TBF Racing Announces 2013 Schedule

Long time NorCal MTB race organizers, TBF Racing, has announced their 2013 MTB race schedule:

TBF Racing has four cross country mountain bike races this spring at Granite Beach, Folsom Lake: the MTB Kickstart on January 20, the MTB Classic on February 3, the MTB Challenge on February 17 and the MTB Madness on March 3. 

 These races are the traditional pre-season :

• 01/20/13: MTB Kickstart (Granite Bay State Beach, CA near Sacramento)
• 02/03/13: MTB Classic (Granite Bay State Beach, CA near Sacramento)  
• 02/17/13: MTB Challenge (Granite Bay State Beach, CA near Sacramento)
• 03/03/13: MTB Madness (Granite Bay State Beach, CA near Sacramento)
• 10/20/13: TBF MTB 50 Miler (Granite Bay State Beach, CA near Sacramento)

Most of the races are $50 tip race day and $55 race day for adults. TBF Racing also has mountain bike oriented mixed run/bike and triathlon races.

NOTE: Added the 2/3/13 MTB Classic that I missed the first time. Thanks Anonymous!

Weekend Racing Results

All the results from this weekend's racing are online:

• TBF MTB Challenge results
• MTB Challenge race report from Ron
• CCCX XC race results
• CCCX photos

 

TBF Racing Announces 2011 MTB Races

The folks over at TBF Racing have posted a preliminary 2011 MTB race schedule:

Date	Event
1/23/11	MTB Kickstart, Classic and Challenge #1
2/6/11	MTB Kickstart, Classic and Challenge #2
2/20/11	MTB Kickstart, Classic and Challenge #3
10/23/11	The TBF MTB 50 Miler

This is a bit of a cut back in races ... the early season races have been trimmed from 4 to 3 and gone are the Friday night XC races for the summer. These will be pushed up onto the calendar in a bit.

2010 CLIF MTB Challenge Canceled

I may not have been paying attention: TBF Racing's CLIF MTB Challenge has been canceled. TBF Racing's last MTB race of the season will be the MTB 50 Miler on October 24th, 2010.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: July 23rd-25th, 2010

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

1. TBF Friday Night MTB Series (07/23/10)
2. Northstar Super D Series (07/23/10)
3. Lake Sonoma Series (07/24/10)
4. Northstar DH Series (07/25/10)

Also don't forget the North Bay for the Marin County Fun Ride this weekend.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: June 24-27, 2010

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NoCal (Why is everything in Tahoe this weekend ?):

1. Reno Wheelmen Twilight MTB Series (06/24/10 - TONIGHT)
2. TBF Friday Night MTB Series (06/25/10 Friday Night)
3. So Cal Mtn. Stage Race (06/26/10): Although not in NorCal by any means, this seems like a cool race with only a bit of a roadtrip.
4. Northstar ProGRT (06/26/10): race with the Pros up in Tahoe
5. XTERRA Tahoe City (06/26/10)
6. CCCX XC (06/27/10): The series finale



 

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: June 18-20, 2010

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

1. TBF Friday Night MTB Series (Friday - TONIGHT): Second installment of Friday night racing at Folsom Lake.
2. Humbug Hurry-Up (Saturday): Technically part of the OBRA schedule, this is the northern most race on the calendar  (Yreka, CA).
3. CCCX XC (Sunday): Monterey/South Bay XC race. Course schedule and preview later tonight.
4. Northstar DH Series (Sunday): The first DH race in Northstar at Tahoe's summer series.
5. MCBC Fun Ride (Sunday): Fun ride (not race) to benefit the Marin County Bike Coalition.

2010 TBF Friday Night #1

Results for TBF Racings' first Friday Night race have been posted.

