WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION   2006 SCHEDULE 

         xc racing except as noted,  varying distances, classes, times, etc.

 

Apr.     23  CHALLENGE AT MOUNTWOOD   #1   (740) 350-2206

Apr.     30  BIG BEAR LAKE BIKE CLASSIC   #2   (304) 594-3484

May       7  HENRY CLAY 30K at Coopers Rock,  #3   (304) 599-9513

May     14  HANCOCK 100 at Tomlinson Run S.P.  #4   (304) 564-5575

May     21  TOUR de LAKE at Charles Fork Lake, Spencer  #5  (304) 532-0591

May     28  RACE THE TRACE at Little Creek Park, S.Chas. #6  (304) 989-7339

June      4  REVENGE OF THE RATTLESNAKE at Davis   (304) 259-5286

Jun 17-18  APPALACHIAN CLASSIC  at Calhoun Co. Park  #7  (304) 354-6588

July     30  LITTLE BEAVER CHAINRING CHALLENGE Beckley #8 (304) 253-5202

Aug.      6  RACE TO THE HILLS  McArthur,Ohio   #9  (740) 594-9944

Aug     12  WILD 100 BACKCOUNTRY RACE  Slatyfork (304) 572-3771

Aug.26-27 ACE NEW RIVER BIKE FEST   Oak Hill  #10  (304) 469-2651ext.152

Sept.     3  SHENANDOAH MOUNTAIN 100 xxc Harrisonburg,VA  (540) 434-2087

Sept.   16  CHEAT MOUNTAIN 100K backcountry race, Daily  (304) 288-0512

Sept.   24  BLACK BEAR RACE  Kanawha S. F., Charleston  #11 (304) 545-3983

S.30-Oct.1 THE DIRT DERBY   Barboursville, #12 Championship  (304) 743-9510

Oct.       7  TOUR de LILLY  Canaan Valley ride, not race  (304) 259-5286

Note:  There will be no White Oak Challenge this year.  We hope it returns soon.

 

IMBA RATING FOR WEST VIRGINIA DROPS TO A-

Virginia got the only “A” grade on the International Mountain Bicycling Association 2005 report card, while West Virginia, top-rated in 2004, was lowered to “A-,” mainly due to concerns for possible wilderness designations removing prime mountain biking lands.  A petition last year asking “West Virginia’s elected delegates to keep mountain biking permissible in areas recently announced by the Forest Service as possible future Wilderness Areas” gathered over 1,000 signatures, about half from West Virginians, on a website publicized by the WVMBA.

 

OUR 2005 SEPTEMBER CENTURY

 Almost perfect weather (there were some headwinds on the return) was well received by the two dozen cyclists participating in Country Roads Cyclists’ annual September Century ride from Salem to Sistersville and back on Sunday the 25^th. The peleton included JACK, guests Jim C & Jim Z from Weirton, DAVE, CARL & CONNIE (1/2 century), guests Terry from Newburg, Donnie, Sage & Bob from Fairmont, ex-member Aaron & Rich from Leesburg,Va., WALTER, LAUREL, GREGG, KEVIN, MARILYN, LARRY, KEN, new member JACE from Elizabeth,Pa., and KELLY.  Meeting along the way were JIM & SANDY and GARY.  BILL  & ex-member Ly offered sag and snack stop support.

Our Prosperity Century on August 14 had 16 participants.

 

 

 

 

 

THE BIG SAVAGE TUNNEL on the GREAT ALLEGHENY PASSAGE

Is scheduled to open in April, but the bridge rebuilding project east of Meyersdale will still require a road detour. Also, the first eight miles of the route in Maryland is open almost to Frostburg, where it is easy to take MD 36 down into Cumberland.

For Great Allegheny Passage information and maps, go to atatrail.org

        

The West Virginia 2006 Official State Travel Guide is in visitor’s centers, with at least 18 (most small) pictures of bicycles in its 225+ pages. Useful information is scarce: the State Parks info matrix omits any reference to cycling, the Mountaineer Country section Outdoor Adventure & Recreation and State Parks, etc. listings only indicate biking for the Caperton Trail and Valley Falls, NOT under Coopers Rock, Deckers Creek Trail or Watters Smith Memorial or Pricketts Fort State Parks.

 

	PARTY WITH THE PREZ  -  SEE RIDE SCHEDULE SATURDAY,  MARCH  25  –  5:30 P.M. PIZZA, SALAD & SODA PROVIDED

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL 24 HOUR CHALLENGE

June 17-18  Middleville,MI  road

n24hc.org   $65/80after4-30,100after5-31

 

GREAT OHIO BICYCLE ADVENTURE

June 17-24  Xenia,OH tour  $170 to 5-17

goba.com

 

YOCKATOMAC TREK  D.C. to Pittsbgh.

June 17-25   $800-900? Shared costs

C&O towpath and Great Allegheny Pass.

yockatomac.org/index.htm

 

FOX VALLEY TOUR 

June 18-22  $428  62mpd av.

Wisconsinbicycletours.com/foxvalley.php

 

MATES06   $290/tandemteam to 6-3

June 23-25   Warrenton,VA

easterntandemrally.org

 

SNOWSHOE MT. BIKE RACE SERIES

June 23-26, July 21-23, Aug.18-20,

Sept.8-10 Mayhem on the Mt. -finale

snowshoemtn.com

 

FAMILY BICYCLE TOUR de ELKINS

June 23-28  $190/150 second adult,

$75 first child, others free   (YMCA)

bicyclewestvirginia.com/routes.html

 

BIKE VIRGINIA   TOUR de LOVE

June 23-28  South Hill (s.e. of Richmond)

bikevirginia.org

 

MedExp. MOUNTAINEER TRIATHLON

June 25   Morgantown   half-marathon and Olympic swim/bike/run fees vary

mountaineertri.com

 

BICYCLE TOUR OF COLORADO

June 25-July 1   $330+   460miles bicycletourcolorado.com

 

SCENIC MOUNTAIN TRIATHLON

July 9   Richwood  $55/65 raceday

richwoodwv.com/triathlon.asp

 

CAM Weekend   Emmitsburg,MD rally

July 13-16   onelesscar.org

 

BON TON ROULET   Finger Lakes tour

July 23-29 Auburn,NY $475/500after6-15

bontonroulet.com

 

W.VA. COUNTRY ROADS MS150

Sept. 9-10  $30 +$200pledges road or rail-trail from North Bend S.P.    national mssociety.org/wvt/event/default.asp?g=6

 

SNOWSHOE CENTURY RIDE

Sept. 16-17   snowshoemtn.com

 

CRC SEPTEMBER CENTURY

Sept. 17 or 24     Salem to Sistersville