Hello Fellow Singletrack Slayers!
For those of you who don't know me, I'm Thomas, the man behind the name behind the Mountainview Cycling Club, the Mountainview MTB trails, and Mountainview Racing Events. As I've (and hopefully you have as well) read on the CTS blog, goal setting is a fantastic way of improving yourself, both on and off of the bike. On the bike, this can mean challenging yourself to clean a tough rock garden, ride that nasty climb in Copeland without using your small chainring, or riding 10 zillion kilometres during the month of February.
For some of you, these goals could involve racing. Personally, I've been mountain bike racing since I was 8, and I can confidently say that nothing will help improve your riding quite like pushing the bike for every last bit of speed through a corner, bouncing through a rock garden at race speed, or gritting your teeth to power up a climb so that you can save precious seconds.
Of course, gritting your teeth up a climb could lead to blowing up and needing to slow down, and bouncing through a rock garden could end up with you over the bars...so surely, there is some pressure that you won't find in other riding situations. As such, it might not be so appealing to try out racing in a high-pressure World Cup, or even at a place with hundreds of people such as an Ontario Cup, 8-hour, or bigger race series such as Hardwood Hills on Wednesday nights. It is here that I present the Mountainview Thursday Night Series.
Mountainview offers low-key racing. We cheer as hard for winner as for the last-placed rider. Nobody is going to push you into a tree to gain a position, and nobody is going to cuss you out if you spin out on a rooty climb. However, don't be surprised if someone offers you a beer in the parking lot afterward, gives advice on how to clean that rooty climb, or ask you to come for a cool-down spin after the race.
Mountainview offers progression. Whether you want to blast around on flat twisties for 15 minutes, or challenge yourself on some of the gnarliest singletracks you can race on a race course in Ontario, we offer that. There are 4 courses to choose from each week for varying ability levels. The courses are changed up once a month, so even if you come out every week, you won't get bored.
Other perks include weekly draw prizes, results that are tracked throughout the season, and a year end bbq/awards celebration, with a slideshow of great racing photos taken during the season. The races cost 10$ a night (including HST), and season's passes are available. To race, you must have an OCA/UCI licence, or you may buy a one-day insurance permit for 5$.
Of course, beyond that, I think the trails speak for themselves. Hope to see you starting next Thursday!
Thomas Wood
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