Congrats to Cody Kaiser who won the Experts Men's division.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: March 6-7, 2010

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal (for races that haven't been cancelled):

1. SB Racing, Winter XC MTB Series, Round 2 Fort Ord (Saturday)
2. MTB Challenge #3 (Sunday)
3. Stone's Throw Short Track (Sunday)

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 MTB Challenge #1 Results

Mountain Bike Challenge #1 is in the books:

• Overall Results
• Divisional Results
• Photos from James Pratt

The next MTB Challenge is on February 21st.

MTB Challenge Series Starts Tomorrow

Tomorrow (Sunday) is the kickoff of TBF Racing's MTB Challenge series in Granite Bay. Here a look at the series changes for 2010:

TBF Racing is excited to start our MTB Challenge Mountain Bike Racing Series at Granite Bay, Folsom Lake this Sunday, February 7th. This year our MTB Challenge Series will have a new course for each of the individual races, plus will feature some multiple trail options on the course for more fun.

The 2010 MTB Challenge Series will have a 7-mile course with more single track, less sand and no water crossings, while keeping all of the favorite sections you loved riding in previous years. The divisions and distances will be:

• Junior (14 and under) one lap 7 miles
• First Timers one lap 7 miles
• Novice two laps 14 miles
• Sport and Single Speed three laps 21 miles
• Expert four laps 28 miles

This year for the MTB Challenge Series we will offer a custom Series colored race t-shirt with the first MTB Challenge event, and then a custom MTB Challenge racing cap with the second event, and a custom pair of MTB Challenge racing socks with the third event. We will also provide more raffle prizes at each event. Sign up for the entire MTB Challenge Series and save $30 with a Race Week Sale on Monday and Tuesday, February 1st and 2nd on the 2010 MTB Challenge Series available through Active.com.

Looking across Folsom Lake, it still seems a bit soggy. We'll have to see what the weather holds tomorrow AM. More info on the races are available at the TBF Racing website.

2010 MTB Kickstart Results

Results are up for yesterday's MTB Kickstart:

• Overall results
• Divisional results

Congrats to Jared Kessler, who won the Men's Experts, and Karli Haugen, who took the Women's Experts.

James Pratt Photography has posted pictures from the event.

TBF Racing starts their three race MTB Challenge series on February 7th, 2010.

MTB Kickstart Tomorrow, Demos Today

The kickoff of the NorCal MTB winter "preseason" is tomorrow with TBF's MTB Kickstart, but today you can head out to demo some bikes and pre-ride the course:

Trek Bike Demo: Join TBF for the Trek Women Bike Tour Demo – the bike industry’s first women’s specific bike tour. The Bike Demo Tour provides women of all abilities an opportunity to test ride a Trek WSD bike and experience the WSD difference first hand. Please visit fitforwomentour for more details.

Pre Ride: TBF mountain bike race course Practice on the 7 mile mountain bike course that will be featured in the TBF Kickstart MTB race on Sunday January 24.

You can find out more about tomorrow's Kickstart in the archives or at TBF Racing.

2009 TBF 50 Miler Results

Photos and results are up for yesterday's inaugural TBF Racing 50 Miler:

• Full results
• Divisional results
• Photos from James Pratt

Congrats to top mens finishers Clint Claassen (1), Nate Byrom (2) and Greg Anderson (3). Dawn Infurna-Bean was the first womens finisher.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: Oct 24 - 25, 2009

Sorry about the lack of updates this week, I've been laid out with the H1N1 (or is it just the flu ? how do I know the difference ? should I care ?) since Monday morning. As I still don't feel that well, I'll keep it short and sweet:

