GRANTSVILLE, Utah (April 30, 2008) – Blue Wolf Events is pleased to
announceBrian Head, Utah, as the replacement venue for the National
Mountain Bike Series Finals Presented by Trek VW, on August 30 and
September 1, after Tamarack
Resort, Idaho, had to remove itself from the schedule.
"I am really delighted that we have been able to resolve this crisis
so quickly and cleanly. We've only crossed one state line, and we don't even
have to change our date," said series director Jeff Frost, of event
management company Blue Wolf."And
it is great to be returning to Brian Head. We were very impressed with this
venue when holding a series round there two years ago."
Traci
Brown, director of the mountain bike park at Brian
Head, said: "We are very excited to have the NMBS back, not only from the sporting side,
but also it's so great to have America's top mountain bike pros come play in our
back yard. What better opportunity to showcase the caliber of our venue?"
Events scheduled for the National
Mountain Bike Series Finals Presented by Trek VW include: Cross Country, Short Track, Dual
Slalom, Downhill, Super D, and Marathon. Online entries are through mtbnationals.com .
Started in 1991, Brian
Head Mountain Bike Park rises
from a base elevation of 9600 feet and rises to 11,000 feet. 40 miles of
single-track trails are maintained within the park boundary, and there is easy
access to Forest Service trails beyond. A chair lift serves the downhill trails,
and the gravity riders will benefit from a second pro/expert level downhill
course 'Lil'
Gritty' that was tested in
the 2007 Utah Series. In addition to the cross country and downhill trails, the
park features terrain parks that include jumps, dips, ladders and wooden
elements.
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,
visitwww.mtbnationals.com. For all non-media inquiries, please send
email to:info@mtbnationals.com.
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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
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Round 1 March 29 – March 30, 2008 UCI C1
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Fontana National Southridge Park Fontana,
California XC/DH/ST/4X/Super D
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Round 2 April 5 – April 6, 2008 UCI C1
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NOVA National McDowell Mountain Regional Park Fountain Hills,
Arizona XC/ST/Super D
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Round 3 May 17 – May 18, 2008 UCI C2 |
Santa Ynez National Presented by Platinum Performance Ted
Chamberlin Ranch Los Olivos, California XC/DH/DS/ST/Super
D
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Round 4 June 28 – June 29, 2008 UCI C1 |
Deer Valley National Deer Valley Resort Park City,
Utah XC/DH/DS/ST/Super D
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Round 5 July 12 – July 13, 2008 UCI
C1 |
East Coast National Windham Resort Windham, New
York XC/DH/DS/ST/Super D
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Round
6, Series Final August 31–
September 1, 2008 2008 UCI C2 |
NMBS Finals Presented by Trek VW Brian Head Mountain Bike
Park Brian Head, Utah XC/DH/4Xor DS/ST/Super D
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