Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances the Montana Madness races have been cancelled. There will still be plenty of folks enjoying Carcross and their fabulous trails this weekend.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the downhill series, and huge thanks to Justin, Jarrid, Jonah, Mike and all the others who organized these fabulous events.
This is just a reminder about the Mountain Bike Biathlon Invitational this coming Monday evening. This is the information we have from Biathlon Yukon:
Biathlon Yukon will be hosting the second mountain bike biathlon this Monday, July 25 at the biathlon range on Grey Mountain Road. For newcomers, range orientation and rifle practice starts at 5:45 pm, and is required if you do not have previous experience. For those who’ve been out before, registration is at 6:30. The race itself starts at 7:30 pm, and consists of three 2-km loops on your bike and two 5-target shootings. (Depending on interest, they may add another loop and shooting.) Each missed shot results in an additional short penalty lap.
Pre-registration is required: e-mail oliver.maryjane@gmail. com. Cost is $5 and includes everything you need for shooting, plus a post-race hot dog roast.
The event is super fun! We hope to see you there.
Don’t want to race? Volunteers need for course marshals, etc… Contact Icycle Sport or Jonah Clark to volunteer.
Pre-registration at Icycle Sport or register at the noon meeting. It is recommended that you have ridden Money Shot before racing it, helmets are required, protection is recommended.
See you there!
This weekend the Yukon Orienteering Club is hosting the Western Canadian Orienteering championships. They will be using trails in the Grey Mountain and Long Lake areas for this event. This event won’t result in any trail closures, it will mean more than 200 runners in some common biking areas. So….if you see a bunch of folks running around with maps – don’t worry, they aren’t lost! Give them a friendly hello and the right of way while they compete in this important event.
The events will take place on Saturday, July 16 from 10-2:00 pm starting from Magnusson Parking Lot; and Sunday, July 17th at Hospital Ridge from 10:00-4:00 pm.
Yukon Orienteering has provided us a map showing the general areas. On Saturday they’ll be using the zone South of the Hospital. It looks like the trails that could be affected are: Boogaloos, El Camino, Yellow Brick, Magnusson ski trails, Your/Our/My Trail, Cousins Connector, Blues Brothers and Lakes Trails.
On Sunday, they’ll be using the area North of the Hospital, which could include Hospital Ridge, Long Lake Trail, Hilarious, Booby Trap, Broken Truck and Boogaloo Lakes.
Biathlon Yukon is reaching out to CMBC mountain bikers, and that’s a good thing! A few of us took part in a mountain bike biathlon race (after careful orientation on the rifles and range) this past Monday. I think it’s safe to say we all had an awesome time, including those of us who’d never been anywhere near a gun before. So much fun, we’re doing it again!
Monday, July 18 will be shooting lessons and practice. We strongly suggest you attend if you’re considering joining any future races. Pre-registration is required: e-mail oliver.maryjane@gmail. com. Cost is $5 for a box of bullets.
The next race will take place on Monday, July 25. Pre-registration required (to same e-mail) and cost is $2. Can’t beat that!
Biathlon Yukon is also looking for volunteers to help at these events – no experience required! Contact Mary Jane Oliver if you’re interested in learning more about biathlon while helping out: oliver.maryjane@gmail. com.
Location is the biathlon range on Grey Mountain Road (or upper magnusson parking lot on this map: http://bit.ly/pbf31e).
***For safety reasons, please come to the shooting practice on July 18 if you hope to join the race and are new to this.
This is not us, but it will give you a taste of the experience: Terrace, BC bike biathlon video.
This is us: Jenn’s blog post about Bike Biathlon. Thanks for documenting the fun, Jenn!
We’ve been adding some pages to the website to try to facilitate searching. You’ll see both a “Twoonie Races” and “Dirt Girls” page in the new menu. These two pages have detailed information about Twoonie Races and Dirt Girls rides. Hope they help your searching.
It’s time for Dirt Girls to have the opportunity to learn how to give our bikes the TLC they need. Instead of the usual Tuesday evening ride on July 19, we’re holding a basic bike maintenance class for female CMBC members.
Pre-registration is required to keep numbers reasonable. E-mail jdesbrisay (at) gmail (dot) com to sign up by July 17. The cost of the class is $20 for CMBC members.
Tristan Geisel, one of the charming and talented mechanics at Icycle Sport, will teach us basic skills like adjusting shifter cables, adjusting brakes, and keeping the chain happy. (Feel free to request other skills when you register.) Bring your tools with you if you have them: allen keys, chain breaker, small screwdrivers.
