AMBC cross country events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross Country National Championships, on July 14-17 in Sun Valley, Idaho while AMBC gravity events will qualify riders to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships, September 24-25 in Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
In its 15th year, the AMBC features 21 races and will visit 14 states between March and September. The series opens this month with the Southeastern Regional Championships (SERC) race in Gainesville, Florida on March 20 and it concludes with the Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival in Rocksprings, Texas, September 2-4.
The AMBC was created in 1996 to provide opportunities for mountain bikers of all ages and abilities. Each stop on the series offers cross country events, and several stops offer short-track cross country, downhill, time trials, or super D competitions as well.
The complete AMBC calendar is below.
American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC) March 20: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Gainesville, Florida March 27: Chickasaw Trace Classic - Columbia, Tennessee April 3: Southeastern Regional Championships Series (SERC) - Bryson City, North Carolina April 9: 17th Annual Barking Spider Bash XC - Boise, Idaho April 17: Stump Jump 2011 - Spartanburg, South Carolina April 30 - May 1: The Idyllwild Spring Challenge - Idyllwild, California May 1: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Winder, Georgia May 15: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Ducktown, Tennessee May 15: Tymor Park Challenge - Lagrangeville, New York May 22: Greenbrier Challenge - Hagerstown, Maryland May 29: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic - Durango, Colorado June 4-5: Bump ‘N Grind - Pelham, Alabama June 12: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Chattanooga, Tennessee June 18-19: Magic Cycles Mountain Bike Race Weekend - Beech Mountain, North Carolina June 26: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Clemson, South Carolina July 10: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Huntsville, Alabama July 17: 16th Annual Bulldog Rump presented by Cycle Craft - Andover, New Jersey August 7: Southeastern Regional Championship Series (SERC) - Fontana, North Carolina August 14: Bear Creek Challenge - Macungie, Pennsylvania September 2-4: Camp Eagle Classic MTB Festival - Rocksprings, Texas
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