Harpeth Bicycles 50 Miles of Hamilton Creek

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Update 6/23/11: Racers and Festival Go-ers! Due to rain over the course of this week and into the weekend we have made the decision to postpone this event by two weeks until the weekend of July 9th and 10th. This is the best decision for the integrity of the Hamilton Creek Trail System and for all riders. If you are unable to attend this event due to the rescheduling and have already registered, contact us for a refund of your registration fee. Thank you and see you in two weeks!

Update: After reviewing the race course, we have decided to shorten the lap count from 5 laps to 4 laps. This should only affect 5 person teams, but ensures that we have as close to a 50 mile race as possible and keeps our race length within the 8 hour cutoff. Contact us if you have questions.

Announcing the 9th Annual Fat Tire Festival Weekend, Saturday June 25 and Sunday June 26, 2011.

The Fat Tire Fest Weekend is a mountain bike festival put on by IMBA/Sorba Middle Tennessee; a local mountain bike advocacy club and is sponsored by Harpeth Bicycles.    The weekend includes a “Fat Tire Festival” on Saturday, kid’s events on Saturday afternoon and a mountain bike endurance race on Sunday.  The Saturday festival is a free event put on for the community by IMBA/Sorba Middle Tennessee.  There will be free bike clinics, a demo fleet of mountain bikes provided by Ellsworth Bicycles, other mountain bike oriented games and activities, events for kids such and face painting and a real kid’s mountain bike race put on by the Nashville Youth Mountain Bike League.  Other events include the “Hill Climb” competition that takes place on the most challenging climb within the Hamilton Creek trail, known as the “Mayan Pyramid.”  There will also be an “adventure race” where participants collect playing cards from various parts of the trail and who ever has the best poker hand, wins.
The Festival starts at 9:00am on Saturday.  The Kids events start at 1:00.  The 50 Miles of Hamilton Creek race starts at 8am on Sunday.  (Registration at 7:00am)

Hamilton Creek Kid’s Mountain Bike Race

The kid’s mountain bike race is $5 and is the first race of a 5 race series put on by the Nashville Youth Mountain Bike League in partnership with Biker’s Choice Bike shop and Ride for Reading, a charity that promotes literacy in children.  Other races will be held in Gallatin, Montgomery Bell and Columbia TN in July and September.
Harpeth Bicycles’ 50 Miles of Hamilton Creek

This unique race challenges riders to ride over 50 miles on the toughest, most technical trail in Middle Tennessee.  This race will challenge a rider’s mind, fitness and equipment.  Just to finish this event will be considered an accomplishment.  There are 5 classes – Mens Pro Solo, Mens Amateur Solo, Womens Solo, Duo and Team.  Men’s Pro and the Women’s Solo class offer cash prizes.  Other prizes for winners include swag from sponsors such as Oakley and Northface.    This race features a unique “Potato Sack LeMans” style start, requiring riders to hop in a potato sack for the first 50 feet to their bicycles.

Price – $45 per rider.

Time – Day Of Registration Begins at 6:30 am race Begins at 8:00 am sharp (Registration available at the Fat Tire Festival Saturday June 25th from 9am to 3pm)

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Solo Male Pro – Cash prizes 50% Payout 3 Places Deep.

Solo Female Pro – Cash Prizes 50% Payout 3 Places Deep

Solo Amateur – Swag 3 Places Deep

Duo – Swag 3 Places Deep

Team – Swag 3 Places Deep

Race – This is a distance race with an 8 hour cutoff consisting of 5 full laps at Hamilton Creek starting on the Ned Shelton Trailhead going in the counter-clockwise direction.

Team Categories – Consist of 3 to 5 riders.

Harpeth Bicycles is giving away an Ellsworth Glimpse mountain bike to one lucky participant of the race.

Harpeth Bicycles has chosen Sorba Middle Tennessee and Ride For Reading to be the beneficiaries of any money made from this race.