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Mountain-bike races won't return to Deer Valley
Good riddance!
Mike http://www.parkrecord.com/summit_cou...ts/ci_12648888 Mountain-bike races won't return to Deer Valley Resort won't see NORBA, Perfect 10 this year Kristina Eastham, Record contributing writer Posted: 06/19/2009 04:37:00 PM MDT Neither the Perfect 10 Relay nor the National Mountain Bike Series (often called NORBA) will return to Deer Valley's trails this summer. The National Mountain Bike Series, which has included Deer Valley as a race location for the past 12-14 years, has had trouble drawing sponsors and competitors due to the increasing cost of travel. The series itself has dissolved. "The National Series went away as it had stood for almost 20 years in that form. And there's another national series going on now called the U.S. Cup that is cross country only," Tom Spiegel, the former promoter for the National Mountain Bike Series, said. "The old National Series included all disciplines of mountain-bike racing. That's the big difference." Another difference is that the U.S. Cup is divided into Western and Eastern circuits and the West Coast race locations are mostly in California "for sponsorship reasons," according to Spiegel. "I think economics have just changed the way we do business, including the fact that the series, the U.S. Cup, this year is based primarily in Southern California," Spiegel said. The owner of Team Big Bear Mountain Bikes, Spiegel said he has seen an increase in local racing and local events, such as last weekend's Pedalfest, part of the Intermountain Cup Series, as pro teams and national events dissolve. Another race that won't be returning to Deer Valley this summer is the Perfect 10, a local 10-hour relay in which riders, or teams of riders up to four, rode a seven-mile loop, based out of the Silver Lake area of the resort. "I just don't physically have the time," Heinrich Deter, the event coordinator, said. "I think it was successful and all the events like that tend to grow over time, so I think that another one would definitely be successful." Erin Grady, communications manager at Deer Valley, believes that two fewer events at Deer Valley will not impact the popularity of mountain biking at the resort. "We have been looking at other event options and just nothing has come through at this point," Grady said. "I could definitely see some coming through in the future." Deter agreed that the loss of these races opens up new doors for promoters and the resort. "As a mater of fact, I'm hoping that somebody takes up the torch and brings something else to town," he said. -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande |
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