*REASON TO SERVE ON FCC BOARD #4*Why should you join the Fairbanks Cycle Club board? We’ve got lots of reasons!
Top Ten Reason #4: To work with coaches, athletes, and parents to create bike education opportunities for kids, teens, and young adults.
Elections for new Fairbanks Cycle Club board members are coming up in October. All positions are open and several current board members will be stepping down. That’s a great opportunity for others (you?) to step up! The FCC needs dedicated cyclists to help keep cycling an important and vibrant part of the Fairbanks community.
Give us your reasons! Why do you think people should serve on the FCC board?
If you would like to serve please contact our prez at pres@fairbankscycleclub.org
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*BIKE TRAVEL WEEKEND AND BIKE YOUR PARK DAY*The weekend after this one is Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day! Have you got something planned already? Have you signed up with Adventure Cycling for a chance to win a Salsa Cuthroat? If you haven’t got something planned, why not? We’ve got all sorts of parks, including Denali National, Chena River Rec Area, Birch Hill, Skyline Ridge, and Tanana Lakes. You can go big or small, just go!
Shared from Adventure Cycling Association Sept 15 Bike Travel Weekend & Bike Your Park Day during the weekend of September 25 – 27 is your opportunity to explore where you live by bicycle. Go on a bike overnight or discover nearby parks and public lands by bicycle on the same weekend as thousands of others. Sign up by September 20 for a chance to win a Salsa Cutthroat bike.
www.adventurecycling.org/resources/btw-bypd/ <www.adventurecycling.org/resources/btw-bypd/> —-
*ENDURO RACE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS*Shared from HooDoo Cup Mountain Bike Race Series Sept 17 Hey HooDoo Cup race participants. Want to be a part of the Enduro but not race it?! We could use your help. We need a couple more timers to work 1-2 hours shifts between 12 and 4 pm. If you’re interested in helping, send us a message or call (907/750-8861)! We’d love to have you join us!
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*TUESDAY NIGHT MTB RIDE REPORT*A report in photos and verse of this week’s Tuesday Night Ride:
www.fairbankscycleclub.org/2020/09/tuesday-night-mtb-ride-report-first-post-season-ride-nugget-creek-trail-on-ester-dome-09-15-2020/
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*MCGRATH ROAD PAVED!*The WOW had an unofficial ride last night and they checked out McGrath Road. Newly paved! Get out there now for some smooth road riding!
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*ENDURO RACE TO BE HELD THIS SUNDAYs*There’s still one more MTB race to go this season!
Shared from HooDoo Cup Mountain Bike Race Series Sept 15 For those interested in the Enduro this Sunday here are some general race details. Reach out to us in messenger with any questions. We’re really excited to put this race on! Awards ordered yesterday along with some stickers. Signage has been planned out. Let’s do this!
On site registration/waiver signing/bib registration is from 10:00 – 11:30 on Sunday. You’ll save some money if you sign up online BEFORE Sunday so go ahead and do that here: runsignup.com/Race/AK/Fairbanks/FairbanksEnduroRace
This race is 3 downhill courses. You are only timed on the downhill but you must ride to the start of each course.
The race begins at noon with a meeting at the start line. The start line is the intersection of Henderson and Ester Dome Rd.
Course 1: Ride one mile up Ester Dome Rd to the new Equinox trail on the left side. This is the start of timed route #1. We will send participants down 1 at a time spaced a minute apart. You get to the bottom of this trail to the double track and take a left. Ride the double track for about 1.5 miles to just before you hit Henderson Rd. That’s the finish. If doing a practice run there is a large rock/boulder on your left and a sign on your right facing the road saying no motorized vehicles. That’s your finish line. Pedal through the finish!!
Course 2: From the finish of course one you will turn left and head up Henderson Rd. to the Henderson Rd. drop in. The one we use for the HooDoo Cup. The drop in is the start for routes 2 and 3. Route 2 is HooDoo Cup Course #1. Basically straight down the single track trail with no turns to St. Patrick’s Rd. Typically the final turn to the road is a left turn to St. Patricks with a short distance to go. This is your finish line for route 2 right after you make this left turn. You will not go all the way to St. Patrick’s Rd.
