to Active.com, so be sure you are entering the correct event. It is helpful to already have an account set-up with Active.com before attempting to register. This is important, because like I said, navigating through the registration process quickly and accurately can mean the difference of winning or losing-out on an entry into the race.

Here are the links (won't be live until 8pm tonight):

• Cross Country Race
• All-Mountain Race (XC + DH on same bike)

Good luck -- All-Mountain should sellout within 30 minutes or so.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: Feb 20-21

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for Northern California:

1. SB Racing.org, Winter XC MTB Series 2010, Round 1 (02/20/10)
2. MTB Challenge #2 (02/21/10)
3. South Valley Endurance Dirty Gears Series #1 (02/21/10)
4. Stone's Throw Short Track (02/21/10)

SBRacing.org Winter Series #1 is On

With the great weather that we've been experiencing, it looks like the Bay Area trails have dried out enough for this weekend's SBracing.org's Winter XC Series #1:

HARVEY BEAR IS ON!

Wow, to get to the point where we could declare that headline has taken an immense amount of work, patience and cooperation with the rangers at Harvey Bear. In the end, we all gave a bit so that we could make this event happen. The rangers were awesome in allowing us to use the portion of the park that is in the best condition and we are planning on running this sucker rain or shine.

With the park restrictions, we are re-working the course we had originally intended. For everyone dying to know the course all we can say tonight is this: The park has been closed. It will remain closed until the race. This means that everyone will pretty much be on equal, if not unfamiliar footing. Once our Course Captain lays it out we will do our BEST to provide details to help you plan race strategy. For those thinking that SBRacing team members have home court advantage, I would just like to kindly say that our race team is largely based in Monterey and most of them have called me asking for directions to Harvey Bear...The team members who know the course will be working the event.

Last word on the course: We think it will be about a nine mile lap that breaks down like:
1 lap - Cat 3 / Beg
2 laps - Cat 2 / Sport
3 laps - Cat 1 / Expert / Pro's
IF it rains, we MAY shorten the course to keep the fun factor high and reduce the mud factor a bit. Keep in mind, we want everyone to HAVE FUN, that will be our motivation.

The race starts at 10 AM on Saturday (2/20/10) at Harvey Bear Lake (approximate map) near Gilroy, CA.

Full information available at SB RACING.

Pro Registration for MTB Marathon Nationals

Pro registration is open now, but everyone else needs to wait until March 3rd:

Pre-registration for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships will open at 12:01 a.m. mountain time on Wednesday, February 17.

The Fourth of July event returns to Breckenridge, Colo. for 2010 where it will once again be held in conjunction with the “Firecracker 50.” Riders wishing to compete in the USA Cycling national championship classes will have a two-week exclusive online registration period from 12:01 a.m. MST on Wednesday, February 17 until 12:01 a.m. MST on Wednesday, March 3.

The field will again be limited to 750 race plates, and because start spots sold out before pre-registration ended last year, riders that want to compete for a Stars-and-Stripes jersey are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the exclusive registration period.

On March 3, online registration will open to non-championship competitors as well. At that time, a printable registration form and waiver will be posted online for those wishing to mail in their entry.

Via USA Cycling.

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™.

Downieville Classic Registration Opens

Just a reminder about Downieville Classic registration:

While we're making announcements, we would also like to make known that registration for the Cross Country and All-Mountain races will open February 19th at 8:00pm. Right here, using www.active.com.

And yes, it will sell out in about :30 minutes.

Bike Monkey Announces 2010 Schedule

The good folks over at Bike Monkey [website, magazine, promotions] have announced their 2010 event lineup. I'll skip to the MTB specific stuff:

Boggs 5 (FIVE!) - April 3rd, 2010. There are hardly even a dozen spots left when I last checked so if you didn’t get in already, it might be too late. This event has grown by exponential reaches each year and the excitement we’re all sharing about turning 5 is through the roof. We can’t wait to see you there! In a couple short weeks we’ll be designing a brand new route.

Lake Sonoma Series - May 8th, June 12th, July 10th. Only three races this year, and more sun. We’ve tried it all, and from what we can tell Lake Sonoma is best served hot. Mostly it’s because we don’t want to have to take a single sip of beer home after the race is over, but it’s also fine camping weather too.

Annadel? — keep your hopes up! Things are going well, but if plans continue as they have been we may be dialed in for August-somethin’.

SoNoMas - August 28th (tentative). SoNoMas last year SUCKED. I’ll be the first to admit that. It was ridiculously hot, we ran out of water and cut the race short. It was a rough patch, and we don’t have many. So we took some things to heart. First off, one loop around Lake Sonoma is tough enough. So we’re going to be a little more realistic this year and keep it to just that–one lap for everyone; 25 miles of pure suffering and bliss. More details will soon follow about this event, but mark your calendars, and get ready for what will be one of the toughest XC races in the region!

They also have Levi’s GranFondo and the CXSR series coming back.

2010 CCCX XC #1 Results

Results are in for the CCCX Cross Country opener yesterday:

• Results
• Photos (by Steve Anderson)

Congrats to Jim Hewett (Summit Bicycles) who took the Men's Pro/Semi-Pro, Tim Cannard (Buy-cell.com/Ibis) winner of the Pro/Semi-Pro Singlespeeders and Jamie Stamps, champion of the Women's Pro/Expert.

A few race reports for those who couldn't make it:

• SB Racing
• MTBR
• The Call Up