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Crested Butte bike festival

Mountain States Cup

June 25-27

Join the Mountain States Cup for the annual Wildflower Rush held on Mt. Crested Butte.  This season, look for more improvements to the Avery DH, a newly built Mountain Cross Track, and the return of the Fat Tire 40. For 2010, the FT40 will be a USA Cycling Sanctioned event for Pros, CAT 1’s, and the Wild-CAT Class. ANYONE can race it!

Go to http://www.racemsc.com for more info.

Friday – Registration 9am; DH (Colorado State Championship), XC, Super D and Mountain X Practice.

Saturday – FT40 8am, and all XC races; Mountain Cross (Colorado State Championship) PM.

Sunday – Super D 8am; DH seeding and Races all day.

 Crested Butte bike festival

Fat Tire 40

June 26

It's  on - the Fat Tire 40 returns with an epic 40 + mile course on legendary Crested Butte singletrack. Other races claim it, but the Fat Tire 40 really does deliver the goods!  FT 40 Course

This season the FT40 will be a USA Cycling sanctioned event for Pros, CAT 1’s, and the Wild-CAT Class. ANYONE can race it! Here is the lowdown on the Wildcat class:

* Entry for the Wildcat FT 40 is $50 (Yeah, it costs a bit more than last year, but the prizes will be even better and you'll get more beer!)

* There will be a USA Cycling temp membership fee of $10 due at plate pick-up

* To avoid an on-site registration fee of $10, all riders should pre-register online: REGISTER HERE

* Pick-up plates and USA Cycling temp membership on Friday or Saturday morning

 Crested Butte bike festival

Chainless Race

June 25

The Chainless is pure Crested Butte. Bring yer townie, wear a costume, and coast down Kebler pass to an exciting finish on Elk Avenue. Afterwards, nurse your road rash (and a couple of beers) at the Chainless Awards party.

  • 2pm shuttles depart from 5th & Whiterock to the top of Kebler Pass
  • 4pm Chainless Race Starts
  • 4pm after party at 1st & Elk
  • Awards from 5:30 - 6pm
 

Bridges of the Butte 24-Hour Townie Tour

June 26-27, 2010, 3 p.m. – 3 p.m.

This one-of-a-kind 24-hour bike tour loops through downtown Crested Butte, meandering across the town’s bridges. Sign up solo and brave the bike seat for all 24 hours, or put together a team and tour the town in shifts as day turns to night. Tune up your townie bicycle and find a fabulous costume, because this is one townie takeover you don’t want to miss. Riders are encouraged to collect pledges to be eligible to win great prizes, including a 2011 Ride the Rockies spot, 2010/2011 CBMR Gold Pass, and more. Proceeds from the event go to the Adaptive Sports Center. Go to www.adaptivesports.org or call (970) 349-5075 ext.104 for more information or to register.

June 22 - 27, 2010

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