Races, group rides and all that action.
Snowmass, CO (Aug. 12 and 13) – Rich “Big House” Houseman of the Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team won mountain cross and placed second in dual slalom, while Justin Leov podiumed in slalom and rocked a solid if muddy downhill.
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Here’s a cool little video/slideshow from Marty at WTB.
Telluride is a decent place to visit, if you like huge mountains and sweet trails. Oh, and well-run races.
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Deer Valley, UT and Snowmass, CO (July 15 and 16) – The Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team split up this weekend: the Americans contested the national championships in Sonoma, CA, while the Australians rocked the Colorado State Championships in Snowmass, CO.
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While the nationals went down in Sonoma, we Coloradans rocked some state championship action and filled the Mountain States Cup with even more love. You might say it runneth over.
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Deer Valley NMBS: With the dual slalom cancelled and the mountain cross sucking, a group of characers decided to bring gated racing back to life.
Here’s the scoop, on www.littermag.com
Deer Valley, UT (July 8 and 9) – The Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team drove to Deer Valley expecting the fourth race in the national mountain bike series. They found a sweet downhill, a BMX race and the World Championships of Single Slalom (or something like that — it was pretty loosely organized).
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Balneario Camborio, Brazil (July 1 and 2) – “It was like Disneyland,” said Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Team manager Damion Smith. Brazil’s tropical scenery and manicured courses definitely felt like another world.
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Deer Valley NMBS (July 7-9) – You might have heard that the dual slalom has been cancelled, and that the mountain cross has been moved. The new location is 45-60 minutes away from the resort at Rad Canyon BMX in South Jordan, UT.
Our man Tony Santoro checked out the site. He found an unused BMX track. Here it is:
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Mt. St. Anne, Quebec (June 24 and 25) – The Yeti-FOX Factory Racing Team always look forward to the Mt. St. Anne World Cup. With every Canadian on holiday there are huge crowds and lots of parties. Oh yeah, and there’s a sweet bike race too.
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Crested Butte has some of the sweetest trails anywhere. It was great hanging with the tribe, ripping the courses and — thankfully — riding some real trail.
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Mt. Snow, Vermont (June 17 and 18) – It was a “weekend of crazy ups and downs,” said Yeti-FOX Racing Factory Race Team manager Damon Smith. In two days the team experienced everything from mental error to mechanical failure to resounding victory.
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