WELCOME TO WHAT WILL BE THE FASTEST SHOWDOWN ON MOUNTAIN BIKES!
Riders will be tearin’ up the trails for 8 hours to see who can finish with the most laps. Watch out everyone, these folks are gonna be rippin’ through a fast 11 mile loop!
Think this day is just for you grown ups only? HECK NO! Bring out the family, camp, and let those kids take advantage of all the fun park activities! There will be 2 free kids races. At noon there’s a 6 and under race and at 1:00 pm there will be a race for kids 6 – 10 years old. Please make sure you pack the kids with their helmets too! We will be keeping the Showdown alive all day long by having music, bicycle and coffee and food vendors plus a cool ‘n’ refreshing beer garden!
THE EARLY BIRDS GET THE BEST PRICES
Price INCREASE Schedule:
- Prices increase on Friday, August 31 at 11:59 PM
- Prices increase on Monday, September 30 at 11:59 PM
- Prices increase on Thursday, October 1 after 11:59 PM
- Registration ends Saturday, November 2 at 8:00 AM
REGISTRATION AFTER OCTOBER 31th DOES NOT GUARANTEE A EVENT T-SHIRT
Packet Pick up on Friday, November 1, 2019 from 3-7 PM at Two- wheel Jones Bicycles located at 2837 N. Power Rd #110 Mesa, AZ 85215 (Phone: 480-380-8222).
Packet Pick up also on Saturday November 2, 2019 7:00 am – 9:30 am at the start/finish line
All Riders – Due to limited parking there is one car per team allowed in the horse staging/event parking lot. Category riders with more than one person riding may drop off their gear at their team car but will have to then park outside of the horse staging area in a parking spot not on the street. (Thank you in advance).
NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN THE HORSE STAGING AREA
Quick Run down of the Race events: For more information go to: Http://www.mesabikerace.net
Friday 11/1
TIME TO SETTLE IN AND CAMP – For camping ground arrangements in the park, please call Usery Regional Park at 480-984-0032. Again, no camping at the horse staging area.
Saturday 11/2 – RACE DAY
7:00 am – 9:30 a.m Packet Pick up located at the horse staging area. All registered riders will receive a special addition Showdown t-shirs and plump goody bag.
9:35 – Mandatory Athlete Meeting
10:00 am The Showdown At Usery Pass BEGINS! A Le Mans style start with just a quarter mile run.
12:00 FREE KIDS RACE 6 yrs. old and under. Kids will ride around in a circular course for approx. 15-20 and they will get prizes based upon how many laps they do. Kids need their helmets.
1:00 FREE KIDS RACE 6-10 yrs old. They will race an out and back on NOSO trail. Prizes for all kids.
5:00 pm headlights required for all riders on course.
6:00 pm – Finish – Please refer to website http://www.mesabikerace.net for event rules and regulations
8:00 pm- Awards
REST, RELAX AND ENJOY, IT’S PARTY TIME!
ATTENTION: ALL YOU GRAVEL GRINDERS OUT THERE!
For the race you can ride a gravel road bike, a cyclocross bike or a road bike adapted to ride dirt. Tires may not be wider that 42mm. Drop handlebars are required. No dampened suspension shocks or forks permitted though we do allow shock absorbing elastomer or flex type forks, frames and seatposts not to exceed 80mm of travel.3 Gravel Grinder Categories:
- Solo – Male
- Solo – Female
- Duo – Male or Female
PRIORITY PARKING FOR 1ST 100 RIDERS
WINNING PRIZES: CASH & GEAR!
https://analytics.strava.com/activities/2468781987/segments/62159676290
The Showdown begins with a LeMans style start, athletes will run up the NOSO trail to the bike racks. After going under the start line arches you will be off and racing. Riders will head west on the Blevins trail.At the west end of Blevins riders will turn onto the new Chainfruit trail heading northwest. Next, jump on Lost Sheep (also a new trail) heading west as it turns south. Let go of the breaks and have fun flowing down the trail to Moon Rock (1.1 mi.).Make a right onto Moon rock and meander your way back to lower Blevins heading east to NOSO (1.4 mi.) Take a right on NOSO heading south to Channel Trail (.45 mi.)Turn right on Channel trail from NOSO and bump your way up to the Levee Trail (.11 mi.)Make a sharp left turn onto Levee trail and stay on the Levee for 1.36 mi. Go all the way to the end of the Levee trail, almost to the fence where you will cross the Canal to the other side of the Levee. Ride north on the levee to SpillwayHead up Spillway to Ruidoso make a right at Ruidoso and let your bike rip it’s way to County line (1.4 mi) Next travel north on County Line for a mile, catch Meridian going west for .7 miles.
Make a right onto Cat Peaks from Meridian trail.
Now you get to choose your poison! You can take the Cat Peaks trail around the peaks for 1.3 miles of steady climbing and descending or take the short cut by turning west on Cat Peaks Bi Pass this is .75 miles of double black diamond trail and not for the faint of heart. The bi-pass adds little more of a raw and rocky element to the rider’s journey to the finish.
The Bi-pass opens at 2pm. All riders must ride Cat Peaks Trail until 2 pm.
Finally, get back on Blevins (1.0 mi) going northwest to the exchange/finish line.
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Strava Segment leaders are also winners! Whoever can ride the fastest segment will win $100 bucks. We are looking for the one’s who can smoke out the competition on the “HOT LAP”, “Cat Peaks Trail”, “Cat Peaks Bi-Pass” and “the LEVEE DRAG!”
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LOCATION IS EVERYTHING
3939 N. Usery Pass Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85207
MADE POSSIBLE WITH THANKS TO
ALL OUR AMAZING SPONSORS
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