Course 3: You are going to turn around and ride back up the Equinox course trail. There will be a very short period of overlap with riders coming down. Give the timed riders the right of way. You will cross Ester Dome Rd and continue on the trail working your way back up Ester Dome. The trail pops you out at Ester Dome and Henderson (hey weren’t we just here earlier?). Now you ride down to the Henderson Rd. drop in coming from the other way. Timed Route #3 is HooDoo Cup Route #3 from 2019. So you’ll quickly veer off to the right. We will not be doing the new cut of trail where the jump was. You approach the finish line with a right turn instead of a left.
YOUTH DIVISION: There is a youth division for kids age 12 and under. They will do routes 2 and 3 only so when the adults head up Ester Dome, 15 minutes later we’ll send the kids down Henderson to the drop in.
Got it? We’re going to post some videos later this week and the map is available at Goldstream Sports. We’ll get that posted as well.
We’ll have some drinks and snacks in the morning but other than that, an Enduro is a self supported ride. Bring your own nutrition and be ready to do your own repairs if need be! You have 4 hours to finish the route. If you haven’t started down route 3 four hours from the time we start, you’ll be DQ’d.
Food and awards will take place at 4:30 at Goldstream Sports.
Fairbanks Cycle Club
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*HOODOO CUP FINISHES SUCCESSFUL SEASON*Great to see that the HooDoo Cup finished up successfully!
Shared from HooDoo Cup Mountain Bike Race Series is feeling happy. Sept 14 RESULTS! We’ve wrapped up the 2020 edition of the HooDoo Cup. In total we had 63 unique participants over 3 races. 42 of those participants completed the HooDoo Cup racing in all 3 events. We had abundant sunshine and very few clouds for every race. And it was a lot of fun.
Here are the final results for HooDoo Cup Race #3: www.goldstreamsports.com/hoodoo-cup/hoodoo-cup-race-3-results/
And HERE are the final HooDoo Cup Series results: www.goldstreamsports.com/hoodoo-cup/final-2020-hoodoo-cup-rankings/
Congrats to Luke Buth for taking home the Cup for the 3rd consecutive year. And look how close the open male division was! Just 10 seconds separated 1st from 3rd after adding up the time from 3 races!
Get signed up for the Enduro this Sunday! And we’ll see you all next year for the 2021 HooDoo Cup coming in late July/early August.
Goldstream Sports Fairbanks Cycle Club HooDoo Brewing Company
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*REASON TO SERVE ON FCC BOARD #5*Why should you join the Fairbanks Cycle Club board? We’ve got lots of reasons!
Top Ten Reason #5: To promote commuting to work and school.
Elections for new Fairbanks Cycle Club board members are coming up in October. All positions are open and several current board members will be stepping down. That’s a great opportunity for others (you?) to step up! The FCC needs dedicated cyclists to help keep cycling an important and vibrant part of the Fairbanks community.
Give us your reasons! Why do you think people should serve on the FCC board?
If you would like to serve please contact our prez at pres@fairbankscycleclub.org
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*LAST BEAVER SPORTS MTB RIDE*There is just one more Beaver Sports Thursday Night MTB ride! It starts at 5pm at Beaver Sports on September 24. Call the store for more details (479-2494).
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*FILMED BY BIKE FILMS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE*Did you miss the Filmed by Bike film festival? You can still watch the films through the end of the month!
Shared from Filmed by Bike Sept 14 Its hard to believe the 18th Annual Filmed by Bike film fest has come to a close! We’ve wrapped up the live online action but YOU CAN STILL WATCH THE SHOWS on YouTube through the end of the month. www.youtube.com/channel/UCaaybxxRgjyWxChHhSIu_JQ
🎟FilmedByBike.org
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*PETERSVILLE ROAD RIDE*Looking for a new place to ride your gravel or mountain bike? Check out the Petersville Road! It’s a bit of a drive – about 5 hours – but when the weather is often crappy in the Interior, it’s nice south of the range. Biking is included in the first part of this blog. notquiteoverthehillcorrineanderic.blogspot.com/2020/09/perfect-timing-on-petersville-road.html
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*SCUM SLEEP IN ON SUNDAYS*Just got the word that the Sunday SCUM rides now leave at 11 a.m., same place. The WOW and Tuesday Night MTB Rides are now officially over, but they sometimes have unofficial rides. www.fairbankscycleclub.org/rides/
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