South Arkansas’ FINEST Bicycle Event
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2024 · PINE BLUFF, AR
TOUR DE BLUFF is an annual bicycle themed event produced and managed by Novel T’s and made possible through partnerships and sponsorship funding.
Tour de Bluff was created for people of all ages to learn fun, safe ways to enjoy bicycling. Anyone can participate; those who are just learning to ride a bicycle, those who ride regularly, and those who haven’t been on a bicycle since they were kids. Tour de Bluff 2024 presents an opportunity for participants to engage in the revitalization of our vibrant Central Arkansas community. With enjoyable routes and activities, this year’s event promises an even more exhilarating experience.
IN THIS ISSUE
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BRAKING NEWS
Tour de Rock comes to an end, Arkansas gets a second US Bicycle Route, Benton Bike Park opens, Tour de Bluff adds activities, NWACC begins Trail Technician program.
10 BIKE CHECK
Matt and Sandefur Porter share their Arkansas Graveler adventure machines.
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BECOME A BETTER RACER
Local pro Tanner Ward shares tips on becoming a better racer in the second part of a Q&A. By Bryce
Ward
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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
Three groups in NWA work to make cycling accessible for everyone. By Kody Ford
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ENDURO TIME
The Arkansas Enduro Series set to begin its fall season. By Brannon Pack
ON THE COVER
Enduro riders right at home in Arkansas.
Photo by Kate Austin Photography
BROOKE WALLACE Publisher brookewallace@arktimes.com
KAI CADDY Editor kaicaddy@gmail.com
MANDY KEENER Creative Director/Production Manager mandy@arktimes.com
CALEB S. PATTON Managing Editor caleb@arktimes.com
MIKE SPAIN Art Director
LESA THOMAS LUIS GARCIAROSSI
TERRELL JACOB Senior Account Executives
MADELINE CHOSICH Digital and Marketing Director Digital Circulation
WELDON WILSON Controller
ROLAND R. GLADDEN Advertising Traffic Manager
KATIE HASSELL Graphic Design
ROBERT CURFMAN IT Director
CHARLOTTE KEY Accounting
JACKSON GLADDEN Circulation Director
ALAN LEVERITT President alan@arktimes.com
BRYCE WARD is a competitive road cyclist based in Fayetteville and the Northwest Arkansas General Manager of local paper shredding company Rock Solid Shredding.
KODY FORD is the founder of The Idle Class Magazine and the director of statewide programming, outreach and education at the Arkansas Cinema Society. He is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Arkansas. He’s a big fan of cats and Diet Coke.
BRANNON PACK is a longtime cycling advocate in Northwest Arkansas and professionally serves as Senior Director of Operations for the Ozark Foundation — a Bentonville-based philanthropic foundation focused on elevating the Ozarks region to be a better place to live, work and play.
CARTI ENDS TOUR DE ROCK
In July, CARTI announced that this past June’s Tour de Rock cycling event would be the group’s last.
The ride, which has been a staple of the Central Arkansas cycling scene since 2003, raised more than $2 million to support CARTI and cancer patients across the state.
“The Tour de Rock has been more than just a cycling event; it’s been a beacon of hope,” CARTI said in a release announcing the decision. “We are profoundly grateful for the unwavering support we’ve received over the years from our dedicated cycling community, sponsors, committee members, and countless volunteers. Your passion and commitment have made a tremendous difference in the lives of countless Arkansans facing cancer.”
This year’s event had 562 registered riders take to the flat course that headed east of Little Rock to Scott and England.
TRAIL NEWS
SECOND ARKANSAS ROUTE ADDED TO US BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM
The U.S. Bicycle Route System has surpassed 20,000 miles of routes by adding three new routes and two major extensions, including USBR 51 in Arkansas.
Other new routes include USBR 76 in Wyoming and USBR 85 California. Additionally, Florida extended USBR 15 to go north-south through most of the state and California extended USBR 95 to finish the coastline.
“State departments of transportation are focused on delivering a safe, multimodal transportation system that offers mobility for all,” Jim Tymon, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, said. “The recent additions to and expansion of the USBRS network by Arkansas, California, Florida, and Wyoming further highlight the active transportation benefits that flow from partnership between AASHTO, state DOTs and the Adventure Cycling Association.”
USBR 51 in begins at the Arkansas-Missouri state line and goes to Alma. It is the northernmost segment that will eventually connect to the Louisiana border. About
35 miles of this route follows the Razorback Greenway.
The terrain is the Boston Mountain range at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. The ride is adjacent to a beautiful overlook including the scenic Lake Fort Smith flanked by rustic cabins and picnic areas. From the Missouri border the route moves south through some of Arkansas’s most urbanized areas while also being in the backdrop of some of the most scenic vistas for cycling. As the route continues south of Fayetteville on U.S. Highway 71, the setting turns rural as you move through smaller, more quaint communities of West Fork, Winslow and Mountainburg.
AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing state Department of Transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AASHTO and Adventure Cycling formalized their nearly two-decade partnership of designating new bike routes by signing a memorandum of understanding in February 2021.
Last year, USBR 80 from Little Rock to Memphis was added to the system.
KAI CADDY
BENTON BIKE PARK OPENS
Weather finally cooperated and the Benton Bike Park officially opened in June, about a month later than planned.
Riders from all over the state attended the grand opening ride to get their first look at the system designed by Progressive Trail Design.
The park features a perimeter trail suitable for riders of all skill levels, a skills course, downhill trails, jump zones and only the second dual slalom course in the state.