• CCCX Fall DH #1 (Near Monterey on Saturday): consistently one of the best attended series in Northern California, this is the kickoff for the fall 2009 series. The course is described as "It is going to be a super fast course for the CCCX Fall/Winter DH Series opener. Speeds will be extremely high as recent rains have helped improve the traction on most of the trails. There will be some tricky turns added and some break check spots where tire traction will be tested. This course has some screaming fast spots in it where gravity takes over and it feels like your riding at freeway speed. Plus some slow sections of trail where line choice and rider control will dictate who is best. Most of all it is going to be fun!" Peruse the archives for extensive pics and past race results.
• DAWN OF THE SHRED!!! (Yreka, CA/Mt Shasta, CA on Saturday): I've read the website for this three times and I am still not sure exactly what all is going on here. But I think you will have a good time. I looks like there may be bacon involved.
• TBF 50-Mile MTB Challenge (Granite Bay near Sacramento on Sunday): TBF Racing (organizers of the early season XC races) branches out with the looong course race to close out there 2009 schedule.
• BASP CX #2 (CX race in San Mateo, CA on Sunday): A cyclocross race in the Bay Area at Coyote Point.
• Homegrown Cyclocross #1 (Woodward Park in Fresno on Sunday): More CX, Central Valley style. They have the best flyer of the week and a sweet deal for the willing.

Stay well.

2009 Clif Bar Challenge Results

Results from this weekend's Clif Bar Challenge (by TBF Racing) have been posted:

• Results by Division
• Overall Results

No pictures as of yet.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: Sept 26 - 27

It's another big weekend of racing, with races spread across NorCal to attend:

• 09/25 - 9/27: Whiskeytown Classic (near Redding)
• 09/26: CLIF Bar MTB Challenge (near Sacramento)
• 09/26: Bidwell Bump XC/SD (Chico)
• 09/27: CCCX Cyclocross (near Monterey)
• 09/27: Bidwell Bump DH/ST (near Oroville, CA)
• 09/27: Galena Fest (near Reno/Tahoe)
• 09/27: Sacramento CX #1 (Sacramento)

After this weekend, there are only two big weekends of racing left.

TBF Racing Fri Night Series II Winners

Although I haven't seen the winners for last the last race of the second Friday Night Series yet, TBF Racing has posted the overall series winners on their website. Congrats to :

Junior Male Wyatt Morin
Junior Female Avery Morin
Novice Male 20-29 Tim Pendergrast
Novice Male 30-39 Andrew Mujica
Novice Male 40-49 Darold Cooper
Novice Female 20-29 Meghan Veiga
Novice Female 30-39 Monika Idzkaoska
Novice Female 40-49 Silke Schulz
Novice Female 50-59 Jane Conrad
Single Speed Male Open Danny Perez
Single Speed Male Masters Kevin Denison
Sport Male 19-under Josh Evans
Sport Male 20-29 Adam Ferreira
Sport Male 30-39 Anthony Launey
Sport Male 40-49 Darryl Moxley
Sport Male 50-59 Tom Snyder
Sport Female 30-39 Erin Upchurch
Sport Female 40-49 Valerie Alexander
Sport Female 50-59 Lynn Yelland
Expert Male 19-under Kyle Luther
Expert Male 20-29 Matthew Obregon
Expert Male 30-39 Kirk Edgerton
Expert Male 40-49 Marty Cunningham
Expert Male 50-59 Christopher Holmes
Expert Female 40-49 Kimberly Alvarez

Via TBF Racing: Fri Night Series II Race Results

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: July 24 - 26

It's a big weekend of racing in NorCal, especially if you are coming up to the Sierras:

• Tonight (Friday):TBF Friday Night MTB has there second race of the second half of their Summer XC racing series. It's also the second to last race. Tonight at Granite Bay Beach east of Sacramento.
• Saturday: The inaugural Northstar Super D in Truckee, CA. "These courses are typically longer and not as technical in nature as our Downhill Races." This week's course is "Booster, Butt Crack road, Flame Out, Woods, 24hr. Finish in the Village at Northstar."
• Sunday: The John Fisher DH Summer Sizzle #4 will be held between Fresno and Yosemite.
• Also Sunday: The second Northstar DH of the season. This will be run on the Gypsy trail. This is also up in Truckee, CA.

It's a big weekend so get out and race.