Wednesday, August 30, 2006

September Kids Ride

From Chris Latham...

Parents,

I had scheduled this Sunday for the next kids ride but I am going to take advantage of the three day weekend and move this one to Monday in hopes of getting more participation. We will meet for this ride at the Ponderosa Trails Park Ramada at 9 AM on Monday the 4th. If your bike needs any work please come by 8:30 or so and I will help you with it.

To get to the park take the first possible right off Lake Mary Rd. and then teh first possible left at Wild West. The park is small but on your right about 2 blocks in. We will go from there to Fort Tuthill most of the kids will stay on urban trail and more advanced ones will do the Soldiers Trail loop and then return to the park. Most will be back be 10:30 or some (the advanced group) soon after.

I will have to bring waivers for everybody to sign so as to remove liability from ride leaders and the Red Rock Racing or Flagstaff Biking so please accompany the kids when you arrive. We will talk more when we meet. Thanks for your support and See you Monday!

Chris Latham
H 213-0120
M 520-237-8714

Whirled Championships of AZ

From Gary...

Whirled Championships of AZ

The 2006 Whirled Championships of AZ - 4 Stage Mountain Bike Race # What: Whirled Championships of Arizona - FREE and limited to 75 people but that is only if the USFS is counting.

This is a 4 stage and timed event that will bring out your epicrider developed expertise: including but not limited to reading, route finding, mountain bike skills, fitness, navigating trails, communicating with alien creatures (including but not limited to people, horses, dogs, lizards and snakes) Expect GC times to be 15-25 hours, a course with 70% (or more) single-track, 15,000+ feet of climbing/descending, and cool awards like these. Three classes: boy, girl and onespeeder.

# When: Sept 2, 3 and 4, 2006 (Labor day weekend); Pre-race meeting and stage 1 at 8:00AM on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. Expect stage 1 to be an approximately two hour "time-trial".

Stage 2 will also be held Saturday, Sept. 2nd, but later in the day at 5:00PM - bring your night-riding lights/gear. Stage 3 and 4 on Sunday and Monday (labor day).

# Where: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, Earth; pre-race meeting and first stage on Sept. 2nd at 8:00am at Shultz Creek Trailhead. Stage 2 on Saturday, Sept. 2nd at 5:00PM also at Schultz Creek Trailhead (bring night-riding lights/gear). Stage 3 and 4 starts to be determined.

# Huh?: All stage maps, profiles and directions will be posted here by August 2006.

Get the Stage Maps here:
http://www.juniper-solutions.com/epicrider/Whirled/2006/maps.html

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Pictures from Park City, UT and Sonoma, CA

Here are a few pictures that Scott Edwards and I took at the Park City NORBA National and the USA MTB National Championships in Sonoma, CA.


Click HERE for a whole bunch more!