Riders can enjoy the park from sunup to sundown. It’s located at 1100 S. Market Street in Benton.
TOUR DE BLUFF ADDS TO THE FUN
The family-friendly Tour de Bluff has added a gravel route to this year’s slate of events.
The gravel ride will take participants through the Pine Bluff Railroad Museum and is just one of six route options available. The others, all paved, range from 6 to 63 miles starting and finishing in downtown Pine Bluff.
In addition to the riding, the weekend kicks off with a spaghetti dinner Friday night at the Pine Bluff Main
Library. The Tour de Bluff Bike Room will feature an expo at the ARTSpace on Main and there will be entertainment at the UAPB Bistro, also on Friday.
Kids activities on Saturday include an obstacle course, take-home bike safety information, a sack lunch and other goodies. There will also be a best-looking bike contest, and Mayor Shirley Washington will lead the Mayor’s Mile ride.
Visit tourdebluff.com to register and learn more.
NWACC ANNOUNCES TRAIL TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
Enrollment is open for Northwest Arkansas Community College’s new Trail Technician Program. Classes begin Sept. 13.
The program is designed to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the trail industry, offering comprehensive training in trail construction, and management through weekend classes over a 12-week period.
“We are excited to launch this program in a format that is accessible to a broader range of students,” said Lori Greminger, Trail Technician Program director at NWACC. “Our weekend classes allow individuals to gain valuable skills without disrupting their weekday responsibilities, and our partnerships with top organizations ensure a high-quality educational experience.”
The Trail Technician Program at NWACC provides students with hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge. The curriculum includes courses in trail construction and maintenance, planning and design, heavy equipment operation, welding for trails and small-engine repair. Graduates will be well-prepared to tackle the challenges of the trail industry and contribute to the development of sustainable trail systems.
In 12 weekends, students can complete either a Certificate of Proficiency in Trail
Technician or a Certificate of Proficiency in Trail Management. These Certificates of Proficiency can be used to complete a Technical Certificate in Trail Construction and Management when additional Core Construction courses are added.
NWACC’s program is offered in partnership with leading organizations such as American Trails, the Professional Trail Builders Association (PTBA), the Trail Skills Project, The DIRTT Project, Trail Tools and IMBA Europe. Local partners also provide students with community-focused learning opportunities and practical application experiences.
For more information and to apply, visit www.nwacc.edu/ TrailTech.
TRAIL
ADVENTURING TOGETHER
Bella Vista couple celebrates wedding anniversary on gravel.
story and photography by KAI CADDY
MATT PORTER
HOMETOWN: Bella Vista
OCCUPATION: Owner of Red Hawk Consulting
SANDEFUR PORTER
HOMETOWN: Bella Vista
OCCUPATION: Stay-at-home mom
SANDEFUR ON THE ARKANSAS
GRAVELER: Matt and I chose to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary by riding the Graveler. We have only lived in Arkansas for two years, and it was a unique way to see the state and its vast beauty. Adventuring with Matt that week, I was able to enjoy a sport he’s loved for years with him and that really made it special for both of us. We loved the community of people on the ride and all of the hospitality from all of the towns we rode through. It was the best summer adventure and we plan to do it again.
MATT ON THE ARKANSAS GRAVELER:
Sandefur and I celebrated 15 years of marriage this year, the Thursday of the Graveler ride. It’s been several years since we have been able to adventure together. Having two young boys has had us adventuring separately over the past couple years. The Graveler was the perfect adventure to celebrate our years spent together and create new memories in a place we now call home and have fallen in love with the state of Arkansas. We registered for the Graveler within a couple minutes of it opening up and we plan to return year after year. We made new friends and grew in friendships this year, and we look forward to the years to come with friends.
SANDEFUR’S BIKE: Specialized Diverge. This is my first gravel bike and honestly nothing specific about the bike is extra special to me. Just having a gravel bike and being able to enjoy this sport is really my favorite part. I consider myself a runner and we purchased this bike so I could train for the Arkansas Graveler.
SANDEFUR’S DRIVETRAIN:
SRAM GX eTap, with an 1152 rear cog and a 40-tooth chainring.
SANDEFUR’S HANDLEBARS: Specialized Adventure Gear Hover.
SANDEFUR’S COMPUTER: Wahoo ELMNT Bolt.
SANDEFUR’S WHEELS: 700 Roval Terra Cs with 47mm Pirelli Cinturato tires.
SANDEFUR’S SADDLE: Specialized Power Expert.
SANDEFUR’S BAG: Cedaero Tank Top Pack. If I had to pick one thing that’s special about my bike, it would be my top tube bag because of the amount of stuff it can hold, especially snacks.
MATT’S BIKE: Ibis Hakka MX. I have ridden this bike all over the world and have built it up in every way imaginable. It has taken me on big loops around the Arkansas High Country route, Ozark gravel, Colorado adventures and Unbound Gravel. I have raced it, ridden countless miles of singletrack and bikepacked with this bike. I love this bike and have only one wish; well, two: that I could run 700x50+mm tires and that there was a third bottle cage on the downtube. Otherwise I love this bike and it has taken me everywhere.
MATT’S HANDLEBARS: ENVE Gravel In-Route Handlebar.
MATT’S COMPUTER: Wahoo ELMNT Roam.
MATT’S SADDLE: Specialized Power Pro.
MATT’S DRIVETRAIN:
SRAM XO, with an 1152 cassette, 38-tooth chainring and a Quarq power meter.
MATT’S BAG: Revelate Designs Tangle frame bag.
