Posted on 17th July 2007 / Category: Fundraisers, Abbotsford, Ledgeview / Author:Steve
In April of this year, we held a trail day on Ledgeview, putting in a new section of trail that should remain in place after development on the mountain eats most everything else. As well, in working with the city, we identified some trails that will also remain as they are within the future green spaces & parkland.
Signage, however, was a problem, as the funds were not available, either from our coffers, nor from the city of Abbotsford.
So, as FVMBA is an associate member of IMBA, we applied for grant to complete the job.
Today, we received word:
Dear Kona/IMBA Grant Applicant,
I am happy to inform you that Kona and IMBA have chosen your group to receive a $1,000 grant to support your freeride project. Thank you very much for your passion for riding and pushing the envelope of riding opportunities in such a progressive and responsible manner. It truly is groups like yours that are helping create the future face of the sport by providing opportunities to a broader spectrum of riders and placing those opportunities in full view of the community.
In the very near future, IMBA will cut your group a $1,000 check.
Congratulations and thanks again for all you do for mountain biking. We look forward to seeing and riding your finished product.
All The Best,
Scott Linnenburger - Director Of Field Programs
International Mountain Bicycling Association
PO Box 7578, Boulder, CO, 80306 USA
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Posted on 9th July 2007 / Category: Events, Mission, Bear Mountain, Red Mountain / Author:Steve
The race weekend went off quite well. Almost 200 racers turned out on Sunday for some very fast racing. I believe we shattered the course record, due primarily to the excellent work the course builders put in, and of course the near-perfect conditions leading up to and on the day of the race.
Although there were a few areas for improvement, the race went off quite smoothly, with everyone getting to race on time, and in some cases, even early. There’s always room for improvement with the shuttling, but from reports, this was better than last year. If we run it again, we’ll try to improve where possible. One big lesson: If you want to practice come the day before. Some riders on Saturday got in 9 laps. And, posting results there was a hiccup, but our backup plan kicked in and while delayed we got the results posted.
Loads of smiling faces around the place.
Results: 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge
Results are here: 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge Results
Thanks go out to…
There are too many people/organizations to mention them all, but a few thanks out to:
- Wentings Cycle. If Bruce hadn’t gotten the ball rolling, I’m not sure the race this year would have gone. He eventually let FVMBA lead in the planning, but he was still a big supporter, but in providing ALL the cash prizes, some of the swag, and an injection of cash to the organizers to assist with expenses. Thanks Bruce!! (Next time, we’ll wear YOUR shirts).
- Course Builders. Tireless fiends. Trail building geniuses. Mosquito-bait.
- Racers. Tree-hitting, jump-casing, rock-smacking, sweaty fools. Without you, there’d be no race.
- Race-weekend volunteers. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks. And a special hello to Paul, who manned the gate alone for WAY too many hours.
- St John Ambulance. Luckily, these guys / gals didntt have to work too hard.
- CyclingBC race officals. These guys knew what they were doing.
- CyclingBC as a whole. Tremendous support, and financial assistance. Tanya ‘Wow’ work a work-horse.
- RCMP: For not having a car there to catch the couple of instances where drivers could have been heavily fined for no-seatbelts on riders in the back of the trucks. (Don’t do that!)
- Huckwagon. Ah shuttling in luxury. Nice. Those poor CV joints, though. I’m not sure Martin was expecting that road to be as rough.
- Sponsors. Too many to mention, but please look them over below. They all contributed greatly.
Sponsors for the 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge
Thanks.
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Posted on 5th July 2007 / Category: Events, Mission, Bear Mountain, Red Mountain / Author:Steve
Finally!!! Race weekend is here. Make sure you sign up before sunday, and preferably before Saturday if you’re signing up onlne.
I rode the course last night, and it’s in primo shape. I suspect we’ll see some records being broken.
Signup link is on the the homepage, or visit www.bearmountainchallenge.com for all the details.
Keep an eye also on NSMB forums for last minute updates.
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