Mountain biking

VMBA WINS GRANT FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RIVERS & TRAILS PROGRAM

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Posted October 27th, 2008

Woodstock, VT --The National Park Service Rivers & Trails Program announced that the Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) has been selected to receive technical assistance for its Vermont Mountain Bike Ride Center project.

Untamed New England Adventure Race

Untamed New England Adventure Race

Location(s)

Dixville Notch, NH, 03576
See map: Google Maps

Teams will race non-stop for 3 days through the mountains, rivers, and forests of Untamed New England. They must travel under their own power. Teams will navigate with map and compass through pine forests, wetlands, and mountains; paddle rivers fed by melting snow; bike staggering mountain passes and twisty trails; dangle from ropes on exposed cliff faces.

A $1.59 Saved is a $1.59 Earned

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Posted November 8th, 2008

I knew I shouldn’t have blinked, but I did, and now it is fall, and I am befuddled at how summer streaked by like a proton in a large, functional particle collider. Before I blinked, we had finally settled into a pleasant weather pattern, everyone was excited about Michael Phelps, and Galveston was still standing.

Reader Athlete: Michael Smith

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Posted November 8th, 2008

MICHAEL SMITH

Age: 41
Residence: Rutland
Family: Great family of close friends
Occupation: IT consultant
Primary Sport: Mountain biking

VS: You are heavily involved in Pine Hill Park. What have you learned from being part of a grassroots project?

Telluride Mountain Film Festival

Location(s)

UVM Davis Student Center
burlington, VT, 05405
See map: Google Maps

Vermont 50 Mt Bike or Ultra Run

By migtoe

Location(s)

Ascutney Mt Resort
Brownsville, VT, 05037
See map: Google Maps

4 events for all to enjoy the last weekend of September in Vermont.
50 mile Mt Bike -50 Mile Run - 50 Mile Relay Run - 50K Run

23 miles of trail - 25 mile of double track/dirt road - and almost no paved road.
Much of our trail passes over 70 private lands with some great Fall foliage vistas.

Wheel of Fire - MTB Adventure Race

Location(s)

Sleepy Hollow
Huntington, VT, 05462
See map: Google Maps

The Fellowship of the Wheel, Vermont’s largest mountain bike trail building group, and the Green Mountain Adventure Racing Association are teaming up to present the Wheel of Fire - MTB Adventure Race. The race will start at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington, VT on the afternoon of Sunday, October 12th.

Rutland's Outdoor Mecca

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Posted September 22nd, 2008

When you look up “labor of love” in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of Shelley Lutz, Michael Smith, Tim Vile, Jim Tasse, and Cindi and Keith Wight. These six poster people for community volunteerism have spearheaded the reclamation and development of Pine Hill Park, the largest woodland playground within a Vermont city’s limits.

Gone Dog Days

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Posted August 27th, 2008

D-Rex, our seasonal suspension guru at the bike shop, is always the first to say it, and he said it once again this year. We were all slogging our way through an especially long and hot day at the shop, watching the clock move backwards as we looked forward to a bike ride after work, and he blurted it out.

6th Annual Maple Onion Mountain Bike Race

Close race at the 5th Annual Maple Onion Mtb. Race

Location(s)

Morse Farm Maple Sugar Farm
County Road
Montpelier, VT, 05602
See map: Google Maps

Onion River Sports presents their favorite autumn mountain bike race, the 6th Annual Maple Onion at the Morse Farm in Montpelier, Sunday, August 24, beginning at 10:00am.

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