USA Cycling finally announced the dates and locations for their 2011 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC). AMBC cross-country events serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross Country National Championships, July 14-17 in Sun Valley, Idaho while AMBC gravity events will qualify riders to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships, September 24-25 in Beech Mountain, N.C..

The 2011 AMBC has 21 races that will run between March and September. The series opens this month with the Southeastern Regional Championships (SERC) race in Gainesville, Florida on March 20 and it concludes with the Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival in Rocksprings, Texas, September 2-4. The complete AMBC calendar is as follows:

March 20: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Gainesville, Fla.
March 27: Chickasaw Trace Classic — Columbia, Tenn.
April 3: Southeastern Regional Championships Series (SERC) — Bryson City, NC
April 9: 17th Annual Barking Spider Bash XC — Boise, Idaho
April 17: Stump Jump 2011 — Spartanburg, SC
April 30 — May 1: The Idyllwild Spring Challenge — Idyllwild, Calif.
May 1: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Winder, Ga.
May 15: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Ducktown, Tenn.
May 15: Tymor Park Challenge — Lagrangeville, NY
May 22: Greenbrier Challenge — Hagerstown, Md.
May 29: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic — Durango, Colo.
June 4-5: Bump •N Grind — Pelham, Ala.
June 12: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Chattanooga, Tenn.
June 18-19: Magic Cycles Mountain Bike Race Weekend — Beech Mountain, NC
June 26: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Clemson, SC
July 10: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Huntsville, Ala.
July 17: 16th Annual Bulldog Rump presented by Cycle Craft — Andover, NJ
August 7: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) — Fontana, NC
August 14: Bear Creek Challenge — Macungie, Pa.
September 2-4: Camp Eagle Classic MTB Festival — Rocksprings, Texas
 
You can get links and more information on each event by clicking here.


It is racing season again.

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