http://www.arduumchallenge.com downhill mountain bike race, mission, october 2007 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow,  what a weekend.  Thanks everyone that came out.  Hope you all had a great time, we sure did.  Healing vibes to all that got injured and remember for next year to bring extra rims. :)  I seem to be getting a lot of emails for the results so here ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2008/06/23/2008-results/ Those of you that know the area around Bear Mountain and Red Mountain know that there is nowhere to buy food close.  We will have an on-site concession both Saturday and Sunday.  The concession will be cash only and I have attached a menu.  We have contracted an outside party ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2008/05/29/on-site-concession/ Group rates have been set up under "Arduum Challenge" at the Coast Hotel in Abbotsford and the Best Western in Mission. Call soon for reservations as they are booking up. Abbotsford Coast Abbotsford Hotel & Suites 2020 Sumas Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 2C7 Tel: 604-853-1880 Fax: 604-853-1951 Reservations: 1-800-716-6199 ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2008/05/22/hotels/ We finally have a gps map of the course. Here it is. Here is an elevation profile of the course as well. The course is 1.23 km long with a vertical descent of 264m. http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2008/05/11/course-map/ Well, its that time again. Registration for the 2008 Arduum Challenge is open. The race is a BC Cup points race, and is being held in Mission on 21-22 June 2008. There is no fax registration but I have posted up the registration form form anyway as it has all the ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2008/03/08/arduum-challenge-2008-how-to-register/ It's been a couple of days since the race and there's great coverage popping up on other bike sites. As you'll see, almost all of the photos in these writeups show people with mud-eating grins on their faces -- that's pretty much the way the weekend went. Pinkbike.com did a phenomenal ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2007/10/23/coverage-from-around-the-net-2007/ Most of you have heard by now that the inaugural Arduum Challenge was raced in the mud. Check out some of Dave's photos below. All photos are © 2007, Dave Mackie. Do not reproduce for commercial use (ie any publication that brings in any income) without written approval from the copyright ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2007/10/22/arduum-2007-race-day-photos-01/ On behalf of myself and the team, I would like to thank all the volunteers and racers. You guys made this event a success for us. The weather was terrible, the course was muddy…but a freakin’ blast to ride…and you were still there. You guys deserve so many props. We ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2007/10/21/arduum-challenge-2007-wrapup-results/ Categories Both men and women get the same category breakdown and, at this point, there is not a pro/elite category but we are working on a couple last minute deals to try to make it happen. The category breakdown will be as follows: Men's 17-19 Women's 17-19 Men's 20-29 Women's 20-29 Men's 30-39 Women's ... http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2007/10/16/categories-schedules-2007/ Denise ripping down Arduum. Photo is © C. Toews. Do not reproduce for commercial use (ie any publication that brings in any income) without written approval from the copyright holder. If used for non-commercial purposes, please provide a link back to this post. http://www.arduumchallenge.com/2007/10/16/more-early-photos-of-arduum/