Location: Icycle Sport, 9002 Quartz Road
Date: July 19, 2011
Time: 7:00pm (for approx. 2 hours)
***UPDATE: SIGN UP QUICKLY – ONLY THREE SPOTS LEFT!
(photo stolen from this guy’s blog: http://probikewrench.com/)
Here are final lap counts. I will try to figure out how to get them onto the 24 Hours of Light site, but will probably fail. There is a link to PICASA on the right side of this page – that will take you to lots of nifty photos courtesy of Paul Gowdie. Here it is for all of you too lazy to look: http://picasaweb.google.com/cmbc.yukon
If you have other pics to share of the event, the Facebook page is a nice place to link images.
Also – if you disagree with the lap count, send an e-mail. These laps are taken off hundreds of pages of handwritten times, taken by dedicated volunteers in the wee hours of the morning. If there’s a mistake, I’ll try to figure it out and fix it; but I probably won’t do any investigating until a rainy no-ride day!
Solo Riders:
Hoof Hearted Racing – 13
Robyn Parker – 13
SDR Cycling – 10
SlowerthansnotAlvin – 11
Lacking Sense – 15
cave dweller – 4
Ug ride bike. Ug smash club. Ug drink booz. Ug take woman. I am Ug. – 6
Slo-lo – 7
Team Ayla – 3
Team Ali – 10
Harps – 10
April – 2
The Not-So Young and Restless – 18
Borrowed Bike – 10
That’s What She Said – 6
Team Bob – 6
Long Overdues – 5
Long Overdues (B) – 4
Bikesexual – 7
Booze Cruise – 3
2 Person Team:
Fig Rolls Racing – 23
Angry Raccoons – 10
Tyre Me – 14
Turco and Bareham – 4
4 Person Team:
Dogless – 15
The Madman lately – 27
Jam and Jess – 16
Out of Towners – 24
Strictly Recreational – 32
Crankosaurus – 8
Sheaolivia – 16
Speedy Gonzales’ – 24
8 Person Team:
Graham Krakerz and the Crumby Riderz – 25
The Hard Eight – 27
Gigady Up – 19
Sockeye – 27
Les cuisses de l’enfer- 23
Cadence Crunch- 25
Saddle Slappers -17
Trail Trannies and the Garden Hoes- 17
Biatheletes and a Babe – 24
Bushwackers – 19
This post is just a quick reminder of how to get information about what’s happening with CMBC. We have a Facebook User Group called “CMBC Yukon”. To become a member, search for us in Facebook. This is a great group for sharing informal information and posting picture albums.
We also have this website. You can bookmark it, or add it to a reader feed. If you want to get a direct e-mail every time we post subscribe by filling out your e-mail in the little “subscribe” box to the right. PLEASE BE WARNED: Many e-mail accounts initially recognize the automatic emails as spam. You’ll have to search your junk/spam e-mail to make sure that you are indeed receiving e-mails into your inbox.
We are trying to add more folders and if you look up, you’ll see there’s an Event Calendar, Twoonie Race menu and more. These menus have important information about upcoming events.
The Teslin Midnight Sun Showdown Downhill race is all about biking fun under the Midnight Sun. Not many places can one bike down a Mountain at the late hours of the night with natural daylight. This event is for anyone looking for a unique experience.
When: July 2nd, 2011 racing starts at 1900
Where: Teslin, Yukon (Km 1250 of the Alaska Highway – across Teslin cottage lots)
Cost: The cost is only $5 but you must be a CMBC member to race. We will be taking memberships on race day.
The race will take place on a newly constructed trail called “Moose Tracks”. This trail can be considered a beginner intermediate type trail. This 5km trail winds down the local hills with natural flow and beautiful lake views. You don’t need a “big bike” for this trail.
The race will offer different categories to suite your riding style and skill level. Following the race there will be a BBQ near the finish line. The guys at Cove Bikes have already offered up some great prizes.
Teslin has several different campgrounds available if you wish to camp for the night.
The goal of this event is to bring mountain bike enthusiast to our newly constructed Teslin trail network. It has been said Teslin has one of the best freeride trails with “Honey Drop” in the Yukon. So why not come on out for a day of riding with some racing fun in the evening. The trails are shuttle access and the road is in great condition, there will be some shuttle vehicles out there for the weekend to help as well.
For more information contact info@cmbcyukon.ca