MATT’S WHEELS: 650b
ENVE G27s with 50mm Pirelli Cinturato tires.
A PRO’S PERSPECTIVE a Q&A with Tanner Ward.
By Bryce Ward
Photography by KAI CADDY
FLOW STATE: Predicting how others will ride in crits will help you maintain momentum. Part
Tanner Ward is a professional cyclist riding for the L39ION of Los Angeles. He lives in Little Rock and specializes in road races, criteriums and gravel racing. In the second part of this Q&A, he shares tips for becoming a better racer.
What is the secret to becoming a better bike racer?
Having a mentor who has racing experience helps a lot. I was fortunate in having someone who helped me when I first got into racing; he helped me understand race tactics, how a race unfolds, and that it’s not always the strongest person that wins. There are smart moves and there are bad moves. A lot of calculated risk is involved. But trying different things in a race is key. Everyone will eventually, throughout their cycling career, figure out what their strengths and weaknesses are. But that doesn’t mean you should pigeonhole yourself. Say you’re a sprinter and you never want to touch the wind, and you just always wait for a field sprint; I would caution any cyclist to not fall into the trap of only racing one way. Put yourself out there a little bit, try to get in a breakaway, and vice versa. If you’re a breakaway rider and everyone knows that’s your strength, someone will get on your wheel if they’re smart and they will follow you and they’ll use you as a workhorse because they know you’re strong. So that sort of rider has to understand how best to use that characteristic.
There’s a handful of cyclists that are heads and shoulders above everybody else in the race. In the world tour you look at guys like Tadej Pogacăr and Mathieu Van Der Poel — those two guys can toy with everybody and attack 60K out, but pretty much everybody else has to figure out a way to try to win that’s different than what they might want to do.
What are some general tips you would give for road racing specifically?
I would say the biggest thing with road racing — and this also applies to crit racing — is positioning. You don’t want to be on the very front if you can avoid it. You don’t want to be at the very back, necessarily, unless it’s a super small field, but you want to be in a position that allows you to be able to react to anything but still get a draft. Understanding where your competitors are in the peloton, especially the strong riders, is key. Typically, positioning yourself behind them is best so you can see if they’re attacking or not.
What are some tips unique to criterium racing?
One of the biggest things for beginner crit racers especially would be understanding that sometimes it’s OK if your wheel overlaps with another rider’s. A lot of riders are taught not to wheel overlap, that it’s a way to have an accident, but in crit racing it happens, and it happens a lot.
If it’s a left-hand turn, for example, and your front wheel overlaps with the rider in front
has control of where you go. But on the flip side, say it’s the same thing, a left-hand turn, but you’re on the inside and someone’s hitting the apex correctly — ideally, you would kind of float back and hit the apex with them, but if you’re overlapping, you’re going to get pinched going into that corner. You don’t want to “dive bomb” the corner, but you also don’t want to have to slam on the brakes. So it’s a matter of backing into it as the corner’s coming up so you don’t kill your momentum.
“I would say the biggest thing with road racing — and this also applies to crit racing — is positioning. You don’t want to be on the very front if you can avoid it.”
of you but you’re on the outside of their rear wheel, you can turn when they turn, and if they push it wide, you have to push it wide. If you’re overlapping, the person on the inside
But basically, the biggest thing is understanding that people positioned in front of you dictate where you go, and you need to be able to predict how others are going to ride so you can keep your momentum and get into a sort of flow state. Everyone has an anaerobic battery. Each time you tap into it, you don’t really get it back. In a criterium, it’s really important to avoid those spikes and surges any chance you can, that way you have more in the tank when it matters most.
MIX IT UP: Ward says don’t race just one way.
Any tips for gravel racing?
For beginners, I would say pacing, trying to flatline your effort and make it as smooth as possible — for longer races especially, that’s going to give them the best experience and help prevent the hunger bonk from kicking in. Once you get to a certain point, say it’s a fivehour event and you’re getting past that three-and-a-half-hour mark — if you’re feeling good, start to squeeze it out a little bit, but definitely avoid riding too hard too soon.
have to look at the course, for sure. You have to see if it’s a breakaway-type of course or not. And what makes a breakaway course varies. It could be a flat course and on paper it doesn’t seem like it suits a breakaway, but if it’s windy,
that racing is dynamic; everyone (for the most part) is making calculated decisions in real time.
“For the more experienced gravel racer: fueling. Gravel is the biggest kilojoule burning event you can do so fueling and training the gut is crucial.”
And then for the more experienced gravel racer: fueling. Gravel is the biggest kilojoule burning event you can do, so fueling and training the gut is crucial, and training time-in-zone — improving the amount of time you can spend at tempo power is going to serve most folks the best.
What are some strategies for getting into a promising breakaway? And what makes a breakaway successful?
To get into a promising breakaway, you
that might change. If it’s a hilly course that’s punchy, it’s going to lend itself more towards a breakaway because everyone’s doing the same work on the hills. The faster the race, the harder it is for a breakaway to stay away. After that, I would say knowing your field, knowing who’s in the race, being aware of anybody that is good at getting in breakaways, good at making them stick, but also knowing other people are going to know that, too. Be flexible with your race strategy and remember
And then, catching people by surprise, too. I remember doing the Crosswinds race one year when I was new to the 1/2/3 field, and I knew Hunter East was a fast sprinter, and on lap one he attacked solo and I was so confused. I don’t recall if it worked — I think some guys bridged up to him — but it caught everyone by surprise. So use the element of surprise to your advantage, too, just to throw a wrench into things sometimes. It may work, it may not.
