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2024 Season Information

Schedule

  • Race 1: Tuesday June 25th
  • Race 2: Tuesday July 9th
  • Race 3: Tuesday July 16th
  • Race 4: Tuesday July 23rd
  • Race 5: Tuesday July 30th
  • Race 6: Tuesday August 6th
  • Race 7 / Season Finale: Tuesday August 13th

Volunteers Needed!

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Location

Springside Park at the swingsets!

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Start Times

  • Registration – 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
  • Balance Bike/Training Wheel – 5:45 PM
  • Kids race – 6:01 PM (After Adult 1 Lap Race)
  • Main Event #1 – 6:00 PM – 1 Lap Race
  • Main Event #2 – 6:30 PM (4, 3, and 2 Lap Races)

All times may fluctuate a few minutes depending on course and number of racers in each class. Please do you best to arrive at least 30 minutes before the time you intend to race in case there is a change.

What to Expect

  • Kids: Short 3 lap race track around the park and baseball fields that get progressively longer and more difficult with each week
  • Adults: 1-4 Lap race averaging 2.5 miles per lap through a mixture of fields, dirt roads, double and single track trails that changes each week

What You Need

    • Signed waiver
    • Properly fitting helmet
    • Bike
    • Filled water bottle
    • Spare tube (Recommended)
    • Multi-tool (Recommended)

Registration

  • Day of registration is available for all events from 5:00PM to 6:15PM at the registration booth. There is no entry fee associated with the races (yes this is a FREE training series!), but each racer must sign a waiver before receiving their race number.
  • No participant will be allowed to race or participate in any of our events without a signed waiver and race number.  Minors, (under the age of 18) must have a waiver signed by their legal parent/guardian prior to participating in any of our events.
  • There are costs associated with running a weekly event, so please consider donating each week to show your support for the local mountain biking community.  Without your donations, we would not be able to continue to hold such a great mountain biking series!
  • There will be a donation bucket each week at the registration table, or use the donation button below to donate to Berkshire Mountain Bike Training Series.  We are a non-profit organization, so yes your donations are tax deductible!
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Weather Plans

  • Lite Rain/Showers – Race as planned
  • All day/Soaked Trails – decision made on Monday by 7:00 pm
  • Reroute race to less delicate trails/roads with in park
  • Lightning within 5 miles:
    • Prior to start – postpone events 15 minutes, brief participants, spectators and staff to seek shelter in hard topped vehicles.  Cancel events if lightning is still within 5 miles 15 minutes later
    • During race – complete current lap and count it as the event

How It Works

  • Classes

    • Men/Women Elite (4 Laps)
      • Required to quality for the class and remain competitive to continue to race in class. (Visiting Cat 1/2 riders are allowed a once race waiver to compete)
      • All racers who finished in the top 10 overall positions of the 3 lap class at the end of previous season(s) are qualified and are invited to participate in the 4 lap elite class.
      • Any racer who places in the top 3 positions of the previous race will qualify to be invited by the Series Director to participate in this class.
      • Any 4 lap racer who fails to finish within 15 minutes of the winner of the 4 lap class will be required to race in the 3 lap class until they re-qualify for the 4 lap class.
    • Men/Women Expert (3 Laps)
    • Men/Women Intermediate (2 Laps)
    • Men/Women Novice (1 Lap)
    • Kids
      • Separate, Smaller Race Course than adults
      • Separate start time than adults (6:00PM)
    • Balance Bike/Training Wheel
      • Under the Age of 13
      • Separate, Smaller Race Course than kids
      • Separate start time than kids (5:45PM)

  • Main Event Points

    • 1st = 10 points, 2nd = 9, 3rd = 8, etc. in your respective class
    • If you change classes within a given season, points are not transferred to the new class
      • e.g. upgrade from 2 laps to 3 laps
    • No points will be awarded for lesser races when participant races two races at one event
    • Racers are only allowed to race in one race per event (plus the special event)

  • Awards

    • Adult & Kid’s Classes
      • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place (based on Main Event Points) for each class will be awarded trophies at the end of the season
    • Balance Bike/Training Wheel Class
      • All racers will be awarded a participation trophy at the end of the season