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The Life Time Big Sugar Classic features a world-class mountain bike race and world-class gravel race in the cycling capital of the U.S., Northwest Arkansas. It’s a week-long celebration that allows off-road enthusiasts to shred both the MTB trails and gravel roads that put this corner on the map. Wind down the season with a sugar […]
Announcing the first ever Cycling Experience Summit, a gathering of cycling focused Event Directors, Tour Operators and State and Local Tourism Leaders. This annual event will bring leaders from across the country together to share ideas and best practices to start and grow bicycling events and tours of all sizes and promote cycling destinations and tourism. […]
What's the best bike? You decide. Test ride all of the latest and greatest bikes and gear on the world-class trails of Bentonville, AR. For three days, the world’s premier bike and gear manufacturers set up at the Outerbike expo site. You can browse the latest innovations, pick a bike you’d like to try and […]
Join us for a bike camping overnighter! Starting near downtown Bentonville ( exact location coming soon), we’ll ride 6 miles on gravel to Bike Camp Pea Ridge. We’ll camp there overnight, returning to our starting location in the morning. Campers need to bring all of their own camping gear, however, we have some equipment available […]
Chasin Payson is a Mountain Bike challenge race. Competitors will start at 2 PM on Saturday, October 26th, and race as long as possible until 6 PM at Coler on a 3-mile course. Ride your pace and chase the leader. E-bikes are welcome and Juniors (16+) can participate. It's a Red Bull event so there […]