News From the Racers and Chasers Camp…

The weather is wet and raining and is much needed for the trails! Look for a course preview video to be posted soon of the fun race course at San Dieguito on March 20th.

Overalls have been posted online for all to see. Check them out and see where you are at. Top 3 races are scored for the overalls. Three race participants score better than 2 race participants.

The start and staging area for the March 20^th San Dieguito is located at Bandy Cyn rd and HWY 78. This will provide us plenty of room and great scenery for the race start and finish.

Online Registration is up and running for the March 20^th at San Dieguito. This will be the finals of our series and will have critical points for the overalls. Overalls will be handed out Saturday March 20^th.

We are getting very excited to announce our next race series that will be again located in and near San Diego. The series will include venues we all love at locations that are convenient to all! All of the locations will have great racing!

The first ever mountain bike and motocross biathalon will be held on June 27^th at Cahuilla Creek. This will be an extremely fun event that will be sure to test the skills of everyone. Team and individual classes will be available for all to enjoy!

Here are a few images from Cahuilla Creek shot by: Gina Silva

To see all the images by Gina Silva click here!

More Bonuses for Racers Than Ever Before!

The weather forecast for the February 13th Cahuilla Creek race is exactly what we all look for! The weather is predicted to be in the high 60’s and sunny all week! Beings this is the third race of the series it serves as valuable points for all that are in contention for the overalls! The Overalls are really cool and look great in your trophy room!

There have been a lot of sponsors that have come on board for this next race for you the racer! In the schwag bag for all riders comes not only samples from Hammer Nutrition but also 25% or more discounts from companies like Zoic and ESI Grips. Also look for coupons to local bike shops and more inside our schwag bags for all racers!

Don’t forget to register online now and earn an extra $10 in KHS dollars good for the bike parts that you need! All that register online can pick up their race number and schwag bag Friday Feb 12th at North of the Border Bikes. We will also be registering on site at North of the Border all day to help make your Saturday that much easier!

Along with all of the cool stuff you get in your schwag bags we are also offering really cool prizes for the top 3 in each class! First place will receive $30 in KHS dollars, custom made award, and a T-Shirt from IMountainBike. Second place will receive $20 in KHS dollars, and a custom made award. Third place will receive $10 in KHS dollars, Custom made award and 1 pair of ESI Grips!!!

Not sure what to expect at Cahuilla Creek from the single track? Not to worry I have designed all of the trails myself and to prove that they are fun I have posted lots of pictures of the Cahuilla course on our Facebook page! We have received lots of excellent reviews in the past about the trails and with this rain they are in the best shape ever!

With all of these perks for this race we will see you Saturday February 13th at Cahuilla Creek for round 3 of the XC series and a great Super D course!

Yeti Cycles and Bigfoot Productions presents
First Ever Women Only Mountain Bike Event

Lakewood, Colo.— With Colorado’s famed history with the sport of mountain biking, it is only fitting for the first ever women’s only mountain bike event to launch on the state’s legendary turf. In 1990, Durango hosted the first ever UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and two Coloradoans, Ned Overend and Juli Furtado, were crowned World Champions. Crested Butte is home of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum and the Leadville 100 attracts some of the most renown racers from all over the world to compete in one of the toughest mountain bike races in the U.S.

Now on June 12, 2010 the Beti Bike Bash will add to the history with its debut as the first ever women’s only mountain bike event at Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park, 15 miles west of Denver, Colo.

Team Yeti Beti will play host to this event with presenting sponsors Yeti Cycles and Bigfoot Productions of Golden, Colo. The event will offer women several exciting and fun races for all ages and abilities. The course at Bear Creek Lake Park is a five mile, non-technical singletrack loop with views of surrounding Red Rocks Park. Beginners (CAT 3) will ride two laps, with the sport (CAT 2) riders racing three laps, and the Open/Pro race featuring four fast laps. There will also be a three-woman relay fun race for those who want to experience the camaraderie of a mountain bike race with their friends.

The Beti Bike Bash is being supported by many of the Yeti Beti’s team sponsors. Yeti Cycles was the first to commit their support and help launch the idea. “Chris Conroy, the president of Yeti, pretty much told us to make it happen. We’ve wanted to do this since we started the team in 2007 but didn’t have the resources to do it until now”, says Amy Thomas of Team Yeti Beti. “The Beti Bike Bash is something that the team supports 100 percent as a way of giving back to our sport.”

Citing other successful women’s only events in triathlon and running, it seemed logical to the team to host such an event. “Mountain bike races are intimidating for beginner women for several reasons,” said Sarah Rawley, Bigfoot Productions public relations. “Steep climbs, rocky descents, high altitude, and often you are gone all day from your family. We wanted to break down those barriers and offer something that any woman who rides would enjoy. With Bear Creek’s close proximity to Denver and great trail system, it was a perfect venue for an event like this.”

For more information, visit www.betibikebash.com. Online registration will be available in February at www.active.com.

Bigfoot Productions was established in 2006 in conjunction with Yeti Cycles to promote bike industry involvement in racing and expand and improve mountain bike racing in the Rocky Mountains. For further inquiries please contact srawley [at] yeticycles.com.

The much anticipated news is finally in for the February 13 race!!!

Excuse us for the delay but we have had quite the curve ball thrown at us with all of this past rain. All of the possible San Diego venues have requested that we delay an event because of standing water and trail damage. Due to the saturation of the San Diego area trails we are bringing the 3rd round of the series to the drier ground of Cahuilla Creek Motocross Park.

Cahuilla Creek has been the site of several of our past races and is a fantastic place to race! The motocross park serves as a great venue and the trails are in the best shape ever! While most places are washed out Cahuilla packed in and is becoming even better for all of you! There will even be a food vendor on site for our race at Cahuilla Creek Saturday February 13th.

The website will be updating this weekend with a course map, photos, and all other necessary info for the race. Online Registration will also be opening tonight. You guys are always great for registering online and we would like to sweeten the deal even more for those of you that plan ahead! We’re offering $10 in KHS bucks for all that register online!!! These can be redeemed at most bikes shops like North of the Border Bikes where you can pick up your packet Friday February 12th.

A dear friend and great advocate of the cycling community Jeff Meyers is asking for our help! He is hosting a charity ride on Sunday Feb 14th at Sweetwater Summit Park that will help pay for the medical bills that have been acquired by the Meyers family. Please join us in participating on this MTB Poker Ride.

Come out and join us for a great time for the whole family!!! We are trying hard to get mountain biking back to where it was when you received medals and prizes for finishing in the top 3!!! IMountainBike will again be supplying all of the winners with awesome T Shirts. Look for more prizes to be listed this week! If that were not enough ESI Grips is even throwing coupons for all of the racers at this race!!!

Once again thanks to all that came out and to Elfin Forest race. Here is the email for the water district. Please take a minute and email the water district a thanks for letting us playing there back yard. This will help to insure future events there! EFRRfriends [at] olivenhain.com

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND SEE MAP