The 2012 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC) dates and venues was announced by USA Cycling on Thursday. Check out July 13-15! The Eureka Springs Fat Tire Festival (site not updated yet) is also part of the Arkansas Mountain Bike Championship Series, it will also serve as a qualifier for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships. Here is the entire schedule:
March 18: US Cup East/SERC #1, Gainesville, Fla.
March 25: Chickasaw Trace Classic, Columbia, Tenn.
April 1: US Cup East/SERC #2, Bryson City, N.C.
April 14: Rumble at 18 Road, Fruita, Colo.
April 22: US Cup East/SERC #3, Conyers, Ga.
April 22: Stump Jump 2012, Spartanburg, S.C.
April 29: US Cup East/SERC #4, Winder, Ga.
April 29: Greenbrier Challenge, Hagerstown-Frederick, Md.
May 5-6: The Idyllwild Spring Challenge, Idyllwild, Calif.
May 6: US Cup East/SERC #5, Ducktown, Tenn.
May 6: Iron Hill Challenge, Newark, Del.
May 27: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Durango, Colo.
June 10: US Cup East/SERC #6, Elizabethtown, Ky.
June 24: US Cup East/SERC #7, Clemson, S.C.
June 30–July 1: DINO AMBC Challenge, North Vernon, Ind.
July 7-8: Bays Mountain Challenge, Kingsport, Tenn.
July 13-15: Eureka Springs Fat Tire Festival, Eureka Springs, Ark.
July 15: US Cup East/SERC #8, Knoxville, Tenn.
July 15: Campmor H2H #4/17th Annual Bulldog Rump, Andover, N.J.
July 29: US Cup East/SERC #9, Fort Payne, Ala.
August 5: US Cup East/SERC #10, Fontana, N.C.
August 12: Bear Creek Mountain Bike Challenge, Macungie, Pa.
September 1-2: Camp Eagle Classic MTB Festival, Rocksprings, Texas
From the USA Cycling website:
The AMBC was created in 1996 to provide opportunities for mountain bikers of all ages and abilities. Each stop on the series offers cross-country events, and several stops offer short-track cross country, downhill, time trials, or super D competitions as well. The top 10 finishers in each respective age group and ability category at an AMBC event will qualify to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships. Visit the AMBC webpage to learn more about the nationwide calendar.
