WOMEN SHRED presented by Arnicare, by Boiron :: Bentonville Bike Fest

WOMEN SHRED presented by Arnicare, by Boiron

women shred presented by Arnicare, by Boiron is back!
As a celebration of women mountain bikers, the 5th annual women shred event aims at championing female mountain bikers through rides and workshops.

After last year's successful events, women shred caters to the experienced mountain biker who is in for a new discovery or for the novice rider who wants to hone her skills. The annual event continues to be dedicated to the inclusion of women and mountain biking. This year we partnered up with the Women of OZ who will host a First touch to MTB workshop....

First you meet at the festival area where you can pick up your goodie bag at the rider registration tent. Then you'll start in the women shred space with some balancing exercises, challenge you to ride over skinny beams (on the floor), master braking skills, learn to use your body and warm you up to go on the trails.

These legends will take you on to the Coler trail system and will decide according to the skill of your group which berm, drop or any other technical difficulty you love to improve at.
To be a better rider, ride safer and have better control skill is key!
Women of OZ, who take care of the essentials and first touch to MTB will introduce you to Mountainbiking and host the beginner workshops, guided by certified coaches.

Don't let these World class riders scare you, they are all very approachable and patient teachers who will explain you everything they learned from riding bikes all over the world in the past 3 decades. Don't miss this opportunity!

THE WORKSHOPS

- women shred workshops presented by Arnicare, by Boiron (limited to 30 spots, 3*10) with Anneke Beerten & friends. We offer 2 Intermediate level & 1 advanced workshop. Anneke who's a multiple world champion mountainbiker and a resident of Bentonville will lead these 3 groups, take you on the trails and teach you techniques & skills to make you enjoy your bike even more, ride safer and faster!

- The women of Oz First touch to MTB workshops (limited to 16 spots, 2*8) with certified instructors. If you have never ridden a mountain bike before, or it’s been a little longer than you would like to admit….. Welcome. You have to start somewhere and this is the place! Start with the women of OZ' fundamental skills clinic for some mountain bike basics and then hit the trails for an introductory ride. Our goal is to get you familiar with your bike and learn basic mountain biking skills. This clinic will cover pre-ride bike check, braking, shifting, pedals positions, ready/neutral position, bike body separation and much more! (source: woznwa.com)

Note: bring your own proper MTB and helmet.

MAY 24th

8-10: First touch to MTB workshops with Women of Oz / GROUP1
8-10: First touch to MTB workshops with Women of Oz / GROUP2
9-11: women shred with Anneke Beerten / NOVICE
12-2: women shred with Anneke Beerten / INTERMEDIATE
3-5: women shred with Anneke Beerten / ADVANCED

Rider info
- Rider Parking: CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE NEAREST RIDER (PUBLIC) PARKING SUGGESTION . From here use the greenway to ride or walk to the event, which is only 0.7 miles away.
- In case the suggested rider parking or any other public parking is full, please direct yourself to the official FREE SHUTTLE BUS PICKUP POINT , but please be aware that you can not bring bulky items or bicycles on the shuttle busses. The shuttle bus pickup spot is only 1.7miles away.
- NAVIGATE TOWARDS THE BIKE FEST VENUE BY BIKE => We strongly encourage everyone to come by bike and make use of our on site valet parking presented by Walter P Moore.
- Every rider will need to sign a waiver prior to the start through Bike Reg.
- Bring your own Mountainbike and helmet. If you like to demo a bike, please get in touch so we can put you in contact with one of our vendors.