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2010 Events at Anglers Ridge

Winter Time Trials

January 22nd 2010 - Friday night - 6pm

February 20th 2010 - Saturday - 12pm

The 2nd Annual "Green Legs and Ham" Trail Run

March 13th 2010 - Saturday - 10am

The 3rd Annual "Shootout on Anglers Ridge"

June 13th 2010 - Sunday

The 8th Annual "Southside Scramble"

September 25th 2010- Saturday

Check out the comments from past racers ...

I WISH TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TALENTED STAFF FOR ORGANIZING A WONDERFUL RACE AT ANGLER’S LAST SUNDAY. YOU ALL SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THE COURSE IS DELIGHTFUL AND A LOT OF FUN TO RIDE. GRAND KUDOS FOR HANDBUILDING SUCH A NICE COURSE.

I TRAVELED JUST OVER 451 MILES TO ATTEND THE EVENT AND IT WAS CERTAINLY WORTH IT. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

BEST REGARDS,

MARK THOMPSON

UPPERVILLE, VA

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Great race. This may have been the best "1st timer" race I've ever seen. I know you've done some other races, but stepping it up for a NORBA event is a big step.

Fantastic things:

Race course marking - top notch.

Marshals! Most "+10 year" race promoters don't have the turns and detours this well monitored

Water !! WOW. I know this is usually not part of a mtn bike race, but it allowed me to finish!

T-Shirt and other freebies (food). Great job!

Good Sponsorship support.

Prize selection--Gas cards were a major hit.

Other stuff was good, but normal for this type event.

Good parking and start/finish organization

Fantastic event. I could tell you and your team put in some serious time for this. Keep it up and I hope to be out there racing again next year.....

Sean Bir, P.E. --- Whitsett, NC

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Well guys, you all did a smokin great job on the Shootout race. The Cycles de Oro-GVC Bike Racing Team brought more riders here than anywhere we've ever been with 10.
Nowhere has there been more oppressive heat conditions before, nowhere has there been better swag with a beefy t-shirt with a real design that riders really will wear, nowhere has there been as generous food offerings at such a reasonable cost (i.e. FREE), nowhere has there been as distinctive and unique medals that everyone talked about, nowhere has there been trophies for best in class and cash to supplement it, nowhere has there been so much water on the course to cool everyone down, nowhere is there a real bathroom(s) that didn't stink, rarely has there been prizes arranged on tables that you pick what you would like so the prize really gets used, rarely is there USAC races that all classes are out at the same time so everyone finishes fairly close together so our mutual fans can cheer EVERYONE on so we all feel famous if just for a moment.

Thanks so much from our team for the fine job you all did to pull off one of the most enjoyable bike races we've ever attended.

Jim Frith --- Chatmoss, VA

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Chris - Just a quick note to thank you, again, for your coming out to check on my son Banks and I during "The Shootout" (sorry we were so tardy). We both had a great day together and I couldn't be more pleased that we chose your venue for his first "big boy" mountain bike race (based on his after race comments, it won't be his last). The track was accommodating to all types of riders (from a 40 year old who hasn't ridden more than 3 miles at one time in more than 15 years to a 9 year old on a 20" recreation bike). At no time were we put in a situation I would deem dangerous or too demanding. The on-line registration process was great. The staff and volunteers could not have been more helpful or supportive from sign-in to finish (especially helpful with Banks at the water breaks trying to cool him off).

Next year my time may actually earn me a finish. :)

Best wishes!!

David Clark

Southern Pines N.C.

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**** ARCHIVED NEWS ****

The Shootout on Anglers Ridge becomes a "dual-series" event !!!

02.26.2009 - The 2009 "Shootout on Anglers Ridge" brings together two premier mountain bike racing series from Virginia and North Carolina for one great day of racing. SVMBA is pleased to announce that this year's event will feature North Carolina's state championship "The Southern Classic Series" AND Virginia's largest MTB race series "The Virginia Off-Road Series".

"Danville will be ground zero as competitors from Virginia and North Carolina converge on Anglers Ridge for the most exciting mountain bike racing we've ever seen" -- SVMBA Race Director Chris Tompkins.

This will be SVMBA's 7th year of organizing great race events on one of Virginia's highest-ranked trail systems. We're confident that our race will be a challenge to most and enjoyed by all.

Long Live the Ridge !!!

We have so much more information to post regarding directions, updated course maps, sponsor logos, etc.

The most current information can be found by clicking on "The SHOOTOUT" button above. You can also check out last year's Shootout results by clicking on the "Shootout Results" button above.

SVMBA sets date for "The Shootout on Anglers Ridge"

2009.Sunday May 31st (the weekend AFTER Memorial Day) will be the stage for the 2nd Annual Shootout on Anglers Ridge. This year's event will be race #7 on the 11 event schedule.

