The Manatoc Experience | The Big Valley Festival

September 4 & 5, 2010

NE Ohio's largest mountain biking event will be returning for its 9th year building on the successful two day festival format. This two day event is much more than a typical mountain bike race; there are clinics, open riding, group rides, race course preview, a children's zone that includes safety programs and 4 different types of kids races, limbo contests, bunny hop contests, CAMBA group rides, cyclocross races, 1/2 marathon trail run and manufacturer demo bike exposition in addition to the race.

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PRE-REGISTRATION MTBR RACE ONLY: includes post race dinner of 1 giant Chipotle Burrito + Hammer Nutrition Product + Marathon Protein Bar + Raw Revolution Bar + Cliff Mojo Bar + !

New for 2010 - Trail 1/2 Marathon running race | Saturday morning - 7:30am | more information

New for 2010 - Cyclocross races | Saturday afternoon | The first race of the newly renamed BA cross series - the 9 race "NE Ohio Cross Series" NE Ohio CX Facebook page
NE Ohio CX Series Website

Details: see details tab below

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Saturday Open Ride Fees:
- $5.00 gate fee for all participants and spectators

Leave No Trace | Trail Half Marathon $35 by 8/15, $50 thereafter

Saturday CX race fees:
"day off race registration only"
- A (expert) CX Cats 1-2 | $25.00
- B (sport) CX Cats 3 | $25.00
- C (novice) CX Cats 4 | $25.00
- Juniors (U17) and All women | $10.00
MUST PRESENT A USAC license. One days available for an extra $10

Sunday Big Valley MTBR Race Fees:
- Online Pre-registration - $35.00
- Race weekend "Late" registration - $40.00
- Women - $20.00
- ALL Juniors 18 & Under - $15.00

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE

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Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association

The event is located on the 600 acre Camp Manatoc Boy Scout Camp located in Peninsula, Ohio; (15 minutes from downtown Akron and 25 minutes from downtown Cleveland) This camp is located within the confines of the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) and is 1 mile from the historical Ohio/Erie Canal Tow Path Trail that stretches from Cleveland to Akron and beyond.

The first day is an 'open riding day'. Our local IMBA advocacy group, Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA) holds group rides and educational riding clinics with a focus on beginning mountain bikers and women. We host an array of kids-oriented activities including kid's races, safety reviews and games.

In addition, a demo loop is set up for manufacturer's demo bikes so that riders of all abilities can ride and feel the new technology where it was intended; on the single-track trail.

Day two is the mountain bike race. This event has built up momentum over the past eight years despite nature's lack of assistance. (6 out of 8 years it has absolutely poured race day morning or throughout the day) It has previously served as a NORBA State Championship qualifying race. We have all the necessary facilities for the avid racer to compete at their fullest.

See Schedule of Events for complete listing
Complete Schedule of Events | click here

Leave No Trace | Trail Half Marathon 7:30 start time | more information

Open ride | race course preview see schedule of events for complete details

Jamis Bicycles and Specialized Bicycles Demo Programs see schedule of events for complete details

Kids Zone races for the tiny tots and mini mites - see schedule of events for complete details

CAMBA Beginners Mountain Bike Clinic See schedule of events for complete details

Saturday: 2010 NE Ohio CX Series #1
Race number one of the longest running CX series in NE Ohio.
Cyclocross racing consists of many laps of a short 1-2 mile course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount.

C (novice) CX Cat 4 |30 minutes | $25.00
B (sport) CX Cat 3 | 45 minutes | $25.00
A (expert) CX Cats 1-2 | 60 minutes | $25.00

- Juniors (U17) and All women | $10.00
* MUST PRESENT A USAC license. One days available for an extra $10.

All racers will race the same course. The course will contain sections where racers will dismount their bikes and navigate an obstacle such as a log or steps. In each Category Race, men and women, and masters and juniors, all start together. Lapped riders will not be pulled.

Sunday MTBR Race
- Experts - 3 laps | approx 26 miles
- Sport - 2 laps | approx 17 miles
- Beginners - 1 lap (lap is modified slightly) | approx 7.5 miles

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE

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Rules and Regulations - mountain bike

Directions

Camp Manatoc
1065 Truxell Rd
Peninsula OH 44264

From I-271/RT 303
RT 303, go towards Peninsula, past Riverview Rd to next light, turn right on Akron-Peninsula Rd then about one mile, after the golf course, make a left onto Truxell road, go past the main gate of Camp Manatoc and take the service entrance - look for signs.

From Route 8
Corner of Rt 303/State Rd - near BP Station, follow State Rd about 1 mile to Truxell Road. Right turn on Truxell. Stay on Truxell Rd, past the park entrances, at the bottom of the hill look for signs, on the right is a gravel road/driveway that goes past several homes, up a small grade that leads to the parking lot. This is the service entrance into Camp Manatoc.

We will be using the same parking lot as last year, simply follow the signs.

NO DOGS ALLOWED AT THIS VENUE