Be ready to ride from Cedro Peak Campground at 9am. We'll be doing the entire course with a Garmin so we can get the topo map with elevation profile out by Monday PM.

 

Pre-race trailwork:
Saturday, August 25th, meet at Cedro Peak Campground at 7:30am.

>>Thanks to the "6 muchachos" who showed up, moved rocks, dug out some rocks, lopped some branches, rolled some rocks, threw some rocks, curled some rocks, etc.... We were able to make the Cedro Tower Trail more fun and clean up many of the lines. Finishing out the bottom "gully trail" was a major plus as well. It's still gnarly but much more fun! 

Event directions:
- From Tijeras (7 miles east of ABQ on I-40 or come south from Santa FE on NM 14 thru Madrid to Tijeras).
- South on NM 337 for 5.1 miles, turn left (east) on Juan Tomas Rd
(this is also Forest Rd 242). There is pavement for this stretch.
- Continue 0.6 miles to Forest Rd 252 (a gravel road to your left).
- Left (north) on FR 252 for 1.5 miles to the Camp Ground. This road goes up a valley with some private houses then curves left and takes you to the Camp Ground.

 

Beginner's ~9:30
This is our XC State Championships and your shot at winning the one day title (that lasts a year) of NM State MTB Champ. This race will also qualify you for the National Championships if you win your respective class. We are hoping to donate at least $1000 to our local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis foundation so come out and support a good cause.
**Promoter's note: The first two MTB races I ever did were at Cedro Peak in 1993 and it's coming full circle; this is also the first event I have ever promoted. This is MountainTop Cycling's first time promoting a race; we are excited to give NM a championship worthy event! Team member Chris Briggs is an old-hand at promoting and did an amazing job last year promoting Cedro Peak - NMORS #11. Obviously we all love Cedro and keep coming back for more....

Registration/Packet Pickup:
All riders must have a USA Cycling/NORBA license or Sports and Beginners may purchase a one day license at registration. Pro/Experts must have an annual license, which you can purchase at registration.

$30 ($10 for juniors) includes: camping at either of the Cedro campgrounds if you choose, your race entry, T-Shirt (sweeeet), pre race rocketfuel by Starbucks, post race nutrition by Hammer, and lunch (bagel sandwiches by Einsteins)!

1) Avoid all late fees!!! - Go to Active.com (click on the race flyer above). Packet pick-up at Fat Tire (4-7pm day before) or @ race registration on race day. 

2) Day-before registration (add $5) and packet pick-up at Fat Tire Cycles from 4-7pm. Located on Montano, ~1 mile west of I-25.

3) If you must do race day registration (7:30-8:15am) it will be available but you'll have to pony up an additional $10.  90% of all late results, wrong category, etc... issues arise with race day registration so please save yourself the cashola, save us the headache, and pre-register. 

*Note: All active regular/student/bike-shop employee FOO members (www.foomtb.org) as of August 31st will get a bonus gift from our team. If you're trying to figure out how to work it, join FOO before August 31st and you'll get something cool at the race. All the information on how to join is on their website. We'd love to see many more FOO members at the race!

Thank you FOO members for your support of Cedro, the local, and state trails!

The Course:  (SEE MAPS BELOW!!).
This year's greatest hits compilation will include many of the best hits.

Pro/Expert course (~23 miles - see Natl Geo map below with profile) will flow like this....

Cedro Singletrack

Briggidy Briggs trail

Climb up to Cedro Peak on the service road

Descend the 'Cedro Tower Trail' - loose rock technical descent (cuidado!)

'Gulley Trails' - tight woods trails that flow like the water does

Then do the ENTIRE SPORT LOOP.

 

Sport/SS Loop: (~19 mile rolling loop that backloads most of the climbing in the second half - See map below with Blue marking.)

'Cedro Singletrack' - fun flowing singeltrack with some technical descents and rocky climbs

'Lone Pine' - find your rhythmn and let it rip!

Lower Arroyo Trail

'Ranch House ruins' - rocky climb up past the old ranch house 

Meadow two track - gradual climb up a 4 wheel drive road

'Mighty Mule' - super fun rolling singletrack in the pinon's w/ speedy descents!

'Chamisoso Canyon' - technical rocky descent (be careful here and remember there is no-shame in walking some of these sections), then very smooth and fast in the bottom of the canyon. 

H2O: will be available on the dump road at the bottom of Chamisoso

'Coyote' - fun singletrack with power climbs and descents

'5 Hills of Death' - rocky climbs, keep your balance and see how high you can get your heart rate!

Finish on the 'Briggidy Briggs' trail (the fresh track that Chris Briggs brought back for last years novice loop).

 

The final course map with elevation profile will be uploaded on Monday Sept 10th.

Pro/Expert will be racing about 15mins longer, Sport/SS the same as last year, and beginners the same as last year. Course elevation is between 6200' at the bottom of chamisoso canyon and 7800' at Cedro Peak. Temps should be in the mid 80's to low 90's.
Some of you may remember the 'Cedro Tower Trail', that gnarly downhill from Cedro peak that we raced in the mid-late 90's. We're bringing gnarly back... This is as true a XC course as I could imagine...actually if only we had a stream somewhere in there it would be perfecto.

The 'Just for Fun' Kids Race: (Ages 5-13)
This is a real family event and this is where the spectating will happen! The free kids race will be held after the XC racers finish and before awards. The first kids race should go off around 11:30 or noon. There will be three kids races and we will split them up by age and number of racers. Bring your cowbells and cheers! At Sandia Peak we had about 13 kids under 14yrs old racing so let's see if we can break the 20 mark.

We will be accepting donations to Cystic Fibrosis so if they want to bring some piggy bank change or allowance money and chip-in it would be much appreciated.

*The kids race is 'Just for Fun'...no championship medals or NMORS points awarded. There will be prizes though!

 

Timing: by Orval Hart from Los Alamos. He is great at this and that should help keep the results efficient (remember La Tierra and Los Alamos this year?).

Awards and Prizes:
Fat Tire Cycles and The Bicycle Company have donated bags o' schwag for the kids, Beginners, and Sports. The Pro's, Experts, and SS's will be rewarded for their efforts with some dinero.

 

This year we got the campgrounds instead of the Society of High Desert D&D warriors!!! The campgrounds are available to all registered riders and their families. The nighttime lows get into the 40's and daytime highs in the upper 80's...perfect camping weather!

Some other places to stay that are within 35 minutes of the race site are:

 

Embassy Suites:

 

Marriott Uptown: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/abqnm-albuquerque-marriott/   Off Louisianna and I-40.

Mario's Pizza (ba-bam!), Bennigans, many other restaurants and bars, shopping malls, and coffee shops all within a half mile.

Phone: 505-271-4807 

There is a Dion's Pizza, Starbucks, Four Hills movie theatre, and Einsteins within a half mile.