Bear Mountain Challenge XC & DH races is back for the 14th straight year!!!
The DH course is looking good, and the XC has been improved yet again.
The race organizers are kindly donating part of the proceeds to the FVMBA this year - most of which will funnel directly back o Fraser Valley trails, so let’s get out there and race!!!!
Volunteers are also needed, so please offer some help.
Bear Mountain Challenge Web site
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You now have the option of becoming an FVMBA member either via mail as usual, or registering online. It’s fast and easy: Register here
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Just a heads up for anyone planning on riding vedder this Saturday(oct.18 ):
The Vedder Running Club will be holding their annual “Around the Lake Race” and will be using Endo and Dilemma as part of the course. They would greatly appreciate it if everyone could avoid riding these 2 trails from approx. 9:10am-9:45am as there will be ALOT of people running up these 2 trails. This will help prevent any potental injury to both riders and runners.
Thanks.
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**Nov, 2009: Note: FVMBA is not associated with Ledgeview; Ledgeview Trail Building, or Events to be held on Ledgeview. This posts describes a past event only and is left for posterity***
Come join us for a ride up on Ledgeview. Prizes for best costume, refreshments, good times.
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Sumas Boxing day ride
Meet at the lower gate off BATT rd for—- NOON.
Shuttle or climb,the goal is to get to the lookout on top,then
bq at TimeOut exit.
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FVMBA
AGM – Annual General Meeting.
Jan 9, 2008
7:30 pm
Coast Hotel – Conference room
Come on out to the AGM, for our yearly update of Club activities, election of officers, and general discussion. Now is the time to speak up on any issues you have on your mind, and to ask us about the trails, and give us direction.
You don’t need to be a member to attend.
Also – this is the preferred time to signup for another year of membership. If you’ve signed up in the last three months, just show up and fill in a new form and we’ll extend your membership to the end of 2008.
We’re also looking to recruit a VP.
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Saturday November 3 at 5:45 pm at Towne Cinema located at 1518 McCallum Road (the corner of McCallum and King Rd.)
Tickets are $8 at the door with all proceeds going to local trail maintenance.
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There’s a new DH race course on Red Mountain! Race the 2007 Arduum Challenge, 20-21 October!
arduum: steep place, the steep
challenge: something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.
The trail “Arduum” itself started out as two trails built “back in the day” We hiked these trails, looking for a good DH training course. When we realized that the combination of the two would give us everything we wanted (steep, techy, off-camber, rooty, and some flow) we built a connector and started reworking them. The finished product was this trail. We rode it a few times, had some friends ride it and we all agreed, we couldn’t keep it a secret, we had to share this one. We decided to host a race. Just like that??
Nope. The decision to do the race happened six weeks ago. Lots of hoops to jump through, things to look after, trail to perfect but we did it. The “Arduum Challenge” has come to life. Take this as your call to battle one another and “The Steep.”
Check out www.arduumchallenge.com for details!
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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 are here: 2007 Bear Mountain Challenge Results
There are too many people/organizations to mention them all, but a few thanks out to:
Thanks.
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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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