Idaho Mountain Express: Ride Sun Valley bike festival set June 29-July 7
Friday, June 14, 2013
Ride Sun Valley bike festival set June 29-July 7
Mountain bikers back at the Idaho resort
Visit Sun Valley and USA Cycling have jointly announced the schedule for the third annual Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival June 29-July 7 in the Sun Valley area.
More details have been released about this year’s races.
Featured event is the USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike Championship for men and women Saturday, July 6. Marathon competitors will compete on a 45-mile two-lap course with 4,000 feet of climbing and about 85% single track. The course is a modified version of last year’s National Cross Country amateur championships at Sun Valley.
Other events include:
· Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30: Sun Valley Enduro downhill from Baldy’s summit to the bottom of Warm Springs; also on those days, the Sun Valley Dirt Rally benefit ride for The Arthritis Foundation.
Race director Greg Randolph said, “The Sun Valley Enduro Pro Open presented by Shimano and Scott Sports offers four different downhill stages and one bike park stage for riders to test their skill and ability to keep the throttle wide open.”
· Tuesday, July 2: Idaho Pump Track State Championships.
· Wednesday, July 3: Ketchum Criterium road bike event in downtown Ketchum.
Racers will compete for over $2,000 in cash prizes on a challenging new six-corner course. Racing begins at 6 p.m. The popular “team relay” will again be a highlight of the night.
The “team relay” features teams of four racers sharing the same bike in a 16-lap race. The bike is passed from rider to rider after each lap like a “baton.” All racers must alternate lap and take four laps apiece. Of course costumes and helmets are required.
Teams and individuals can register starting at 5 p.m. in front of the Sun Valley Visitor Center. In advance, individual entrants can register at usacycling.org ($35 entry). The “team relay” registration takes place on the day of the race, only, at $40 per team.
· Thursday, July 4: Hailey Independence Day Criterium after the Mile Long Parade. For registration or details, visit powerhouseidaho.com or come by Powerhouse Studio, Hailey.
· Saturday, July 6: Sun Valley Bald Juan Cross Country race and Lawn-a-thon game tournaments with live music.
The Bald Juan 22.5-mile racers, competing on the same day as the USA Marathon nationals, will start out in downtown Ketchum and complete one circumnavigation of Baldy—essentially doing one lap of the marathon course distance.
For more details, visit ridesunvalley.com. Sponsorship details can be found by emailing greg@visitsunvalley.com.
Local Stoker rides during the big week
The upcoming Ride Sun Valley Festival also features the Smith Optics Local Stoker rides presented by Clif Bar and brought to the public by the Wood River Bike Coalition.
They are free guided and shuttled rides each day from July 1-5 that take bikers on some of the area’s best singletrack trails. The rides are moderate in length and technical difficulty, organizers said.
Ride schedule:
· Monday, July 1: Red Warrior to Greenhorn Gulch ride, leaves 8:30 a.m. from the bike demo area.
· Tuesday, July 2: Greenhorn to Mahoney to Cow Creek, departs 8:30 a.m. from the bike demo area.
· Wednesday, July 3: Fox Peak ride, leaves 9 a.m. from the Sun Valley Visitor Center.
· Thursday, July 4: Easley Hot Springs ride, leaves Sun Valley Visitor Center at 9 a.m.
· Friday, July 5: Edge of the World—Oregon Gulch ride, departs 8:30 a.m. from Sun Valley Visitor Center.
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