Schedule of Events
Here's the lowdown on all the events currently scheduled for the Festival with a brief overview of all the activities. On Saturday there will be 5 diverse bands jamming all afternoon long into the night including:
<> The Monads (punk bluegrass rockabilly)
<> Red Ass Jones and the Gold Bondsmen (drunken traditional)
<> Maid*Rite (country folk rock)
<> Dub Kitchen (dub smoke reggae)
<> The Choir (balls-out rock and roll)
Bike Events – Presented by The Touring Cyclist
The Hill Climb Time Trial
12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Location: Lower Hogsback, near entrance to Klondike Park
Details:
Riders Leave on 1 minute increments beginning at 12:01
Award Ceremony will take place at 1:30 Raffle
1st Place Award - TBD
BOBstacle Course
2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Location: BOBstacle Course Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Rider will start with BOB bag and then exchange for something out on the course
and return to Start/Finish to record time.
The participant that navigates the course in the quickest time wins
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
Bike Limbo
3:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Location: Games Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Limbo bar is lowered in 6” increments until we have a winner
Each participant gets (2) tries to keep advancing
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
Slow Race
4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Location: Games Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Fixed distance, last person to cross finish wins
No track standing
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
Bunny Hop
4:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Location: Games Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Materials required: Score Sheet
Limbo Bar is raised in 6” increments until we have a winner
Each participant gets (2) tries to keep advancing
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
Log Pull
5:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Location: BOBstacle Course Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Marked off Distance
Whoever pulls the “log” the in the shortest time wins
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
No Touch
6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Location: Games Area (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Last rider left on his bike, in the square, wins
(10) Riders per heat, Last heat are all the previous winners vying for Campeon del Mundo!
Award Ceremony immediately following
1st Place Award - TBD
The Night Time Trial – Presented by Light & Motion
8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Location: Pavilion 3
Details:
Riders Leave on 1 minute increments beginning at 8:00 P.M.
1st Place Award – (1) Light & Motion Light
2nd Place Award - TBD
3rd Place Award - TBD
Last Place Award - TBD
Drawing for (1) Light & Motion Light
Huffy Toss
All Day
Location: (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Whoever throws the thing the farthest is great.
Sign-up Sheet on Stake for Participants to record their distance
Bragging Rights, announce winner at the grand raffle
Ghost Ride
All Day
Location: (Pavilion 3)
Details:
Whoever rolls the thing the farthest is great.
Sign-up Sheet on Stake for Participants to record their distance
Bragging Rights, announce winner at the grand raffle
Final Event Points Award – Fuji Diamond RC Frame Donated by The Touring Cyclist
7:00 P.M. Grand Raffle
Location: Center Stage
The Event Points Award will consist of the following:
Each person will get 5 points for participating in the following events:
Hill Climb TT
Bike Limbo
Slow Race
Bunny Hop
BOBstacle Course
Log Pull
No Touch
Huffy Toss
Ghost Ride
Guided Rides
Winners from each event will receive 10 points
Hill Climb TT Participants will be awarded Points as follows:
1st – 10, 2nd – 9, 3rd – 8, etc., 5 being the minimum.
Last Place won’t be forgotten
Special Awards:
Bike Skillz Award – Most total points from the following:
Bike Limbo
Slow Race
Bunny Hop
No Touch
Award: TBD
Lightest Bike – Ultimate Stand setup at Registration
Award: Ultimate Stand with Scale
Geared Bikes ONLY!
Heaviest Bike – Ultimate Stand setup at Registration
Award: Titec Carbon Bar
Overall Weekend Points Award – Surly Karate Monkey Frame & Fork Donated by Big Shark Bicycle Company
Sunday, after the Epic
Location: Pavilion 3
Details:
The participant with the most points from the entire weekend, including all bike games, Friday events and Sunday Epic receive the Surly Karate Monkey Frame & Fork
Point Awards:
Guess your Fictional Band or Musicians Movie or TV Show on your number sticker
Friday Advocacy Participant
Friday Night Fun Ride
Participate
Most Decorated Bike
Injuries
Longest Distance Traveled
Worst Mechanical
Fattest Tires
Oldest Bike
Ugliest Bike
Best Dressed
Other unknown categories awarded by our esteemed judges
What Else Is Going On?
The Wentzille VFW is coming to the Festival! They're going to provide lunch and dinner on Saturday. Lunch will be burgers, brats and dogs. Some terrific sidedishes, too. For dinner, they are going to be putting a big ole pig on a rotisserie. There will be delicious sidedishes as well. So you could say the Wentzille VFW is going whole hog this year for the Festival.
The Fit for Women Bike Demo Tour will be attending the Midwest Mountain Bike Festival (MMBF). Come learn from Olympian and World Champion Mountain Biker, Chrissy Redden (de Jonge). Their goal is to promote cycling to women in the form of education, proper bike fit, fun and the demo tour. Check out www.fitforwomentour.com for more details.
Also, the Trek Ride the Best Demo Tour is coming to the MMBF. They will be bringing a complete selection of mountain and road bikes for everyone to demo. For the list, check out their website www.ridethebesttour.com and look for our event on their schedule.
Friday: The Kona Bikes Advocacy Forum
Friday – The Kona Bicycles Advocacy Summit: Friday is all about trails and advocacy. We’ll have informative seminars for trail stewards, club leaders, trail crew leaders, and trail designers. We’ll also have the International Mountain Bicycling Association for a special presentation of IMBA and all of their national and international programs.
In addition to the informational sessions there will be a huge night ride that will burn memories in your skull for years to come.
Saturday: The Midwest Mountain Bike Festival - Let's have some fun!
Saturday The Festival – Saturday is the fun day. All day long we’ll have a festival atmosphere, with food, demos from several major bike companies, and organized rides on all of the trails, a huge raffle, and music provided by some local bands. Also Saturday night will feature night rides on local trails.
The Festival will be featuring even more bands this year! A few more may still be in the lineup so stay tuned. Here are the confirmed music makers:
<> The Monads (punk bluegrass rockabilly)
<> Red Ass Jones and the Gold Bondsmen (drunken traditional)
<> Maid*Rite (country folk rock)
<> Dub Kitchen (dub smoke reggae)
<> The Choir (balls-out rock and roll)
Sunday: The Epic Ride
Sunday – Sunday’s big event is the organized epic ride. We’ll cover 3 different trail systems, every kind of surface you can ride a bike on, and over 40 miles of riding. We’ll have aid stations along the way to fuel-up, as well as some optional stops at local watering holes for refreshments. The more the merrier. Shorter ride options can be done as well. There will be turn-offs.
Ride the 45+ mile St. Charles County Epic
Explore three different trail systems and cover some serious ground on the
bluffs of the Missouri River in Wine Country. GORC has worked with St. Charles
County Parks, The Missouri Department of Conservation, and the Missouri
DNR to establish an extensive network of trails in the area. Top it off
with a bike shop and a couple of taverns located at the mid-point, and you've
got the makings of a great epic ride.