For a breakaway to stick, it depends on the makeup of who’s in it and the teams that are present. Depending on the category, how well teams are working together will impact whether a breakaway has a good chance of sticking. The other thing is the riders have to work efficiently together. Each person in the group needs to understand how to ride as efficiently as possible. If you as a rider know
SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Don’t be afraid to attack and try to make the winning move.
that the wind is coming from the right and the rotation needs to be going clockwise, but the group is going counterclockwise for whatever reason, you have to speak up and get the group to roll the proper way into a crosswind. Coordination and efficiency will either make a breakaway or kill it. It has to be smooth. If there are crazy surges, it’s not going to work.
If you’re the one surging, don’t do it. If someone else is doing it, politely tell them not to do it. Maybe suggest that they take longer turns on the front. If you’re a super strong rider in the break and you really want it to stick, you can do the bulk of the work or you can do the opposite and bank on someone else doing it. You can also try to trick the other riders into thinking that you’re hurting and for them to think they have a better chance of winning. A breakaway is like a smaller chess game within the bigger chess game of the race.
A lot of racers, especially in crits, struggle to move up in a peloton, and even if they can move up, they struggle holding their position. What are some practical tips for
“Coordination and efficiency will either make a breakaway or kill it. It has to be smooth. If there are crazy surges, it’s not going to work.”
navigating a peloton and holding a good position?
So, it’s different across categories. What comes to mind initially is momentum. If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. At the top level, everyone wants to be in the first quarter of the peloton at least, and you can either carry your momentum with power or finesse.
As far as getting there, sometimes you have to rely on power if you’re too far back. Sometimes you have to burn a match and know it’s worth it to get into a better position. If you don’t want to burn that match, you have to do it through finesse. You have to understand the course. You have to know where it opens up, where you can make up the most amount of positions while spending the least amount of energy. The most efficient way through a peloton is often
through the middle; if you can learn how to do that, then that’s huge.
What kind of mindset do you try to get into before a race? Do you prefer going into it calm or amped up?
This is very individual, but for me personally, I try to go in as relaxed as possible, and what allows me to do that is if it’s a race I’ve done before and I know the course super well, then I can go in relaxed. If it’s a first-time race, then I make sure I’ve done some homework, and if possible, I try to pre-ride the course.
A lot of the top crit racers in the country will pre-ride the course, both on the course but even on the sidewalk, and analyze every corner, analyze the inside line, analyze the outside line, find where there’s cracks in the road, and check the gutters. It’s different in every city. Some gutters you can ride in, some you can’t. Course recon is super important. If you can find a YouTube video, do that, but also check it out the day before. Then get into whatever routine helps bring you the race-day focus you need. I like going into a race calm, but I know some folks like to be amped up on caffeine.
RELAX: Ward tries to race with little nervousness.
DATE TIME SCHEDULE
9/27 6:00pm Online registration closes.
9/27 11am - 9pm Big Dam Bridge 100 Expo - On-site Registration and Packet Pick-up at the Statehouse Convention Center, Hall 4, in Little Rock.
9/27 6pm - 8pm Gears and Beers Athlete Reception - Presented by Forvis
Location - Little Rock Riverfront Park/Peabody Park.
Appetizers, beverages, drinks, music and fellowship. Free to athletes!
9/28 5:30am Staging for all distance rides opens. Remember to go to your designated corral.
9/28 7:00am Rider corral start order. Location - Riverfront Drive
• Orange - 6:55am (Charter/Tandems)
Access from Riverfront Drive and Willow
• Blue - 7:00am
Access from Riverfront Drive and Riverfront Place
• Yellow - 7:00am
Access from Poplar and Riverfront Drive
• Green - 7:00am (ALL 50 mile riders)
Access from Willow, Poplar or Riverfront Drive
• Red - 7:00am (ALL 15 & 26 mile riders)
Access from Riverfront Drive west to Olive Street.
This will be a continuous start. All corrals except Orange will be started at 7:00am.
No late starts are allowed.
9/28 8:30am Finale Fest area opens - Inside the sea wall of North Little Riverfront Park at the south end of Willow Street in North Little Rock. Food, Drink and Fellowship
9/28 3:00pm Two Rivers Park, Aid Station #8, (mile 90) closes. All riders must depart this station by 3:00pm or they will be provided a shuttle ride back to the finish.
9/28 3:30pm Burns Park, Aid Station #9, (mile 95) closes. All riders must depart this station by 4:00pm or they wil be provided a shuttle ride back to the finish.
9/28 4:30pm Finish line closes.
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CYCLING for
MINORITY MOUNTAIN BIKERS: Their goal is to get black and brown people on bikes and having fun.
PHOTO: KOREY HOPKINS, @KHOPSHOOTS
CHANGE for
Three organizations work to break down barriers to cycling for BIPOC communities.
By Kody Ford
Given cycling’s growth over the last decade, accessibility has long plagued the sport. Costs for a bicycle or gear, access to trails or other infrastructure, and even preconceived notions of who is welcome within a community have served as socioeconomic gatekeepers. Underserved communities, especially those populated by people of color, have often found themselves left in the cold regarding cycling.
Harry Hill, founder of the Minority Mountain Bikers, said, “There’s a barrier to this sport, and it’s not just underserved [communities]. There’s a financial barrier for everybody to come. It’s not a cheap sport, right? A decent mountain bike’s gonna cost you three grand or more. And so that’s a barrier.”
Bea Apple, co-founder of BIKE. POC, concurred and offered more issues faced by BIPOC communities.
