Mountain bike racing season has officially arrived! The Eagle Ranch Classic on Wed, May 27 is the first all-ages event in the 2026 Mountain Bike Race Series. Don’t miss out on the fun in the Town of Eagle — sign up early and save at register.vailrec.com!
The course will take racers on a variety of double and single track with distances ranging from 3.5 miles for younger riders and beginners to 13.3 miles for more experienced riders.
New this year, the Sport and Expert categories will race an updated course featuring Adam’s Way, made possible through a collaborative effort between the Town of Eagle, Eagle County, the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service.
The race start/finish is at the Arroyo Drive trailhead in Eagle Ranch. View a course map here.
On-site bib pickup begins at 3:45 p.m. and races start at 4:45 p.m. for youth bikers and 5:45 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. for adults. After the race, join us at Capitol Public House in Eagle Ranch for race awards and a free beer from New Belgium Brewing Company, or a non-alcoholic beer from Best Day Brewing!
Youth race awards will be presented on-site immediately following their race.
Individual race cost is $31 preregistered or $39 day-of. Youth (16 and under) cost is $16 preregistered or $22 day-of. Online preregistration for individual races ends at 5 p.m. the day before each race.
If you are thinking about signing up for the whole series, don’t wait! Cost for the series is $190 for adults until 5 p.m. this Monday, May 25, and $200 after May 25. Youth cost for the series is $100. Please note that racers must be registered for the whole series in order to accrue points for the overall series title in each category.
All riders are welcome to participate and racers do not need to be registered in the full series to participate in individual races.
