BIKE THE DUST SERIES

Organized and hosted by the FUN CYCLING CLUB of the City of San Fernando.

The annual MTB Race is held every 1st week or 2nd week of February of the year in the CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Northern Philippines during the City's Celebration of Fiesta in honor of San Fernando's Patron Saint, ST. WILLIAM THE HERMIT.

The City Government of San Fernando City headed by HON. MARY JANE C. ORTEGA, the Provincial Government of La Union headed by HON. VICTOR C. ORTEGA ,VALERO Group of Companies headed by HON. BERNARDO VALERO, YMCA and the Department of Tourism Region 1 headed by Mr. Ernesto Malay, Jr. fully support the BTD Series.

BIKE THE DUST RULES & GUIDELINES

DOWNHILL EVENT

• The COURSE is a 1-kilometer Technical Down Hill on a cliffy-man-only-single-track- road and farmlands with ruts, roots, rocks, bottomless dust, loose gravel, multiple drops and jumps, killer switchbacks with short and long steep dicey descents with a little emphasis on pedaling.
• Starts at 8:00 HOURS
• Individual Time Race
• Categories
  • Professional Category:  beginner riders with hard tail or full suspension bike
• Novice Category: professional riders who have joined previous downhill competitions.
• Event Time Record Holder: Michael Borja of Iloilo City (See BTD11 Race Results)

CROSS COUNTRY EVENT

• Cross Country event is a 40-kilometer distance for the Team,  Executives A & B, 80 kilograms and above, Sports and BMX categories. A 12-kilometer distance covers the Women’s category. The race routes are rolling dirt roads, forest tracks and farmlands with loose soil, bottomless dust, rocky sections and switchbacks, steep ascents and descents with ruts, roots and single tracks. Thirty percent  (30%) of the total racecourses are paved roads.
• Starts at 13:00 HOURS
• Team & Sports Categories
• Team must have at least 10 registered members.
• Individual riders can join under Sports Category
• Defending MTB Team Champion for 2002 series: Team Kamikaze Bauang (See BTD11 Race Results)
• 20-Kilometer Fun Route.
• Starts at 13:00 HOURS

Last revised: February 25, 2003