This weekend we raced the inaugural OZ MTB 3-stage race in Bentonville, Arkansas. If you’ve never heard of Bentonville , it’s truly the mountain bike capital of the world. There are 80 miles of trails running throughout the city, which seamlessly connect to over 500-miles of trails which spread over the bluffs and hollers of Northwest Arkansas. And since our last visit in October for Little Sugar, there is a new Bike Park ( Oz Trails Bike Park ) which features 20+ miles of gravity (downhill) trails and the first chairlift-served mountain bike park in Arkansas. Over the three days, we covered ~105 miles and nearly 10,000 feet of climbing across every type of terrain imaginable: slick roots, chunky rocks, steep descents, flowing single track, endless switchbacks and muddy technical trails that demanded full focus and commitment. The one word to describe our experience at the event was…..eventful. Pre Race On Wednesday, we flew from Greenville to ATL to XNA so it was a quick 2.5 hours of ...
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