2018 Rocky Mountain Race Series Brings Back Multi-Discipline MTB Racing
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Chocolate Bunny Productions is proud to announce The Rocky Mountain Race Series— a multi-discipline mountain bike series in Colorado and New Mexico. The series will include downhill, cross country, short track and dual slalom.
We are really excited to bring this new series online for the region. We feel that there is a calling to bring back the multi-discipline format to the region. With the growth of the region’s junior programs such as Durango Devo, SMBA and the Colorado High School MTB League, we want to foster the future of the sport and provide this growing category of racers a place to exhibit their training and racing skill sets alongside their friends and family.
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The Rocky Mountain Race Series will kick-off May 2018 and feature one event per month through August 2018. The series will include categories for juniors ages 8 to 18, in three-year age groups and 10-year age groups for adults, in both endurance and gravity disciplines.
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RMRS Dates and Locations
May 18 - 20 Pajarito Mountain - Los Alamos, New Mexico
June 15 - 17 Crested Butte Mountain Resort - Crested Butte, Colorado
July 13 - 15 Sol Vista Bike Park - Granby Ranch, Colorado
August 3 - 5 Powderhorn Mountain Resort - Grand Junction, Colorado
August 17 -19 Purgatory Resort - Durango, Colorado
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The downhill courses will be challenging for elite-level riders, and feature alternative lines or completely different courses for CAT 2 and 3 riders. Dual slalom will be held at three or four of the venues. Cross country courses will feature varying lengths for different categories, with longer courses going outside of ski area boundaries. Short track will be run as the “missing out” format, where the last racer across the line will be pulled from the racer each and every lap until it comes down to the last two racers.
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“We are excited about hosting two stops in the Rocky Mountain Race Series (RMRS) There has been a huge lapse since the end of the Mountain States Cup (MSC) era. We are super stoked to finally have multi-discipline racing back in the Rockies,” said Hogan Koesis, Mountain Capital Partners bike park director. “We hope to grow racers at our venues and feel that they will both offer courses that are challenging and unique to each venue.”
Pricing for the competitors will be as follows:
Cross Country | STXC | Season Pass
PRO $65 | $20 | $275/$90
CAT 1 $50 | $15 | $235/$70
CAT 2 $45 | $15 | $220/$70
CAT 3 $45 | $15 | $220/$70
JR 17/18 $35 | $12 | $165/$55
JR 14/16 $30 | $12 | $140/$55
JR 11/13 $30 | $12 | $140/$65
JR 8/10. $25 | $10 | $115/$45
Gravity/DH | Slalom | Season Pass
PRO $80 | $30 | $375/$145
CAT 1 | $70 | $25 | $340/$115
CAT 2 | $65 | $25 | $340/$115
CAT 3 | $60 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 17/18 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 14/16 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 11/13 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 8/10 | $40 | $20 | $190/$110
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Online registration for the series on January 8, 2018, at 7 a.m. on www.imathlete.com. All registration includes a deferral and transfer policy.
About Chocolate Bunny Productions: — Based out of Salida, Colo., Chocolate Bunny Productions stems from over 30 years in the mountain bike industry, and 15 years in race promotion. Chocolate Bunny Productions’ mission is to create events that are both fun and memorable. For support and sponsorship information contact keith@chocolatebunnyproductions.com or (719) 221-1251.
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Chocolate Bunny Productions is proud to announce The Rocky Mountain Race Series— a multi-discipline mountain bike series in Colorado and New Mexico. The series will include downhill, cross country, short track and dual slalom.
We are really excited to bring this new series online for the region. We feel that there is a calling to bring back the multi-discipline format to the region. With the growth of the region’s junior programs such as Durango Devo, SMBA and the Colorado High School MTB League, we want to foster the future of the sport and provide this growing category of racers a place to exhibit their training and racing skill sets alongside their friends and family.
The Rocky Mountain Race Series will kick-off May 2018 and feature one event per month through August 2018. The series will include categories for juniors ages 8 to 18, in three-year age groups and 10-year age groups for adults, in both endurance and gravity disciplines.
 | Having a race series that will make racing accessible to junior racers is exactly what the sport of mountain bike racing needs right now. It is so important for the riders of tomorrow to have access to a race series that is geared toward building race skills in an accessible and supportive environment. |
RMRS Dates and Locations
May 18 - 20 Pajarito Mountain - Los Alamos, New Mexico
June 15 - 17 Crested Butte Mountain Resort - Crested Butte, Colorado
July 13 - 15 Sol Vista Bike Park - Granby Ranch, Colorado
August 3 - 5 Powderhorn Mountain Resort - Grand Junction, Colorado
August 17 -19 Purgatory Resort - Durango, Colorado
The downhill courses will be challenging for elite-level riders, and feature alternative lines or completely different courses for CAT 2 and 3 riders. Dual slalom will be held at three or four of the venues. Cross country courses will feature varying lengths for different categories, with longer courses going outside of ski area boundaries. Short track will be run as the “missing out” format, where the last racer across the line will be pulled from the racer each and every lap until it comes down to the last two racers.
“We are excited about hosting two stops in the Rocky Mountain Race Series (RMRS) There has been a huge lapse since the end of the Mountain States Cup (MSC) era. We are super stoked to finally have multi-discipline racing back in the Rockies,” said Hogan Koesis, Mountain Capital Partners bike park director. “We hope to grow racers at our venues and feel that they will both offer courses that are challenging and unique to each venue.”
Pricing for the competitors will be as follows:
Cross Country | STXC | Season Pass
PRO $65 | $20 | $275/$90
CAT 1 $50 | $15 | $235/$70
CAT 2 $45 | $15 | $220/$70
CAT 3 $45 | $15 | $220/$70
JR 17/18 $35 | $12 | $165/$55
JR 14/16 $30 | $12 | $140/$55
JR 11/13 $30 | $12 | $140/$65
JR 8/10. $25 | $10 | $115/$45
Gravity/DH | Slalom | Season Pass
PRO $80 | $30 | $375/$145
CAT 1 | $70 | $25 | $340/$115
CAT 2 | $65 | $25 | $340/$115
CAT 3 | $60 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 17/18 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 14/16 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 11/13 | $50 | $25 | $340/$115
JR 8/10 | $40 | $20 | $190/$110
| It’s. About. Time! So stoked to hear the return of a sweet Colorado mountain bike race series. XC and DH reunited... it just feels so right. Let’s do this! |
Online registration for the series on January 8, 2018, at 7 a.m. on www.imathlete.com. All registration includes a deferral and transfer policy.
About Chocolate Bunny Productions: — Based out of Salida, Colo., Chocolate Bunny Productions stems from over 30 years in the mountain bike industry, and 15 years in race promotion. Chocolate Bunny Productions’ mission is to create events that are both fun and memorable. For support and sponsorship information contact keith@chocolatebunnyproductions.com or (719) 221-1251.
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"Dual slalom, Now there's a name I've not heard in a long, long time"
No race season is without It’s scheduling conflicts/compromises, but Aug 3-5 RMRS weekend overlaps with Big Mountain Enduro’s race weekend.
Seems odd to conflict with another Rocky Mountain region Race Series, no?
Reasonable!