FALL Mountain Bike Races - 2014

Races
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For those of you who love riding through the mud and riding in the forest in the fall, see below!

Looking at the ECCC schedule there are a couple races that might be good to check out this fall (based on distance to get to the races, and the other events the team’s got going on this fall). We would be driving down Friday after classes, and come back Sunday after the last McGill rider has finished their race.

Sept 13/14: Wild Western Mass MTB Weekend in Hancock, MA (~4 hours away)

Sept 20/21: UVM Catamount Classic in Williston, VT (~2 hours away)

Oct 4/5: MIT Sliderule Shredfest in Charlemont, MA (~4.5 hours away).

Typically these weekends include a few different types of races - cross country, short track, and sometimes dual slalom and downhill. The website below has flyers for the races, and more information about the courses, etc.

These races are usually very well organized, and a ton of fun.

http://collegiatecycling.org/eccc/wiki/index.php?n=Calendar.Current

For right now I’m just looking to gauge interest in each of these races, so sign up above - no commitment required at this point!

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Might also consider the ganaraska u-cup the weekend of Oct 4. Also about 4.5 hours away and might be nice to race against Canadians for a change.

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I can’t make the 20-21st but should be free for the other two races if anyone wants to do them.

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Hi i just joined mcgill cycling and i want to race in these events. i will need a ride for these, but I’m super excited

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Hi Cameron,

Great! We’d be renting cars, and once I have a better sense of how many people are interested I can figure out how much it’s likely to cost.

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okay! awesome

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Hey I just joined too and I am very interested. I have never raced before so I will need some guidance!

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anyone happen to have a spare mountain bike I can borrow for one of these weekends? Just looking to try out racing.

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Remember that you need to have paid your team fees in full, on top of the trip fee, before going on this trip!

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hey so paid team fee, need info on like plan, how and when do i pay trip fee… also like registration, do we do this there… need info

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If you signed up as interested in the first race weekend (Sept 13/14), I’ll be sending out an email later today with details about the trip.

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If you did NOT get an email from me about the Wild West race next weekend and are interested in coming, please pm me.

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Perhaps an obvious one, but I’ll throw it out there: you MUST have a valid passport and be able to get into the US for these races.

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For those of you who are planning on racing this fall, you should be wearing a McGill jersey when you race. I checked and it does not need to be the most recent version. If you do not have a jersey yet, I’m sure someone on the team would be willing the lend theirs out for a weekend or 2.

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i don’t have one…

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Does anyone have an extra tent they would be willing to lend out for the weekend (we’ll be camping at our first ECCC race)?

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Stay tuned for an email about the second ECCC race (Catamount Classic) later this week if you signed up as interested.

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An email’s been sent out about the race this weekend - if you didn’t get it and are planning on racing Catamount, let me know ASAP!

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Catamount was a blast, I encourage anyone with a mountain bike to consider coming to Slidrule Shredfest even if you don’t have any racing experience (I certainly didn’t)! The courses were fun and challenging and the atmosphere was super relaxed.

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Please sign up if you’re thinking about coming! I’ll be sending out an email early next week with details.