“Every person’s first biking experience usually happens somewhere within the vicinity of your house,” she said. “And if you think about the places where Black and brown folks typically live because of redlining and all of those types of policies where they’re kind of pinned in those areas suffer from disinvestment and a lack of infrastructure.”
It’s not a cheap sport, right? A decent mountain bike’s gonna cost you three grand or more. And so that’s a barrier.”
Across Arkansas, cycling infrastructure, both paved and off-road, has sprung up as a way to attract tourism and economic development. Local communities have taken advantage of it, especially in Northwest Arkansas where the boom in mountain biking is unavoidable. Bentonville now markets itself as the Mountain Biking Capital of the World given the investments in trails in the area. But early on, the sport had a less-than-inclusive reputation. Organizations like BIKE.POC, All Bikes Welcome and the Minority Mountain Bikers (a national Facebook group that organizes rides worldwide, including in NWA) are working to expand inclusiveness and address systemic issues that have kept BIPOC communities on the sidelines. This fall, the groups will host BAM Week, a convergence of cycling events across NWA.
LENDING A HAND: Seay helps a young rider with their helmet. ERIC
BIKE.POC
Apple and Kim Seay founded BIKE.POC in the summer of 2020 when they organized a Black Lives Matter ride in partnership with Trailblazers. Apple describes this as their “John Lewis moment,” a chance to make “good trouble” — a term coined by the civil rights activist and congressman as a way to shake up the status quo.
Apple said, “We just found that our community, the cycling community especially, wasn’t equipped at all to even have a conversation about Black Lives Matter, about systemic racism within the cycling ecosystem. And they also didn’t really understand how the current built environment that exists today in Arkansas, [and] all over the country, is rooted in inequality and racist redlining policies. Kim and I were behind the scenes, pushing different leadership in these different organizations to say, ‘Hey, like, you might wanna get acquainted with these issues. You might wanna start having conversations about safety and policing and with people on bikes who are at risk. At one point Kim and I just looked at each other … and we were like, ‘I guess we’re the ones,’ because what we were meeting with was just an unwillingness to take action; people were scared.”
Seay, a Trailblazers board member, credited the organization with helping them get started.
She said, “It was a nice partnership to have with an organization that’s so widespread and known within Northwest Arkansas, an organization that also is geared at helping nonprofits start up and nonprofits in the cycling and active transportation network system.”
The following summer, they received a grant from Trailblazers after working on the first Critical Mass Summit and assisting with the organization’s internal and external DEI and programming strategies. In the early days, BIKE.POC focused on educating the community about the impacts of racist policies such as redlining and how they affected infrastructure.
BIKE.POC partnered with organizations such as Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on events like Pass the Mic — an in-person panel discussion to bring the Northwest Arkansas community together to listen, learn and problem-solve ways to better diversify the region’s trails, cycling and active transportation scene. These days, BIKE.POC focuses not only on cycling, but also hikes, paddleboarding, canoeing, walking or any events that get people outside and moving, Seay said. Getting a bike is a significant barrier, and BIKE.POC partners with organizations like Pedal It Forward to support donation drives to help people get their first one.
MINORITY MOUNTAIN BIKERS
Established in 2020 by Hill, Minority Mountain Bikers has evolved from a small local gathering of enthusiasts into a central hub of mountain biking culture for individuals of color across the nation. It embraces beginners as well as seasoned riders. To help beginning riders get their first bike, Hill is raising funds to purchase bikes housed at participating bicycle shops so new riders can use them when needed in his hometown of Washington, D.C.
The Minority Mountain Bikers have organized rides in Colorado, New Mexico and Jamaica and began visiting NWA
ALL BIKES WELCOME
All Bikes Welcome focuses on race, gender and class diversity in the cycling community with a particular interest in helping reduce the barriers to entry. They provide free and low-cost outdoor programming in the Northwest Arkansas corridor for people from a variety of backgrounds with experience ranging from “never touched a mountain bike” to the advanced rider. By providing opportunities for individuals to learn and grow (on and off the bike) in a fun, supportive and low-stakes environment, All Bikes Welcome hopes to create and support an emerging base of beginner mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts who feel comfortable being their whole selves.
According to Rachel Olzer, executive director of All Bikes Welcome, the Grit Mountain Bike Festival is a three-day community event in Fayetteville focused on gathering trans men and women, cis women and nonbinary folks around the sport of mountain biking. Grit Fest is billed as “one of the few for us, by us events in the country,” with the goal of setting the standard for inclusion in the cycling industry. Along
in 2021. Their Bentonville ride was chronicled in a short documentary called “Together: The Minority Mountain Bikers in the Heartland” by Garrett Hubbard, which won “Best Film” during the Arkansas Shorts film festival earlier this year in Hot Springs. Hill says Minority Mountain Bikers focuses on planning and executing mountain biking rides and trips for Black and brown people of all skill levels. He said, “We just wanna get people out and experience different parts of the country and out of the country. So, pretty much in a nutshell the focus is to get brown and Black folks together on bikes, go ride and have fun.”
with biking, Grit Fest features talks, workshops, networking, camping and event railside yoga.
Alongside Grit MTB Fest, All Bikes Welcome has launched the BIPOC Fellowship program to support Black, Indigenous and People of Color on their cycling journeys. Their Para/ Adaptive Rider program supports adaptive cyclists and those interested in adaptive cycling. Both programs activate a new cohort of individuals each year during the Grit MTB Festival. All are encouraged to apply, with preference given to trans, non-binary, BIPOC and first-time riders.
