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Ride Like a Girl Freeride/Downhill Clinic with Hillary Elgert

When: September 23, 10am - 1pm

Where: Frederick Watershed

Sponsored by: City Bikes, Ride Like A Girl, MORE

Download Flyer: Ride Like a Girl Downhill Clinic Flyer [pdf]

Hillary Elgert, Team City Bikes and professional downhill competitor, will cover basic “freeride/downhill” skills, which are also good skills for a cross-country rider to master. Skills like cornering, basic drops, and steeper trails. This could be a great opportunity for a crosscountry racer and the beginner freerider/downhiller to get some free coaching on technique.

Prerequisites:

This clinic is not for beginners! In order to attend, you need to be able to ride the yellow loop at Gambrill or a technically similar trail. If you have any question about the technical aspects of this clinic, please email Hillary at hillaryelgert@hotmail.com.

You will need a full-suspension bike (downhiller-specific bikes are not required) and body armor if you have it. Hillary has a couple of bikes and some pads to lend out if needed.
To Register:

We are limiting the clinic to 10 attendees, so we are asking that everyone RSVP. Please email Liz@LizNotter.com with the following information: Name, phone number, and if you need to borrow a bike or body armor.

Shenandoah Mountain 100

Location: Stokesville, VA

Date: 9/3/2006

Website: http://www.mtntouring.com/
What can you say about a race like this that hasn’t been said before.  Any description of the course pales in comparison to the real thing, so it’s hard to even try.  The night before this classic event the air in the pavillion in stokesville is electric, filled with the anticipation and nervous energy of hundreds of mountain bikers dreaming of the day they’ll have tommorow… lung shredding climbs, mellow country roads, and lots of sweet shenandoah singletrack.  this is a race that has to been experienced to be believed.

Cranky Monkey: Quantico

Date: August 27, 2006

Location: Quantico Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA
Website: http://www.ex2adventures.com/cranky-monkey.php

The Cranky Monkey is quickly becoming one of the best race series in the DC area. This year the series expands to 4 races at 3 venues, kicking off with the Wakefield cross country race on June 25th and concluding with the return of racing to Quantico. Series Dates:

Cranky Monkey: Fountainhead

Date: August 13, 2006

Location: Fountainhead Regional Park, Clifton, VA

Website: http://www.ex2adventures.com/cranky-monkey.php

The Cranky Monkey is quickly becoming one of the best race series in the DC area. This year the series expands to 4 races at 3 venues, kicking off with the Wakefield cross country race on June 25th and concluding with the return of racing to Quantico. Series Dates:

Cranky Monkey: Wakefield (Dirt Crit)

Date: August 6, 2006

Location: Wakefield Park, Annandale, VA

Website: http://www.ex2adventures.com/cranky-monkey.php

The Cranky Monkey is quickly becoming one of the best race series in the DC area. This year the series expands to 4 races at 3 venues, kicking off with the Wakefield cross country race on June 25th and concluding with the return of racing to Quantico. Series Dates:

City Bikes RFK Crit

Date: 8/6/06
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
Website: http://www.hubracing.com/criterium/rfk2006/

Presented by fellow City Bikes sponsored team Hub Racing, the City Bikes RFK Crit brings exciting criterium racing to the old grand prix circuit at RFK stadium and features the $5000 Hub Racing Women’s Challenge.

Cranky Monkey: Wakefield (Cross Country)

Date: July 30, 2006

Location: Wakefield Park, Annandale, VA

Website: http://www.ex2adventures.com/cranky-monkey.php

The Cranky Monkey is quickly becoming one of the best race series in the DC area. This year the series expands to 4 races at 3 venues, kicking off with the Wakefield cross country race on June 25th and concluding with the return of racing to Quantico. Series Dates:

Wednesdays at Wakefield - Race 3

The DC area’s classic mountain bike race series.

You’ve got to deal with Beltway rush hour traffic to get there, but it’s always so fun once you’re there. short and fast laps and tight singletrack mean no recovery, no rest, no respite from the competition. 1 to 4 laps of a ~3 mile course. Expect to see City Bikes riders in the mix in the singlespeed, masters, sport, and expert races.

Dates: June 21, July 12, July ??
Time: Singlespeed, Beginner, Masters, and Juniors start at 6; Sport & Expert at 6:55

Location: Wakefield Park, Annadale, VA

Website: http://www.potomacvelo.com/2006waw.htm

Wednesdays at Wakefield - Race 2

The DC area’s classic mountain bike race series.

You’ve got to deal with Beltway rush hour traffic to get there, but it’s always so fun once you’re there. short and fast laps and tight singletrack mean no recovery, no rest, no respite from the competition. 1 to 4 laps of a ~3 mile course. Expect to see City Bikes riders in the mix in the singlespeed, masters, sport, and expert races.

Dates: June 21, July 12, July 19, ??
Time: Singlespeed, Beginner, Masters, and Juniors start at 6; Sport & Expert at 6:55

Location: Wakefield Park, Annadale, VA

Website: http://www.potomacvelo.com/2006waw.htm

City Bikes Capital Cup at Whitetail - DH #2

Location: WHITETAIL, PA
Date: June 23-25
Events: DH, Dual

The Inaugural Capital Cup at Whitetail is part of the Mid-Atlantic Cup Downhill and Dual Slalom Series. The Mid-Atlantic Cup is the NORBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship series. The series consists of four individual Championship races. Each race is also a qualifier for the U.S. Nationals at Mammoth, Ca. at the end of the year.

Event Website: http://www.racersedgeonline.com/events.html

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