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Sunday, April 19, 2015 -- Bruceton Mills, WV / Big Bear Lake Camplands
Big Bear Lake Mountain Bike Classic - WVMBA XC #2 (iPO Event Id#: 15627)

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Bring the kids to Big Bear!
Photo by Jeff Smith.
Hosted by Big Bear Lake Camplands, this kid friendly event features FREE camping at the start/finish area for all racers. Rv and tent sites are available at Beaver Creek Village (10% discount) for a per person

  • Registration opens at 9 am inside front entrance, look for signs. Kids race begins at 10:00 am, Experts at noon, Sports at 12:20, Beginner at 12:45.

  • Kids Race free, WVMBA members $35.00, non-members $35.00 plus WVMBA one day membership fee ($8)

  • All WVMBA point classes. All expert classes will receive cash purse and a $30 season pass to bike Big Bear.

  • Showers and bike wash are provided.

  • Free pizza after race

  • Camping at the start/finish area is free to all racers. Rv and tent sites are available at Beaver Creek Village for 10% off on race weekend.

Kids Race

Will be held at 10:00 Sunday morning just before the adult race. Young racers will be treated to a true in the woods kids course. All kid racers will receive medals and a hand dipped ice cream cone from the Big Bear County Store. Having the kid's race on Sunday provides a unique opportunity for the entire family to participate in a mountain bike event. Classes are ages 6 through 12, both girls and boys.

COURSE

* Race course subject to change with trail conditions.

The start will no longer be on the road. Races will enter the trail immediately following a staggered start. Nearly all of the 16+ mile course is on single track. This extremely fast and technical course is full of large embedded rocks, tight slaloms, challenging rock gardens, and off the saddle downhills. All expert racers will do at least a 16 mile loop. Sport racers will do at least a 12 mile loop. Beginner racers will do a shortened 8-mile loop. One water station is provided along the course.

Location

Big Bear Lake Camplands
450 Big Bear Lake Road
Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 / phone (304) 379-6411

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Directions to Big Bear

To get to Big Bear Lake take I-68 to the Hazelton Exit (WV exit 29) and go south (left if you are coming on I-68 West, right if you are coming on I-68 East). Follow this road 3 miles to the guard shack at Big Bear Lake.


* WVMBA Points Series Event *

Part of the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association (WVMBA) Points Series. WVMBA supports the efforts of The International Mountain Biking Association and encourages all riders to adhere to the rules of the trail. Visit them at: www.wvmba.com


Start Date: 2015-04-19     Start Time: 12:00pm
Event Name: Big Bear Lake Mountain Bike Classic - WVMBA XC #2
Location(s): Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
Big Bear Lake Camplands
Event Type(s): Bike
  MTB
    XC
Event Distance(s): 8mi 12mi 16mi
Contact(s): Jeff Simcoe
   Phone: 301-501-1516
   Email: bikebigbearwv@gmail.com
Affiliate(s): West Virginia Mountain Bike Association
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