Olzer said, “Our goal is to support folks who are brand-new to the sport and who maybe have never had the chance to just try something out in a safe environment. So, we’re doing that, which is really cool to see. And we’re now gonna get to track where those folks end up, and some of them are going to other events and starting to think about racing their bikes and doing things. And it’s starting at Grit Fest, which is really exciting for us.”
STOKE IS HIGH: The Minority Mountain Bikers have been making trips to NWA since 2001.
KOREY HOPKINS, @KHOPSHOOTS
BAM WEEK
Collaboration has been vital for breaking down barriers in the cycling community for BIPOC communities. BAM Week, which will take place Sept. 25-29, hopes to take this to the next level. All three organizations will host events during BAM Week across NWA.
BAM Week aims to unite diverse cycling communities through a weeklong celebration of inclusivity, adventure and camaraderie by bringing together BIKE.POC, Minority Moun tain Bikers and the Grit MTB Festival. They hope to create an impactful and memorable experience that fosters a sense of belonging, promotes diversity in outdoor recreation, and empowers all participants to enjoy the thrill of mountain biking in a welcoming environment where riders of all backgrounds and abilities can connect, learn and grow together.
Each organization will host their own events during BAM Week. Minority Mountain Bikers Week will bring riders from across the country to Bentonville and Bella Vista for four days of amazing rides, skills clinics and cultural and community activities Sept. 25-29. The three-day Grit MTB Festival will return to Centennial Park in Fayetteville on Sept. 27-29. BIKE.POC is partnering with Crystal Bridges to host their sixth Pass the Mic and film festival showcasing the work of their collective organizations on Sept. 26. The organizations plan to make BAM Week an annual event in Northwest Arkansas.
Olzer said, “In my mind, part of the value (of BAM Week) is that it’s like, not only are you excited about coming to (Grit Fest), you can get excited about potentially participating in some of the auxiliary things around each of our events. We kind of each have a different target audience, so it’s an opportunity to share audiences as well … And back to the financial barriers, Northwest Arkansas isn’t the easiest place to travel to, nor is it the cheapest. And so providing an opportunity for folks to only have to travel here one time is really great.”
VISIT: minoritymountainbikers.com / allbikeswelcome.org / gritfestival.com / bikepoc.org
BAM: Organizers hope to make BAM Week annual.
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ROWDY RACING
Enduro riders right at home in Arkansas.
By Brannon Pack
Photography by KATE AUSTIN PHOTOGRAPHY
Enduro mountain bike racing merges cross-country and downhill mountain biking into a unique time-trial format that continues to grow in popularity in Arkansas. During an enduro, participants pedal with their pals along untimed sections of a racecourse to move or transfer between multiple timed stages — before racing solo against the clock in hopes of finishing each stage the fastest. Like downhill racing, enduro stages favor mostly descending terrain as riders use gravity to rip down singletrack trails littered with rocks, drops and jumps. Times for each stage are then combined, with the rider clocking
GOING DOWN: Enduro stages are mostly downhill.
This laidback group ride atmosphere, combined with a rowdy race experience, attracts professional athletes and adventurous amateurs looking for both camaraderie and competition. A wide range of categories favors riders of varying skill levels, including professional, amateur, junior and an increasing number of participants racing electric mountain bikes. With the need to point participants downhill, enduro competitions are commonly hosted in mountainous regions across the country, and Arkansas’s terrain is ripe for racing.
Extending eastward from the northwest region of Arkansas, the Boston Mountain range of the Ozark Mountains is characterized by rocky topography shaped by millions of years of erosion — forming a rugged landscape ideal for enduro racing. From accessible downhill trails like the Huntley Gravity Zone in Bella Vista to shuttle runs at the Lake Leatherwood Gravity Project in Eureka Springs, world-class mountain bike trail systems are spread across the Ozarks. South of the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains stretch east from Oklahoma to Pinnacle Mountain just west of Little Rock. Unlike the Ozarks,
the Ouachita Mountains feature a consistent east-west topography where sprawling ridgelines overlook vast river valleys. And while the Ouachita Mountains have historically been known for not one, not two, but three International Mountain Bicycling Association EPIC backcountry trail systems, recent investments like the Northwoods Trail system in Hot Springs continue to gain notoriety amongst riders — with Northwoods voted the best
WAITING FOR LAUNCH: Riders line up to start the next stage.
trails in Arkansas by riders two years in a row. Nestled between the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, the Arkansas River Valley actually claims the state’s highest peak — with Mount Magazine towering 2,753 feet. And although Mount Magazine hasn’t seen an investment in singletrack (yet), its neighbor next door has. With one of four Arkansas Monument Trail systems, the flat-topped Mount Nebo features 25 miles of some of the best mountain biking in the country and has become a regular stop for enduro racing each year.
In Arkansas, an event-rich competition calendar regularly features enduro events, including races in the Southern Enduro Tour, Big Mountain Enduro, Ozark Enduro Lite and Arkansas Enduro Series. Designed to showcase popular mountain bike destinations across Arkansas, the Arkansas Enduro Series (AES) spans the state’s diverse landscapes. For 2024, the AES includes stops in Bella Vista, Eureka Springs and Little Rock before heading to Bentonville for the fourth and final round. This variety in location ensures each race in the series provides a memorable experience for participants, from lively one-day competitions to full weekends of racing.
GOING UP: There’s also plenty of time spent in the air during Enduro races.
Racing gets underway this Labor Day with the one-day Bella Vista Enduro, where an array of adrenaline-fueled stages will serve as a proper kickoff to the series calendar. From the technical limestone ledges along the Back 40 to the steep slopes of Little Sugar, riders can expect a variety of exciting stages with bluff line views of the numerous lakes found throughout this popular playground for mountain bikers.
