Gov’t Peak Enduro and Chainbreaker XC races

Name: Gov’t Peak Enduro and Chainbreaker XC races
Start: 2024-07-20T09:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-07-20T20:00:00-08:00
Location: Government Peak Recreation Area

Schedule

Sat Jul 20 2024 at 09:00 am to 08:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Government Peak Recreation Area | Palmer, AK

Announcing the 2024 Government Peak 2024 mountain bike races! We are back again and will be racing in two different formats throughout the day on Saturday, July 20th. We will be offered both XC short track and Enduro formats. If you are unfamiliar here is the break down:
Enduro:
An Enduro consists of 3 to 5 timed stages which take place on technically demanding and generally downhill terrain. These stages are linked by predominantly climbing "transfer" stages. Although the transfer stages are not timed or part of the race itself, there will be a time limit to complete them. Not to be confused with "endurance" racing, though some stamina is definitely required.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING!!!!
This year's course will be rowdier and will have more vert than last year's course. While we don't want to give anything away until the day of the race, we can provide a few hints that will help you determine if this event is for you. The "Expert" categories WILL BE RIDING THE "GNARSKI AND HUCKS" TRAIL. There will be ride-arounds for the gap jumps and drops, but these trails are true "black diamond" trails and significant hazards will still exist. The Intermediate categories will be skipping "Gnarski n' Hucks" and will ride "Valley Thrash" instead. The course utilizes multiple trails that have a "black diamond" difficulty rating, therefore there is no class for beginners. If you do not feel comfortable riding the "black diamond" rated trails at GPRA then this event is not for you, please consider racing the Chainbreaker XC race instead. You are strongly encouraged to pre-ride these trails before the event. This year's course will consist of 4-5 timed stages, and will be about 10 miles long with approximately 2000 vertical feet of climbing. Stages will be long, and your dropper post may go up and down once or twice.
This year's event will be chip-timed by Strabel Racing Services for accuracy. Registration will be capped at 75 riders and the price of registration will go up to $50 during the last week of registration. Any proceeds from the event will go towards building and maintaining our trail systems. Awards will be given to 1st-3rd Place in each category.
Mandatory Rider's meeting 2:30, Race starts at 3:00.
Categories are:
Women's Intermediate
Women's Expert
Mens/Open Intermediate
Mens/Open Expert
Think of sport as the "intermediate" category and "expert" as the most competitive. THERE IS NO CATEGORY FOR BEGINNERS DUE TO THE CHALLENGING NATURE OF THE COURSE!!!

Chainbreaker XC short track race:
The Government Peak Chainbreaker Mountain Bike Race is back, and this year we will be offering awards for 1st-3rd for both boys and girls in the youth races. We have added adults categories to the schedule of events for 2024. This is a cross country mountain bike race that will take riders around a challenging and exciting course at Government Peak Recreation Area. This event will take place in the morning before our Government Peak Enduro in the afternoon. Slots are somewhat limited with a cap of 30 riders per category. Cost of registration will go up the week prior to the event so be sure to sign up early. We are also offering event t-shirts this year! They will be available at the time of sign ups, and limited quantities will be available on the day of the race. so be sure to register early!
Times will be forthcoming, but we will start with the youngest groups first.
9 and under: Boys and girls will be on course at the same though will be scored desperately. Course Length: 2 miles. 10:00 am start.
19-11 years old. Boys and girls will be on course at the same though will be scored desperately. Course Length: 2 miles. 10:30 am start
12-14 years old. Boys and girls will be on course at the same though will be scored desperately.Course length: 4 miles 11:00 am start
15-17 years old. Boys and girls will be on course at the same though will be scored desperately. Course length: 6 miles 11:30 am start
Adult Womens: Most laps completed after 45 minutes. Noon start
Adult Mens/Open: Most laps completed after 45 minutes. 1:00pm Start
Awards will be given to 1st to 3rd place in each category.
PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR START TIME FOR BIB PICKUP AND SIGN-IN!!!
For post-ride refreshments we will be debuting our collaboration beer with @bleedingheartbrewery! Root beer will also be on tap for those who prefer a non-alcoholic option. VMBaH will be grilling hot dogs as well for the hungry riders while we wait for results to trickle in.
A big thank you to our event sponsors this year, we could not do this without you!
REGISTER HERE: https://vmbah.wildapricot.org/
Schedule of events coming soon!
Backcountry Bike and Ski
Alaska Helicopter Tours
Jenksi Automotive
Palmer Dental
Valley State Farm - Erik Christensen
Bleeding Heart Brewery
Hartman Orthodontics
Wolf Eye Center
Fishhook Bar
Alaska Eyecare Center
Crown Mountain Guides