DD - Estrella Mountain Regional Park

The Dust Devil Mountain Bike Series has been a part of the mountain bike events calendar for nearly 20 years. DCB has been promoting organizing this series for the better part of the last decade. It’s a pre-cursor to the State or MBAA series and the true mountain bike season. This series caters to all walks of mountain biking; those who are at the top of the field and are preparing for the season, and the beginner who is trying on a new sport. Not to mention the FREE kids event.

We, DCB Extreme Adventures and Maricopa County Parks invite you to join us this season for a little something different. Come out and enjoy yourself. We have tons of fun coming your way at every Dust Devil Event, Get on out and have fun with DCB!

NEW ADDITION!

You have three mountain bike event options now...

-Marathon (35 mile minimum, looped course)
-Time Trial (one loop, fast as you can)
-Cross Country (the XC events will follow the TT, so you can do both)

EVENT SCHEDULE

The Dust Devil Series has a race for every level of rider.

6:30 a.m. Packet pick up and late registration at race site

7:45 a.m. Marathon

8:00 a.m. Time Trials

9:30 a.m. Cross Country races

11:00 a.m. Kid's race (12 and under)

KIDS 14 and under are FREE!! Just show up and check in at registration with a guardian. T-shirts are $18 if you want.

RACE SUPPORT

We will have Kachina Medical Rescue personal and DCB staff on the course. On the mountain bike there will be a feed zone for riders to utilize. Don't forget to grab a bite and a drink at the post-race food tent.

Rider Advocates

This year, a rider of similar skills will be assigned to each group to communicate the course laps and provide the pre-race meeting.

COST $40 pre-race and race day... YES... NO LATE FEE’S

Kid's 14 and under FREE (T-shirt $18 if you want one)

Online entry closes October 28 at Noon. Race day registration will be available at the site with no late entry fee. Please plan on getting their early if you intend to register for the event the day of the race.

ACCOMMODATIONS & CAMPING

Camping is available at Estrella Mountain Regional Park at the venue, I’ll be there and will be pre-riding the course, come out and join me. Please visit www.maricopa.gov/parks/estrella/ for more information regarding camping.

PARKING

Entry to the park is $6. It is the athletes responsibility to pay for and display their parking pass. Please park in designated areas.

USA Cycling (NORBA)

All of the Dust Devil events are sanctioned by USA Cycling. One of the conditions of sanctioning is that each athlete must be either an annual membership (and provide proof of such) or purchase a one day license for $5 also, please remember to bring your photo ID. Although the kid's race is free each participant must have a one day license and sign the waiver.

AWARDS

Awards will be presented to the top three males and females in each category. Series points will be tabulated for all three Dust Devil events and series awards presented during the Dawn to Dusk endurance mountain bike event.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

The starting and finishing area for all of the races will be at a staging area at the mouth of the parking area at the competitive track. This is also the place for registration and bike maintenance. There are two loops at Estrella, See map for loop count for your Category. Riders are responsible for knowing their own laps. If you are confused, look at the maps and it should be clear.

MARATHON

RACE TIME: 7:45 AM

35 mile minimum

TIME TRIAL

One loop, as fast as you can... Compare yourself to others apples to apples... Think the CAT 1‘s are so much faster... we’ll see after this season is over. Participants need to check in for the time trial in their category at least 30 minutes ahead of start times. Format will all be the same, First rider goes off at the noted time below, followed by a rider every 30 seconds. The CAT one’s will start first, but the starts will be continuous. This will be limited to 150 entries (if it’s popular, we will modify the format to give everyone a chance at the next two events). Everyone must be in line and on time for this to work...

CAT 1 - 8:00 a.m.

CAT 2 - line up after the CAT 1‘s

CAT 3 - line up after the CAT 2‘s

CROSS COUNTRY

The competitive track was designed specifically for cross-country mountain bike racing. We have various options for this event and for each of the classes. Please read your specific category's description, you will be responsible for knowing it come race day.

RACES BEGIN AT 9:30 AM

See Race Map

KIDS RACE

RACE BEGINS AT 11:00 a.m. or as early as we can safely start the race - Chaperones WANTED

RACE CATEGORIES

MARATHON (Male & Female)

TT - CAT 1 Top 3 Male/Female

CAT 2 Top 3 Male/Female

CAT 3 Top 3 Male/Female

XC CAT 1 (Male & Female 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 & 60+)

CAT 2 (Male & Female 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 & 60+)

CAT 3 (Male & Female 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 & 60+)