In late September, racers will spend a weekend of enduro racing through the Victorian-style resort town of Eureka Springs for the Eureka Enduro. In addition to the largest gravity park in the state, Eureka Springs offers a huge variety of trails systems, including the 1,600-acre Lake Leatherwood City Park, The Great Passion Play and Marble Flats — where professionally developed singletrack leads to natural sandstone formations incorporated into the trails design.
The series heads to Little Rock in late October for the Capital City Enduro and a day of racing throughout Arkansas’s state capital. Featuring a
collection of world-class trails crafted by some of the world’s best trail builders, this year’s Capital City Enduro will be the first enduro competition to include the Monument Trail system at Pinnacle Mountain State Park and the mountain’s ancient sandstone slopes.
A fall full of enduro racing culminates in November with the Bentonville Enduro, a weekend-long competition designed to highlight the best enduro racing in the Mountain Biking Capital of the World. This year’s Bentonville Enduro heavily features the hand-built trails of Hand Cut Hollow — a rewarding backcountry riding experience peppered with rock gardens and gravity lines and a fitting finale to the series.
2024 ARKANSAS ENDURO SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 ......... Bella Vista Enduro, Bella Vista Sept. 28-29 .... Eureka Enduro, Eureka Springs Oct. 27 Capital City Enduro, Little Rock Nov. 23-24 Bentonville Enduro, Bentonville For more information: arkansasenduroseries.com
Produced by the Ozark Foundation, AES continues to foster the enduro mountain bike culture in Arkansas by highlighting the state’s natural landscapes with a rousing race format that welcomes riders of all abilities. From the Ozarks to the Ouachita Mountains, it’s easy to see why enduro riders should feel right at home in Arkansas.
FLYING: Racers get to experience some of the best trails in Arkansas. AWARDS: The Arkansas Enduro Series has categories suitable for every rider.
EVENTS
OZARK ENDURO LITE
AUG. 11
$10-$50
Bentonville
A fun, welcoming, all-inclusive beginner- to intermediate-level enduro race at Slaughter Pen. The third of a three-race series consisting of six to eight segments depending on the venue. Visit ozarkenduro.com for more information.
BELLA VISTA ENDURO
SEPT. 1
$40-$100
Bella Vista
First race of the Arkansas Enduro Series season. Racers can expect a variety of exciting stages with bluff line views of the caves, creeks and lakes in Bella Vista. The race will feature up to eight stages with pre-riding the day before. Visit arkansasenduroseries. com for more information.
GRAN FONDO HINCAPIE
SEPT. 7-8
$35-$1,500
Bentonville
Join former pro George Hincapie for an epic weekend of road riding. Three distance options are available. Day one courses have plenty of rollers with a course that runs west out of town and then heads north, just shy of the Arkansas-Missouri state line. The courses on day two start with a gentle warmup heading north out of town, and travel through picturesque countryside into the rolling hills of Missouri before heading back down into Arkansas, approaching Bentonville from the east. Visit hincapie.com/ pages/bentonville for more information.
MASTER BIKE BUILDERS SHOW
SEPT. 14-15
Free Bentonville
Custom handmade bicycle builders and suppliers will have their creations on display in downtown Bentonville. A vintage mountain bike exhibit is also planned. Visit masterbikebuildersshow.com for more information.
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TOUR DE TACOS
SEPT. 14
$45-$100
Bentonville
A ride featuring three route options and taco stops along the way. Proceeds benefit Dress for Success NWA. For more information visit tourdenwa.com
NWA MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEPT. 14
$20-$45
West Fork
Part of the Arkansas Mountain Bike Championship series at Devil’s Den. Visit ambcs. com for more information.
NWA BIKE-A-PALOOZA
SEPT. 20-21
$25
Bentonville
Relaxed ride options across multiple disciplines and experience levels to benefit the National Child Protection Task Force and Pedal It Forward NWA. There are mountain bike, greenway, gravel and road rides planned for Sept. 21. On Sept. 20, a free sunset gravel ride will be hosted by Oz
Cycling Tours plus dual slalom racing at Coler MTB Preserve. Visit facebook.com/ Bikepalooza for more information.
TOUR DE BLUFF
SEPT. 20-21
$40
Pine Bluff
A ride featuring route options from 6 to 63 miles. This year’s event will also feature a gravel ride. Organizers are offering bike safety information, a bike obstacle course, lunch and more for kids. The event begins Friday with a spaghetti dinner at the Pine Bluff Main Library and the Tour de Bluff Bike Room at the ARTSpace on Main. The Bike Room expo space will feature bike shops, cycling events and other cycling-related products and services. Visit tourdebluff.com for more information.
THE
RIVER CLASSIC
SEPT. 21
$50
Little Rock
Three road route options in a ride benefiting Young Life’s southside youth ministry program. The ride will start and finish
OUACHITA GRAN FONDO FOR FAMILIES
OCT. 5
$40
Hot Springs
A fun ride featuring two route options that start and finish in downtown Hot Springs and drop south into rolling hills. The ride benefits Ouachita Children, Youth and Family Services. Visit ouachitagranfondoforfamilies. com for more information.
at the ACE Glass headquarters near the airport. All the routes pass through Sweet Home, while the longer routes head out toward Wrightsville and back to Little Rock. Visit theriverclassic.com for more information.
