21 Things To Do in July Without Lance
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#11
July 12: WV State Mountain Bike Championships
This event in Davis, West Virginia, gives riders the chance to call themselves the West Virginia State Champion for a year. They might not get a yellow-jersey, or the opportunity to date rock-stars, but that stuff is overrated, anyway; wvmba.com
#12
July 16-19: Claymore Challenge
The slopestyle at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire is the biggest freeride contest in the East. With top riders like Cam McCaul, Ben Boyko, Aaron Chase and Brandon Semenuk competing, fans should be treated to some spectacular action—and unlike some other events, they won’t have to camp out on a roadside the night before to get a good seat; highlandmountain.com
#13
July 17-19: Mt. Bike Oregon
Three days of biking and camping and a free, that's right free, beer garden. The heavenly event takes place in Oakridge, Oregon, home of practically endless singletrack and nearly bottomless beer, thanks to its close proximity to several fine breweries. Best yet, no one on the side of the trail will be yelling “doper” as you ride by; mtbikeoregon.com
#14
July 24-26: Snowshoe Mountain Bike Race Series—Race 2
Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia is one of the most popular bike parks in the East, and riding a chair to the top of the mountain is probably more fun than grinding gears in a pack for hours on end. The event features "dual stunt" as well as DH races; snowshoemtn.com
#15
July 18-19: Gravity East Series #6
This stop of the GES takes place in Attitash, New Hampshire, at a venue containing plenty of East Coast rocks and roots. And if riders are feeling like they are missing some Tour-related Euro culture, the resort offers something called the "Eurobungy." We’re not sure what it is, but roadies will surely love it; gravityeastserries.com
#16
July 19: 6 Hours of Power
This endurance race in Ellicottville, New York, is also a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. It's got plenty of singletrack, and invites riders to complete as many laps on the course as they can in 6 hours; heartrateup.com
#17
July 24-27: Big In Bavaria
Tarek Rasouli's next big production is a four-day dirt jump competition that incorporates both BMX stars and their 26-inch-riding counterparts. The jam will feature lots of action and plenty of Bavarian beer; myspace.com/biginbavaria
#18
July 25: Taming the Tetons
Taking off and ending in Teton Village, Wyoming, this race offers "fast laps and short climbs,” which leaves plenty of time to enjoy the epic scenery; intermountaincup.com
#19
The other Olson twin?
#20
All Month: Fly Jet Blue
The airline is eliminating excess baggage fees on bikes flown in July. That’s right fly your bike for free anywhere Jet Blue goes. It’s better than the $175 a pop some other airlines charge (Delta, we’re looking in your direction).
#21
July 30- August 2: Crankworx Colorado
This four-day event in Winter Park, Colorado, is the perfect escape from whatever Tour de France fallout seeps across the ocean this year. Slopestyle, XC, and DH races are just a few of the events. The trails at Winter Park’s Trestle mountain bike park keep getting bigger, too, and the surrounding Fraser Valley is home to legendary singletrack; crankworxcolorado.com
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