Sweet Riders

Trail Report!

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With our Bee’s Knees Enduro only a couple short weeks away, our event is looking for one more stage sponsor for the Sunday Full Course event.

Stage Sponsorship is $1000, and for that price you will have your logo printed on the stage start sign, which will be seen by over 200 racers, your logo on our Bee’s Knees event website, your logo included in our promotional wrap up event video and race recap which is features on Pinkbike.com (the most widely viewed MTB website). You will also receive a UROC social media post leading up to the event, recognition at the awards ceremony as well as the opportunity to hang a banner at the event.

Money raised through our stage sponsorship program goes towards event prizing and back into trail construction. If this is something you or your business is interested in please email UROC at [email protected]

With racers coming from all over southern Alberta and eastern BC, it is a great opportunity to get your business seen in the mountain bike community.

Group ride!

💥UROC Group Ride💥
This week is another self directed choose your own adventure. Watch our socials and website for one more group ride next week!

📍CNP Bike Skills Park
🗓️Wednesday August 26
🕣 6:30 pm

Valid 2026 UROC membership required please and thanks. It might be rainy so dress accordingly if ya go. All skill levels are always welcome.

Since this week is self-directed, you might no know who’s in the parking lot for the ride. Ride up to strangers and say hi! Bikes bring the best people together.

Have fun!

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Canada’s Eve Buczkowski crowned junior world champ 👑🇨🇦🚴‍♀️

📸: Mathew Wells via Cycling Canada

Register now!! Can’t wait 🫶

REGISTER TODAY!

The District of Elkford has September kids mountain bike programs from Sweet Riders open for September - Right here in Elkford! Check out the District of Elkford website to get your kids registered by September 1st by visiting https://www.elkford.ca/community-recreation/programs

Don't want to go to the website? Here are the quick links to register:

Sweet Shredders (Age 9-11) Dates: Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29 2026
Time: 6:40 to 8:10 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8329

Jr.Jumpers (Age 6-8) Dates: Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
Time: 5:35 to 6:35 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8328

Tiny Tots (Age 4-5) Dates: Tuesdays - September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
Time: 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8327

**Image is from the ETA's bike skills competition and not from a Sweet Rider event. Check out Sweet Riders page to see all the great things they are up to.

Oh no 😥

A late-night lithium battery fire severely damages Dodge City Cycles and the Riding Fool Accommodation in Cumberland, but the community is already rallying to rebuild.

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Join us again this Fall in Elkford🙌🙌

The District of Elkford has September kids mountain bike programs from Sweet Riders open for September - Right here in Elkford! Check out the District of Elkford website to get your kids registered by September 1st by visiting https://www.elkford.ca/community-recreation/programs

Don't want to go to the website? Here are the quick links to register:

Sweet Shredders (Age 9-11) Dates: Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29 2026
Time: 6:40 to 8:10 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8329

Jr.Jumpers (Age 6-8) Dates: Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
Time: 5:35 to 6:35 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8328

Tiny Tots (Age 4-5) Dates: Tuesdays - September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
Time: 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. - https://districtofelkford.adventureengine.com/portals/?trip_id=8327

**Image is from the ETA's bike skills competition and not from a Sweet Rider event. Check out Sweet Riders page to see all the great things they are up to.

Trail report!

UROC Trail Report August 14th:

The rains have come and gone and this will give our trails a huge reset back to some great hero dirt and spring like conditions, at least for a couple of days. We are hopeful that this big system of wet weather provided some relief to our neighbouring communities dealing with wildfires.

It is race day for anyone planning on competing in our Friday Night Race Series at Pass Powderkeg. The trails will be so good after soaking up this moisture, and although the temps are not going to be super high today, conditions couldn’t be better. Tonights track is a run down the newly constructed Tail Mix, which is also going to be featured in our upcoming Bee’s Knees Enduro. Registration starts at 6pm. $10 gets you an entry and a beverage post race. We have some great prizing to give away and you don’t have to be the fastest to go home with some swag. All racers must be on course by 7:15pm so we can get this wrapped up by 8pm. After everyone being stuck inside for a couple of days, we are hoping for a great turnout.

This week our trail crew dealt with heavy smoke early in the week, then the opposite with extremely wet conditions at the end of the week. They have been fighting back the vegetation on Knotty Flo, Jiffy Pop and Double Dirt to keep those climb trails clear. The crew went up to Big Bear to make some repairs after the last couple of events rolled through, and they were out exploring some re-routes to modernize some legacy trails in York Creek. Our Trail Crew was also able to locate a small fire that had started below Double Dirt and with the help of the Municipal Fire Department, they were able to put it out. Not sure on the cause of the fire, but luckily they were able to control it before it became a big problem.

The temps will be warming up for Saturday and Sunday and it will be an excellent weekend to be out on the trails. The lodge is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The smoke should be dissipated for now, so if you haven’t ridded in a while, this will be a great weekend to come out.

Happy Trails.