SC Bike Fest:: Together we shine!
words by Lindsay Beth Currier
Being tied up with academic endeavors, I was only able to make it to one day of the Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival. I chose to come Saturday, because I was invited by Kat Sweet to come help her and Tammy Donahugh with their Pumptrack and Mountain Bike Skills Clinics. I also was happy to see many friends start the Bell Super Enduro race, which Mary won! She also raced the short track and pumptrack races and you can read more about her experience here. Many ladies competed and that made me super happy.
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| hanging with the ladies in the Sweetlines booth Kat, Lindsay, Tammy, Courtney (left to right) |
It had rained terribly the week before and Kat and Tammy only had a small area to work with, but along with Courtney Knudsen's help, the clinics went off without a hitch and smiles were surely infectious. Over the course of two hours, students learned proper body positioning, braking, cornering, and skills specific to the pumptrack or the trail.
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| pretty bikes all over the pumptrack |
It was brilliant to see so many ability levels come together and improvements and epiphany moments being obtained by all.
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| satisfied students |
The mountain bike festival itself was bigger than ever and evidence of all the hard work and planning that went into creating the event was seen everywhere. Having been on the road for a few months and missing my Santa Cruz and California riding friends, the festival was a great place to run into friends and briefly catch up. Journalist Joh Rathbun was on the scene and even hit the Camp of Champions air bag!
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| I even got to see Michele Lamelin for 2 seconds :) |
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| special thanks to Courtney and Brooks for providing all of these awesome photos! |