Also new this year, The Southern Classic Series adds another venue to its schedule to include The Dark Mountain Trails in North Wilkesboro for the season-finale event.

We are so excited to be the only Virginia venue in this North Carolina State Championship series.

Much more information to follow !!!

www.southernclassicmtb.org

Thursday night Time Trials at Anglers Ridge

SVMBA will be hosting Thursday night time trials at Anglers Ridge in September. It will be a great time to meet up with friends and rip the trails at top-speed to see who makes the best time. All proceeds benefit SVMBA and the cost is minimal and the fun is optimal. See you there.

On, Saturday, May 3rd (2008), SVMBA and Danville Parks, Recreation & Tourism will host race #1 of the Virginia DeRailer Series. The 6th Annual "Southside Scramble" kicks off another great year of DeRailer series racing in 2008.

On Sunday, June 8th (2008), SVMBA hosts Danville's second MTB race event of 2008, joining the Maxxis Southern Classic Series with Virginia's first-ever entry into this long-running competition. Formerly, the Cane Creek Cup, this series has put on races across South Carolina and North Carolina in years past. This year, Southern Classic Series organizers add Danville to it's 10 race roster and we couldn't be more excited.

SVMBA has spent the past 6 years building more than 17 miles of Southside's sweetest singletrack and the Anglers Ridge Trail System has established it's reputation as an outstanding trail system offering great "cross-country" riding.

The Inaugural Shootout on Anglers Ridge is almost here

SVMBA members and supporters,

The biggest event we've ever put on is little more than 10 days away. As we prepare to host a new series and participants who may never have even heard of Danville's Anglers Ridge Trail System, or SVMBA for that matter, I can tell you that the excitement and buzz is reaching critical levels.

As a lifetime Danville native, I am as proud of Danville and all that SVMBA has done over the past 6 years as I have ever been.

On June 8th we (our town and our club) will welcome the Southern Classic Series to Danville as it makes it's first-ever stop in the State of Virginia. Folks . . . this is going to be a big deal. Who would have ever thought that after 6 years of hard work crafting Anglers Ridge, that we would be hosting a North Carolina State Championship event that would attract racers from across the state of North Carolina. Some racers will be coming from as far away as South Carolina . . . Wow ! ! !

There will be a LONG break between now and next Spring so we hope you will consider volunteering for this great event. We will need everyone's help over the next two weekends. This weekend's trailwork will be instrumental in putting the final touches on our great course. Weedeaters and blowers will be needed to polish this course into the shining gem that it is.

The following weekend will find us doing something on all three days (Friday through Sunday) as we set up tents and cones on Friday, prepare for any last-minute course fixes due to weather and welcome out-of-towners and locals with a warm-up course ride on Saturday.

On Sunday, we have a tremendous amount of things going on. Registration starts at 8:00 and we will have roughly 1.5 hours to get 150 or more participants registered and prepped for the race. We need at least 10 volunteers as early as 7:30 am to assist with parking, directing people to registration, registering riders giving them their race numbers, t-shirts, etc.

From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm volunteers will be needed out on the course to keep racers on course and to report any injuries.

From 1:30 pm until 2:15 pm, our awards ceremony will be in full swing and we'll need volunteers to man the prize tables and make sure the event finishes off in top form.

Remember, we have t-shirts and food for our volunteers and we hope to make this event worth your while. I'm certain this will be an event you'll enjoy and one that you'll be proud to be a part of.

If you are able to lend a helping hand, call us at anytime on Saturday May 31st, Friday June 6th, Saturday June 7th, or Sunday June 8th. You can rest assured that we will know of a way that you can contribute to the success of this event.

Its our time to shine . . .

Chris Tompkins

Race Director - SVMBA

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Long Live the Ridge ! ! !

http://www.SVMBA.org

The 2008 Shootout results have been posted ! ! !

We have gotten so many complements from everyone. Despite the long line at registration and the heat, the race was great.

We had 105 racers for our first race and that was great considering the heat was awful. Racers from North Carolina came from as far away as Greenville, Apex, Raleigh, Archdale, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Asheboro, Charlotte, Colefax, Gastonia, Mtn. Home, Winterville, Morganton, Southern Pines . . . WOW !!!

The racers from South Carolina drove from Columbia, Tega Cay.

The racers from Virginia drove from far away places like Roanoke, Fancy Gap, Appomatox, Williamsburg, Upperville, Powhatan, Arlington, and Charlottesville.

We are grateful that so many folks came from so far away to take part in our first "Shootout".

We're already making plans for next year's event ! ! !

We'll post pictures and possibly some video in the upcoming weeks, so check back soon for those updates.

Thanks,

Chris Tompkins

SVMBA - Race Director