{"id":12576,"date":"2024-09-27T10:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T14:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=12576"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T14:58:58","slug":"hollins-joins-initiative-to-host-endurance-mountain-biking-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/hollins-joins-initiative-to-host-endurance-mountain-biking-national-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollins Joins Initiative to Host Endurance Mountain Biking National Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mountain-bikers_350x234.jpg\" alt=\"Hollins joins initiative to host endurance mountain biking national championships.\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mountain-bikers_350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mountain-bikers_350x234-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\n<span class=\"edgtf-dropcaps edgtf-normal\" style=\"color: #996f28\">\n\tH<\/span>ollins University, the City of Roanoke, and Roanoke County are teaming up to present the 2025 and 2026 USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships, hosted by Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>Consisting of seven days of racing events, the championships will feature over 1,500 athletes competing for national titles. The multi-day competition will combine cross-country and marathon mountain bike events. Next year, cyclists will compete July 14-20 in a variety of landscapes, including the trails of Carvins Cove, Explore Park, and Elmwood Park.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Roanoke Times<\/em> reported that \u201cCarvins Cove will host the marathon on the first day and will use Hollins University for parking and to serve as a beginning and end location for the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled that Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge has been selected as the host destination for this event,\u201d said Visit Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge President Landon Howard. \u201cIt will help build on our already shining reputation as America\u2019s East Coast mountain biking capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>USA Cycling President and CEO Brendan Quirk added, \u201cWith this exciting announcement of the Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships, it\u2019s evident why Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge is one of America\u2019s foremost cycling destinations.\u201d The area hosted the Amateur Road National Championships in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Rita McClenny, president and CEO of Virginia Tourism Corporation, noted that the event \u201cwill not only highlight our beautiful trails and vibrant community but also contribute to our local economy,\u201d bringing in an estimated $2.2 million in direct visitor spending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ollins University, the City of Roanoke, and Roanoke County are teaming up to present the 2025 and 2026 USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships, hosted by Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge. Consisting of seven days of racing events, the championships will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,130],"tags":[141],"class_list":["post-12576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in_the_loop","category-homepage-side","tag-summer-2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12580,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12576\/revisions\/12580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}