Dirt Girls are wrapping up their season with the last two scheduled rides in the next few weeks. Check out the schedule and their new T-shirts and Jackets.

Provincial

XC Provincials & Moustache Madness Hinton Mountain (XC) and Marathon Provincials Hinton Mountain (MA) on the weekend of August 28 -29 in Hinton. Info at ABA

National

Canadian National 4X Championships Bromont, QC on Sun, August 22 (Google translated so grammar might be off)

2010 MTB World Championships Mont Sainte Anne QC on Tue, August 31 – Sun, September 5

Location: Station Flats Parking Lot [45 minutes SW of Calgary, ~10 minutes from Bragg Creek on Hwy 66] Find the details at http://www.cmbalink.com/

June 19 – Mountain Equipment Co-Op BikeFest

Location: “MEC Bikefest is located on 102 Avenue as it runs along the heart of downtown Edmonton, from Sir Winston Churchill Park, to the 104 Street Farmer’s Market. From there it is a short pedal to the Bikeology Festival Day at 105 Street and Jasper Avenue.” from: http://www.bikeology.ca/

Rabbit Hill is open and so is Kicking Horse resort in Golden…the summer is finally here!!

June is Bike month and there are many activities and events happening all month long. Check out the calendar and website for Bikeology for a listing!

Bike Park News:

One of our southern neighbors,  Crowsnest Pass is getting skills parks. Crowsnest Pass is building a park and a trail system, more info in an article here. Contact SAMBA on their Facebook page.

Fun Stuff:

If you’re looking for some jewelery SEE has an article about bike parts remade into jewelery. The good people at Recycled Accessories make awesome bracelets!

Race near Calgary this weekend, Giver-8-r, is happening on May 30 more information at http://www.deadgoat.ca/

Results from this season’s 2010 races are all available at the ABA website at: http://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/results

Events:

Rabbit Hill is opening on May 29…get a season pass or go for the day! Great place to ride and it’s only a few minutes from Edmonton. Click over to http://www.rabbithill.com/

Rides:

Check out our calendar for all the group rides.  http://www.edmmtnbike.ca/?page_id=417

If you want to go for a ride and like meeting new people check out Edmonton Mountain Biking on Facebook.

The Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance Board of Directors is interested in hearing from big-picture strategic thinkers who are interested in volunteering for a one-year term on the Board of this forward-moving, not-for-profit organization. In 2010/2011 EMBA anticipates the need to fill openings on its  Board of Directors due to a new Board structure now being implemented. Applications are invited from interested individuals residing in the metro Edmonton area in a volunteer capacity.

The Board of Directors is comprised of 11 members, including the Executive  and Standing Committees. Directors are elected for a one-year term with the potential for a second term.

The Board typically meets monthly, with additional meetings scheduled when required, meetings are held in person in Edmonton.

It is an exciting time of innovation and progress! Skill sets and experience being sought include: Proven leadership; trail building skills; parks and recreation development; negotiation and mediation, strategic planning, and community involvement.  If you or someone you know has the time to give, passion for the issues, and feel that you or they can play a role in inspiring the investments of stakeholders, partners and our work, we would like to talk to you.  This year we are also particularly interested in identifying individual self advocates who can speak up!  Details of Board member duties and responsibilities are outlined as per the attached link.

http://www.edmmtnbike.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Edmonton-Mountain-Bike-Alliance-Bylaws-Final.pdf

Mission:

EMBA provides leadership and advocacy in the areas of building and maintaining single-track in the North Saskatchewan River Valley as well as promoting the development of permanent bike parks.

Values:

EMBA is about Cooperation, Partnership, Sustainability, Enviromental Stewardship, Volunteerism, Enjoyment, Friendship, Legal Trails, Single Track and Two Wheeled Joy.

For more information please contact

Jack Pound

EMBA Chair  chair@edmmtnbike.ca

780-953-6992

There are two cross country races this weekend in Stony Plain: the Bacon XC on Sunday and the Trans Stony on Monday. These races are organized by Alberta Mountain Bike Racing who are bringing the Canada Cup to downtown Edmonton in July.

Rides:

Check out our calendar for all the group rides.  http://www.edmmtnbike.ca/?page_id=417

If you want to go for a ride and like meeting new people check out Edmonton Mountain Biking on Facebook.

Events coming soon:

Rabbit Hill is opening on May 29…get a season pass or go for the day! Great place to ride and it’s only a few minutes from Edmonton. Click over to http://www.rabbithill.com/

The World Cup is coming to Canada this year, see Sam Hill and Steve Peat at Mont St. Anne. All the fun goes from August 14 to September 5, for more information look at: http://www.montsainteanne2010.com

If you haven’t gone to CrankWorx it’s happening from August 7 to 15th in Whistler, with lots of shenanigans. Their website is at: http://www.crankworx.com/whistler/