Registration Open Now
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Fisher Farm Shootout
First Race Thursday, May 14! Registration now open for all six races in this fun new Thursday night series.
For the Love of the Sport
The 2009 US Cup, presented by Specialized, features the Kenda Cup East and the Kenda Cup West Series.
Our mission: "to establish a national mountain bike series that creates synergies between race organizers, and its pro/amateur athletes. These mountain biking events will showcase our nations finest riders while fostering the development of new talent in a way that makes economic sense for organizers and participants alike." It's an exciting year, and we're happy to be a part of it. Check out all the great races in the 2009 Kenda Cup East:
May 3: SERC #5, Ducktown, TN
May 31: Bump & Grind, Birmingham, AL
June 5: The Hoo-Ha!, Massanutten, VA
June 21: Cowbell Summer Solstice
Aug 7-9: Snow Shootout, Mt. Snow. VT
Aug 14-16: Yankee Clipper, Windham, NY
2009 Cowbell Challenge Race Weekend!
June 20-21, 2009, Davidson NC
Join us at Fisher Farm Park for the 8th Annual Cowbell Challenge, the best weekend of mountain bike racing in the Southeast. If it's summer it must be Cowbell, and in 2009 we give you more Cowbell than ever before! Proceeds benefit the Town of Davidson.
Last Minute Notes: What you need to know about the Marathon
The Marathon Course is 6.30 miles to the Dirt, and an 8 mile loop for 6 laps. Cut-off time occurs 7 hrs after the 10 am start--that makes cutoff at 5pm.
Start of the of the marathon race is on South St at the School Crossing sign, the one closest to Main St.
Parking is available at the two schools on South Street. The middle school is about 100 ft from the start, and the elementary school is about 100 yards down. Please park at one of the schools. South Street, will be blocked off at 9:30am.
We strongly recommend Car pooling to the start of the marathon with a driver that can drive the car back to Fisher Farm Park for the finish. We can transport a limited number of racers via bus if needed. Pickup times at the park are 7:45 am, 8:20 am, 8:50 am, and the last trip at 9:20 am. We have seats for up to 75 racers. Please email us if you may need a ride to the start.
Starting times: due to safety concerns and carrying speed into the first 90 degree left turn, there will be staggered starts:
- 9:50 am call ups start
- 10:00:00 am: Pro-Open Class, Single Speed, Masters
- 10:00:15sec Amateur A
- 10:00:30sec Amateur B
- 10:00:45sec All Duos and Teams
Route to the Park: Once off the Greenway and entering onto Avinger Lane, SHARE THE ROAD RULES APPLY. A police escort car will lead the racers out to Abersham, making a right and then left onto the Greenway. SHARE THE ROAD RULES: stay in the right hand lane, don't cross over the yellow line.
If you are left out at Fisher Farm Park when the race starts, you must wait to start the race after the last racers comes by the start/finish line at the marathon timing area.
Cowbell Marathon offers Equal Payout to the top 5 male and female Pro-open of $500, $250, $125, $75, $50 and in the AM, Masters, and Single Speed Classes will be paying out to the top 3 as well this year…
Races within the race, King and Queen of the Mtn, 5 climbs on the First lap, sponsored by Specialized and the Fastest male and female lap time, sponsored by Kenda.
Racer packet pick up starts on Friday for both races, 9 am to 9 pm at the Homewood Suites.
Saturday 7am to 9am at Fisher Farm Park.
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the movie “Freedom Riders” which starts at 7 pm at the Homewood Suites, brews and vino provided!
8th Annual Cowbell Challenge Marathon Mountain Bike Race
50+ miles of marathon racing, the Cowbell Challenge kicks off in the heart of Davidson with a five-mile start to Fisher Farm Park, followed by four to five laps on a course that always changes and always challenges. Cowbell Challenge features a cash purse of $2000, with equal payout to Pro-Open Men and Women. Amazing merchandise prizes for all other categories, the to-die-for swag and a crazy new t-shirt--the cool stuff you expect from Cowbell Challenge. The Cowbell Challenge Marathon is the 5th race on USA Cycling's 2009 National Ultra Endurance Calendar, so expect some top national competition to come back to North Carolna to battle it out for points and pride. Great amateur and master's competition, single speed and duo categories too!
The course will use existing trails at Fisher Farm Parks, with additional sections added just for the marathon. Racers can pre-ride the course during park hours on Friday, June 19th.
Check back soon for a map of the race start in the heart of Davidson, and the overall course map.
Sign up today at Bike Reg, and check back soon for more updates on new sponsors, and contests for the love of the sport!
7th Annual Cowbell Challenge into the history books...
June 21 turned out to be a warm day,with the thunderstorms veering
around Davidson until the last few hours of the race. Threats of
lightning may have shortened the race a bit, but great competitors
in all the categories of Cowbell Challenge, fueled
by those Cowbell cookies, kept up the pace to the finish.
Congratulations to Rebecca
Rusch (Specialized/Red
Bull) for her repeat win in the Women's Pro Open Category. Her competition
was tough and fast... Carey
Lowery (Outdoor Store/Specialized) finished in
second place, and took Prolog and Queen of the Mountain honors. She
was followed by Rita
Jett (The Great Bicycle Shop) in third. Josh
Tostado (Bach Builders/Red Bull) battled
it out for top honors in the Men's Pro Open category, with Nat
Ross (Gary Fisher/Subaru) finishing second and Chris
Janiszewski in third. Close competition
among the Single Speeders with Keith Marchando powering to the win,
and Dave Holmes coming in second and Mark Pratt in third. Check out
the results page
for all the official standings.
Interested in volunteering at the race, or helping us organize the 2009
event? Contact us today at organizers@cowbellchallenge.org.