KESSLER MOUNTAIN JAM
SEPT. 22
$25-$40
Fayetteville
Cross country race on the trails on Kessler Mountain. Part of the Arkansas Mountain Bike Championship series. Visit kesslermountainjam.com for more information.
COLER ROLLER
SEPT. 22
$25
Bentonville
An enduro-style race held in conjunction with Bike-a-Palooza at Coler MTB Preserve presented by Friends of Arkansas Singletrack. The event will feature free camping, food, drinks and music. Visit bikereg.com/coler-roller to register.
BIG DAM BRIDGE 100
SEPT. 28
$55-$140
Little Rock
Arkansas’s largest cycling tour with five route options from 15 to 105 miles. Visit bigdambridge100.com for more information.
EVENING SHADE’S TOUR DE BURT
SEPT. 28
$25-$35
Evening Shade
A gravel ride with three route options from 15 to 63 miles that will start and finish at Burt Reynolds Gymnasium in Evening Shade. This event will showcase the unique history of Burt Reynolds’ involvement in the small community in which the ’90s sitcom was loosely based. The event is in partnership with the Evening Shade Fall Festival and benefits the Bear Creek Food Pantry. Register at bikereg.com/eveningshades-tour-de-burt.
EUREKA SPRINGS ENDURO
SEPT. 28-29
$50-$120
An annual stop on the Arkansas Enduro Series, the Eureka Enduro is a rowdy weekend of racing featuring two days of competition with up to 14 stages and 30-35 total miles with dedicated pre-race practice times the day before to the race. Visit arkansasenduroseries.com for more information.
ARKANSAS HIGH COUNTRY RACE
OCT. 5
Russellville
A well-known ultra-endurance bikepacking race moves its start/finish to Russellville for 2024. The 1,000-mile route takes racers on a tour around the northwestern quadrant of the state on some of the most beautiful and challenging gravel roads the state has to offer. Other race options for 2024 will include the central loop of the High Country route at 430 miles and the Ozark Odyssey route at 253.5 miles. VIsit arkansashighcountry.com for more information.
PEDALS FOR COMPASSION GRAVEL GRINDER
OCT. 5
$55
Magnolia
This long running event that benefits Magnolia’s domestic violence shelter Compassion’s Foundation shifts from a road event to a gravel ride featuring three route options from 45 to 100 miles. Visit bikereg.com/p4c-gravelgrinder to register.
CONWAY REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM BIKETOBERFEST
OCT. 6-26
Free
Conway
A month of rides throughout the month for all levels of cyclists. Rides include a kickoff group ride, a women’s ride, a Sunday Sundae friends and family ride, a taco ride and a Bike, Brunch and Brews ride. For more details, visit conwaybiketoberfest.org.
CONWAY FALL CLASSIC
OCT. 12
$35-$45
Conway
Three route options (23, 40 and 62 miles) benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Faulkner County and Conway Advocates for Bicycling’s Conway Cycling Project serving citizens of Conway with basic bike repairs and refurbished bikes. Visit cycleconway.com for more information.
WHEEL A’ MENA
OCT. 12
$65
Mena
A bicycle tour of the Ouachita Mountains and the Talimena Scenic Drive starting at Janssen Park in Mena. With three route options, this ride provides some of the best scenic views in Arkansas. All routes include stretches with an average of 7%
grade or greater, with max grades reaching almost 12%. Visit wheelamena.org for more information.
LITTLE SUGAR
OCT. 13
Bentonville
The Little Sugar mountain bike race kicks off the weeklong Big Sugar Classic in Bentonville. The race is marathon-style, offers three distances and is a qualifier for the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race. Visit bigsugarclassic.com/mtb for more information.
BIG SUGAR
Oct. 19
Bentonville
Once again the finale of the Life Time Grand Prix. A blazing fast gravel race course that starts and finishes in Bentonville and heads into southern Missouri. Registration is open. Visit bigsugarclassic. com/gravel for more.
CHINKAPIN HOLLOW GRAVEL GRINDER
OCT. 26
$35-$60
Fayetteville
A gravel grinder with four route options that leaves from Fayetteville, rolls into
Oklahoma and back. More information is available at chinkapinhollowgravelgrinder. com.
CAPITAL CITY ENDURO
OCT. 27
$40-$100
Little Rock
Shred multiple trail systems throughout Arkansas’s state capital, including River Mountain Park and the Monument Trails at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Up to eight stages and 20 miles of racing with dedicated pre-race practice times the day before the race. Visit arkansasenduroseries. com for more information.
GÜDRUN MTB FESTIVAL
NOV. 8-10
$20-$85
Hot Springs
A three-day mountain bike festival in Hot Springs that features mini and full enduros, a slow roll, jump jam, time trial, the Atilla the Hun cross country race and more. Visit northwoodstrails.org for more information.
BENTONVILLE WOMEN’S
GRAVEL CAMP
NOV. 8-11
$1,800-$2,200
Bentonville
A women’s gravel camp hosted by pro cyclists Crystal Anthony and Paige Onweller. Activities include skills sessions, off-thebike education courses, nutrition training including recipe handouts, and rides, all led by Anthony and Onweller. Visit crystaljanthony.com/bentonvillecamps for more information.
BENTONVILLE ENDURO
NOV. 23-24
$50-$120
Bentonville
Two days of enduro racing. In addition to classic venues like Coler Mountain Bike Preserve and Slaughter Pen, this year’s Bentonville Enduro heavily features the hand-built trails of Hand Cut Hollow. The event will feature up to 14 stages and 30-35 total miles with dedicated pre-race practice times the day before the race. Visits arkansasenduroseries.com for more information.
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