Nebraska Cycling News

The 2006 Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series will host a banquet and celebration at one of the areas most popular mountain bike venues, Platte River State Park (Mallet Lodge) on November 11.  

After a season of races plagued by wet weather, this is one Psycowpath event that promises free food, refreshments, family entertainment, great trails, and most important, a climate controlled shelter.  The 2006 Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series has many things to celebrate: great trails, involved clubs, supportive families, enthusiastic fans, culture, character, individualism, fantastic sportsmanship, and a collective comaraderie that creates and rekindles friendships at every race.

The 2006 Psycowpath Banquet will feature an afternoon and evening of activities for everyone in the family.  

2-4pm:  MTB Ride on the Horse Trails (meet 1:45pm, ride leaves Mallet Lodge at 2pm)

Guided Hikes for families leave Mallet Lodge at 2pm and 3pm.

Kids Movies on projection screen and other activities in Mallet Lodge.

5pm-6pm: Spaghetti Dinner at Mallet Lodge

6pm-8pm: Awards Ceremony and Celebration-- includes series winners, recognition of state champions, additional prizes including the new PsyCow Spirit Award, and the grand prize raffle for the  Kona Cruiser donated by Monkey Wrench Cycles.  The evening will wrap up with the rollout of the 2007 Psycowpath Schedule.

Questions?  Email ryan.feagan@gmail.com or call 402.415.9071.

Four Individual Champions Honored as Downhill Concludes Competition

Angel Fire, N.M. (October 22, 2006)-Fort Lewis College completed its sweep of all four Division I men's events at the 2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships as Chris Heath won Sunday's downhill competition to secure the overall Division I title for Fort Lewis College - its third championship in the last four years.  Fort Lewis College earned a total of 698 points to edge defending champion University of Colorado by 25 points. After the men's squad won the short track and 4-cross events Friday and the cross country race Saturday, Heath clocked a winning time of 5 minutes, 8.06 seconds as the fastest man down the mountain to earn an individual downhill title and solidify an overall win for Fort Lewis.  And because a school's overall point tally included both men's and women's events, a third-place effort from Sarah Elworthy in the Division I women's downhill race also factored heavily into Fort Lewis' overall win.

University of Colorado Looks to Defend Division I Crown, Division II Title Wide Open

Angel Fire, N.M. (October 19, 2006) -- High in the Sangre de Cristo mountains, coeds from around the country will compete this weekend for collegiate off-road bragging rights as Northern New Mexico's Angel Fire Resort is set to host the 2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships.