Mountain Biking News March 2008

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MONDAY, 31 MARCH 2008
	Commissioners Support Greenway Trail Extension
	The County Commissioners of Lisbon wrote a letter last March 26 to show their support to the County Parks District’s grant application to extend the Greenway Trail. The County Parks District applied for the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Grant in order to financially support the construction of the said mountain bike trail extension. According to Parks District’s Dottie Betz, the group pla Read Full Story
SUNDAY, 30 MARCH 2008
	Ball's Up for Top International Mountain Bike Job
	Chris Ball, founding Director of Dirt School Ltd, Scotland's leading mountain bike coaching company, has recently been appointed as the UCI Mountain Bike Technical Delegate for the 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Series. Chris, already well-known as the Scottish National Youth and Junior Downhill Coach, adds this appointment to his impressive CV of coaching and racing achievements. Th Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 28 MARCH 2008
	American Mountain Classic to be Held on Aug. 21-24
	America’s richest XC/Endurance Mountain Bike Stage event, the American Mountain Classic, will be held on August 21 - 24 at Brian Head, Utah. AMC is divided into three main categories: Elite Men, Elite Women, and the Elite Master’s 40+. A separate amateur category will also be included. At the said race, world-class mountain bikers will go head to head for four days. Event participants wi Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 27 MARCH 2008
	Mountain Bikers Get Ready for Races this Spring
	Various mountain biking events are set to take place in Southern Utah this season. Mountain bikers gear up for the races. Several riders can be easily spotted training along the foothills of Bonneville Shoreline Trail. One of the highly anticipated events this spring is the popular off-road race, the American Mountain Classic. This will be held in August. Meanwhile, a training Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 26 MARCH 2008
	Mountain Bike Races Proposed in Albany
	A proposal to organize a series of mountain bike races across the streets of downtown Albany was submitted to the City Council last Monday, March 24. The proposal was submitted by Jim Lawrence, a member of Albany’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, along with physician and avid bike racer Robert Hughes. According to the proposal, the series will be held on May 25. It will fo Read Full Story