Sign up for Student & Family events at The Downieville Classic!

Friday, July 11 | Prep with the Pros.
We're pairing high school students one-on-one with pro riders as they prep for this world-class mountain bike race. Spend a couple of hours doing what the pros do - checking the equipment, working with sponsors, studying the course, and generally getting ready to fly. Top riders including Mark Weir (7x Classic Downhill champ), Jason Moeschler (3x All Mountain champ), Brian Lopes, Kenny Burt, Abigail Hipley, Jamie Stamps, Jackie Baker, and more will show you what it's like to get ready for the toughest mountain bike race in the country. All the students will have lunch together with industry reps for 'shop talk' about life in the bike industry. Join this unique event - no other pro mountain bike race this year offers this behind-the-scenes look getting to know the racers.

The Details: students must register in advance by contacting Greg Carter at cartersboat@gmail.com. We have room for about 6 more students as of this writing, so get on it quick! We'll meet 10am Friday at Yuba Expeditions in the center of Downieville. Cost is $5 for the 'Pick your Pro' raffle ticket and lunch. Each pro has set his/her own time slot, somewhere between 10am and 4pm, and we'll trade slots as needed to accomodate schedules. Everyone meets back at Yuba at noon for the Industry Lunch talk. (Note - this event is almost full, so please email right away if interested!)

Saturday, July 12 | Midday Mellow trail ride
Sign up at the SBTS booth for a family-style ride on fire roads and some singletrack. We'll ride from town, getting some great views of the river. We set out just after lunch, and have everyone back in time for the River Jump.

Sunday, July 13 | The Sweep
Ride the Downvieville Classic race course with a guided group while we sweep the trails. A bike race leaves some junk in the forest, and we sweep it up. This annual event is a lot of fun - an epic ride, the best scenery, the thrill of the downhill course and bragging rights for bagging the most goo-wrappers. Come build up some good kharma as we put the land back in order and get a great work out on the bikes! The Sweep is a service event, so students can get 5 hours credit for their school community service requirements. We'll all be D'ville Classic volunteers - that's good for an official Classic shirt and access to the free volunteer camp ground if you register in advance. 'Sweepers' need to be able to handle technical singletrack - we'll take it easy, but it is a challenging, long bike ride. sign up in advance by contacting Greg Carter at cartersboat@gmail.com, or come to the SBTS booth at the Classic.