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11-06-2007, 01:33 PM
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2008 National Mountain Bike Series Calendar Set
2008 National Mountain Bike Series Schedule
by Karl Rosengarth From Dirt Rag magazine: http://www.dirtragmag.com/web/article.php?ID=975&category2=freshdirt
The other new venue is Windham Resort, NY, which will host the series on July 12-13th. "Plattekill Mountain is the gravity base of New England, there's a huge gravity crowd in and around that area. We're excited to be going there for that, but also, the venue is two hours southwest of Mt. Snow, the National Championships venue, and our race is the weekend before. It's the last chance to qualify for the Nationals," explains NMBS director Jeff Frost. The 2008 National Mountain Bike Series is sanctioned by the national governing body of cycling sports, USA Cycling. The series determines the most consistent performers over an entire summer's gruelling competition. For more information visit www.mtbnationals.com.
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11-06-2007, 01:40 PM
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Meester Yum Yum!
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Dear Jeff Frost-
I think Giant fans and Patriot fans alike will concur that New York is not part of New England! I'm pumped this is going (relativly) near my new hood though. "Plattekill Mountain is the gravity base of New England, there's a huge gravity crowd in and around that area. We're excited to be going there for that, but also, the venue is two hours southwest of Mt. Snow, the National Championships venue, and our race is the weekend before. It's the last chance to qualify for the Nationals," explains NMBS director Jeff Frost.
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"We've got more riders, we have five race series, two World Cups, the US National Championships, the US Open and over 12 lift accessed mountains" -Bike Magazine, Sept/Oct 2008 |
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11-06-2007, 02:16 PM
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If it's upstate, according to Dan, it's pretty much New England (though being a Mass native, I disagree)
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11-06-2007, 02:20 PM
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 We are thinking about doing all but the NY one if we can scrape enouh $$$ together. Might have to forgoe Whistler though. :-(
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11-06-2007, 02:22 PM
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I'd house 2 racers in Boston (4 hour drive) for the New York event, with enough notice.
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12-21-2007, 05:57 AM
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Dirty Stinky PATH Love
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2008 National Mountain Bike Series
I saw that someone posted the Cal State and Fontucky info for 2008, so I thought I'd post this up for the 2008 National Mountain Bike Series;
2008 National Mountain Bike Series Calendar Announced  November 2nd, 2007 by  Gregg  For Immediate Release PARK CITY, Utah, (October 31, 2007) — The six-round National Mountain Bike Series is officially set for 2008. It includes a mixture of the highly successful venues visited in ‘07, and two exciting new venues making their debut on the national mountain biking circuit. One of the new venues is Tamarac Resort, at McCall, Idaho, which hosts the series finale, August 30 - September 1. This event is scheduled so as to allow the US Olympians to return from their races in Beijing, 22-23 August, and still compete for the series win. “We wanted the top athletes to have an opportunity to race in the finals, they have expressed a desire to do so, and we are more than happy to oblige,” says series director Jeff Frost. The other new venue is Windham Resort, New York, July 12-13. “Plattekill Mountain is the gravity base of New England, there’s a huge gravity crowd in and around that area. We’re excited to be going there for that, but also, the venue is two hours southwest of Mt Snow, the national championships venue, and our race is the weekend before. It’s the last chance to qualify for the nationals,” explains Frost. The 2007 series saw continued growth in participant numbers, with 10,000 entrants and 14,000 starts. “I think we’ve found our plateau, Our events have become 70% regional and 30% national, which is a very healthy mix. This series is a standalone and has nothing to do with NORBA. As our reputation grows as a standalone entity, so does the pull from the region surrounding the event,” says Frost. Amateur participation at the regional level is growing, with many athletes traveling to just one or two events in the series. The past couple of years have seen a drop-off in the number of semi-pro and expert class riders. “There is a complex of economic reasons why we’re seeing this,” explains Frost. He adds, “the fact that the series is growing at the grassroots level is very significant, that’s a very good sign for the future.” With the nuts and bolts of staging the events firmly in place, Frost has been looking for ways to enhance the weekend mountain biking experience for competitors. “One thing we’re doing is going back to basics by offering a rich schwag bag to all entrants, nobody ever complained about that! Perhaps more significantly, we’re ramping up our services for campers. We’ve seen an increase in campsites in recent years, so we’re providing more showers, for example. As managing director of the series, apart from demonstrating that it can exist as an economically self-supporting entity, improved athlete facilities and services could end up being my main contribution.” About The National Mountain Bike Series The 2008 National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) comprises six rounds and is the premier mountain bike racing series in the United States. It is sanctioned by the national governing body of cycling sports, USA Cycling. The series determines the most consistent performers over an entire summer’s gruelling competition. For more information and to see the complete 2008 NMBS calendar, visit www.mtbnationals.com. For all non-media inquiries, please send email to: info@mtbnationals.com. 2008 NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES - SCHEDULE KEY: XC=Cross Country, ST=Short Track, DS= Dual Slalom, 4X=Mountain Cross, DH=Downhill, Super D=Super D Round 1 March 29 – March 30, 2008 Fontana National Southridge Park Fontana, California XC/DH/ST/4X/Super D Round 2 April 5 – April 6, 2008 NOVA National McDowell Mountain Regional Park Fountain Hills, Arizona XC/ST/Super D Round 3 May 17 – May 18, 2008 Santa Ynez National presented by Platinum Performance Ted Chamberlin Ranch Los Olivos, California XC/DH/DS/ST/Super D Round 4 June 28 – June 29, 2008 Deer Valley National Deer Valley Resort Park City, Utah XC/DH/DS/ST/Super D Round 5 July 12 – July 13, 2008 East Coast National Windham Resort Windham, New York XC/DH/DS/ST/Super D Round 6 Final August 30 – September 1, 2008 National Mountain Bike Series Finals Tamarack Resort Tamarack, Idaho XC/DH/4Xor DS/ST/Super D Website: www.mtbnationals.com Lacey and I may try to get to all of the race's within driving distance. She's considering doing Super "D", along with, or insted of XC. I may do some Super "D" as well.
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12-21-2007, 06:11 AM
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It was posted already 2008 National Mountain Bike Series Calendar Set
I sent a pm to Gene asking him to merge the 2 threads.
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12-21-2007, 06:15 AM
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We are shooting for these 4:
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My Blog/My Sponsorhouse profile ~Weekends are like recess for adults so play hard until the bell rings Gene Hamilton: Happy, friendly people that may not be the best athletes are more fun than arrogant "experts". |
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12-21-2007, 06:23 AM
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 You guy's look to be doing all of the races that I'm going to try and get Lacey to. I'd like to get her to AZ also. I have a vacation week that starts with Fontucky, and ends with AZ. 
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12-21-2007, 07:15 AM
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April 5 – April 6, 2008 NOVA National McDowell Mountain Regional Park Fountain Hills, Arizona XC/ST/Super D Quote:
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My Blog/My Sponsorhouse profile ~Weekends are like recess for adults so play hard until the bell rings Gene Hamilton: Happy, friendly people that may not be the best athletes are more fun than arrogant "experts". |
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12-21-2007, 07:19 AM
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How many races do you have to do and how do you have to place to go to the Nats? Is it on a site somewhere? Thx. |
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