The Black Bear Mountain Bike race is race number 4 out of 9 in the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association's Cross Country MTB Series. Formerly known as the Black Bear 40K it's the longest running race in our series. Kanawha State forest features some classic back country feeling trails with a mix of old and new school on the ridge.

Each WVMBA Series Race features 3 categories to choose from when selecting your race class. Category selection should be based on fitness, skill, and time to complete the course.

Pro/Cat 1 Distances range from 18-24 miles for the seriesCat 2 and E-Bike Distances range from 12-18 miles for the seriesNovice/Beginner range from 5-12 miles for the series

Cat 1/Pro Categories will be racing for $$ for the top 3 positions in all 5 sub categories with equal pay to men's open and women's open. Cat 2, E-Bikes, and Novice riders will be racing for prize table or special awards for top 3 in each sub category at the promoters discretion.

This race is sanctioned by WVMBA and USA Cycling and requires a race license. For WVMBA this is included in the cost of the event and Annual WVMBA members get $5 off their race entries. If you don't have a USA Cycling License you will be charged for a 1 day license, an additional $15. If you plan to purchase an annual WVMBA membership or a USA Cycling License do so before signing up for the race as we will not refund for getting a license after signing up. If you sign up for a WVMBA membership first before getting your USA Cycling License you will be given a code for $10 off your USA Cycling license https://www.bikereg.com/63786

All Junior, Youth and Just for Fun categories are $30 (+online reg fees) All other classes are $45 (+online reg fees) up until May 18th at 11:59 p.m. WVMBA Annual Members will be $25 and $40 respectively. Starting May 19th (no joke) there will be a $10 increase in registration for all racers until registration closes. Registration closes at 6:00 p.m. Friday May 24th to allow time to submit registrants to our timing company. THERE WILL BE NO DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR THIS RACE.

Our racing rules and regulations are on our website for your review in our series. We also have E-Bike options for Class 1 pedal assist e-bikes and those rules are also available at the same place on our website. https://wvmba.com/series/wvmba/

Course information is not available at this time due to recent storm damage. We will notify registrants when course info is available on the WVMBA website.