Day 1: Bald Mtn, Mt Ballarat + Slate Mtn

AM Shuttle: Board Cyclepath Outfitters shuttle at the Mace Mill Staging Area, drop off at Start A at Bald Mtn.

Stage 1: Trail 4-1 (11E35), left on 4 (11E43), finishing at creek crossing

Transfer 1: Trail 4 (11E43), right on Trail 1 (12N82) to top of Mt Ballarat

Stage 2: Start 2 at Summit of Mt Ballarat, down Trail 1 (12N82), left on 6-1 (11E28), finishing at intersection of Trail 6 (12N83)

Transfer 3: Left on Trail 6 (12N83), Right on Trail 7 (11E37 becoming 12N76 to Start 3 at the entrance of Trail 7-1 (11E37)

Stage 3: Trail 7-1 (11E37), left on Trail 7 (11N89) to Rock Creek Road

PM Shuttle: Board Cyclepath Outfitters shuttle for drop off at Mace Mill Staging Area

Day 1 Complete Route on Strava

Day 2: Bald Mtn + Mace Mill

AM Shuttle: Board Cyclepath Outfitters shuttle at the Mace Mill Staging Area, drop off at Start A at Bald Mtn.

Stage 4: Trail 4-1 (11E35), Right on Trail 10 (11E44), left to stay on Trail 10, Right on Trail 1-3 (11E30)

Transfer 4: Trail 1 (11E23), Turn Left to stay on Trail 1 up the hill to the start

Stage 5:  Trail 1 (11E23) to 12N72

Transfer 5: Left on 12N72 up to Bald Mtn Staging Area

Stage 6: Trail 1 (11E23), left on Trail 9 (11E13) crossing Rock Creek Road finishing at creek crossing

Transfer 6: Trail 9 (11E13)

PM Shuttle: Back to Mace Mill Staging Area (or ride it's not far)

The 2017 Bootleg Benduro course features 8 timed stages over two days of racing. Each day racers will receive two shuttles to the upper parking lot, dropping in from the DH start box to ride two stages on the steeper face side of the bike park. Additionally, both days racers will pedal Viper (access road) twice, untimed to the upper parking lot and complete two stages on the western side of the park. The course is evenly split between the two days.

Trail Technicality: Mostly Blue Square to Double Black Diamond
Approx Total Mileage: 34 miles
Approx Total Climbing: 3000 ft
Approx Total Descending: 8000 ft

DAY 1: Saturday, April 15^th 2017 approximately 9am to 4pm

Shuttle/Transfer 1: All racers will board the shuttle near the Staging Area and exit at the Upper Parking Lot, then ride or walk the access trail to the Downhill Staging Area.

STAGE 1 begins at Start A. The course will descend Sidewinder, Snakeback, Reaper, to Finish A.

Shuttle/Transfer 2: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish A and exit at the Upper Parking Lot. Racers will push or pedal to Start A.

STAGE 2 begins at Start A. The course will descend Armageddon, Snakeback, past the bathrooms to Finish B.

Shuttle/Transfer 3: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish B and exit at the Lower Parking Lot, then pedal to Start B.

STAGE 3 begins at Start B. The course will descend Skyline, crossing the access road to Eastleg, past the bathrooms, to Finish B

Shuttle/Transfer 4: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish B and exit at the Lower Parking Lot, then pedal to Start B.

STAGE 4 begins at Start B. The course will descend Boyscout, crossing the middle parking lot to enter Girlscout, Mother Connect, Mother, Parnone, POW, ending at Finish C.

Shuttle 5: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish C and exit at the Lower Parking Lot.

Day 1 Course Map

DAY 2: Sunday, April 16^th 2017 approximately 9am to 4pm

Shuttle/Transfer 6: All racers will board the shuttle near the Staging Area and exit at the Upper Parking Lot, then ride or walk the access trail to the Downhill Staging Area.

STAGE 5 begins at Start A. The course will descend Snakeback, Ona Lee, Ginger, turn left on Upper Lake View, Lower Lake View, Ginger, to Finish D.

Shuttle/Transfer 7: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish D and exit at the Upper Parking Lot. Racers will push or pedal to Start A.

STAGE 6 begins at Start A. The course will descend Armageddon, Snakeback, Diva, Love Canal, Ginger, to Finish D.

Shuttle/Transfer 8: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish D and exit at the Lower Parking Lot, then pedal to Start B.

STAGE 7 begins at Start B. The course will descend Boyscout, crossing the middle parking lot to enter Westleg, Mother, POW, ending at Finish C.

Shuttle/Transfer 9: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish C and exit at the Lower Parking Lot, then pedal to Start B.

STAGE 8 begins at Start B. The course will descend Skyline, crossing the middle parking lot to enter Girl Scout, Mother, Parnone, POW, to Finish C.

Shuttle 10: All racers will board the shuttle near Finish C and exit at the Lower Parking Lot.

Day 2 Course Map

Staging Area:

The race staging area will be located at the pavilion and parking spaces located by the bathrooms. (See maps) Here we will have racer check-in, awards ceremony, and Saturday nights music and food.

Aid Stations

We will have Aid Stations at the Lower, Middle and Upper Parking Lots. Clifbars, water, and Guayaki energy drinks will be available for racers.

Medical Personnel / Safety
AEMT Ambulance Standby with an ATV Polaris Ranger from Guardian Elite Medical Services will be on staff during the race.

Benduro is a Stage Mountain Bike Race Series, attracting racers with both a passion for technical descents and the ability to complete several physically punishing transfers and timed stages, all with enough juice left over to enjoy the party. Hosted by Josh Bender, the purpose of Benduro is to push the limits of both athletes and equipment, while bringing riders and spectators together on some of his favorite trail systems.

2016, the inaugural year, Benduro drew well over 100 participants, sending them along nearly 80 miles of rowdy stages and transfers, with shuttle support to keep riders off pavement at three astoundingly unique venues in Nevada, California, and Utah. Racers received prizes valued in excess of $10,000 from supporting sponsors, appetizing meals, and adrenaline pumping live entertainment by Southern Oregon rock band Greenstone. Many racers camped and came early to practice and stayed late to ride the local trails for fun.

For all venues of 2016, racers from various mountain biking backgrounds excelled on the courses, from freeriders to professional gravity and endurance racers, with a handful of collegiate riders. Series Champions were Janette Tank for Women, Lorin Whitaker for Men, and Stockton Jones for Juniors. The series received mentions on Pinkbikes frontpage and Just the Tip, Las Vegas Journal, Trail Peek and other review sites, along with numerous photos, videos, and words shared by participants on social media, PinkBike, and other mountain bike specific websites.

All stops of the 2017 Benduro Series will entail 2 days of racing, 2 nights of camping and partying with live music and local food. Due to the high mileage, technical terrain, and risk factors of 2017 Benduro courses, race categories have been reduced to just Pro and Open, with age brackets for Open Men. From here on out, competing in Benduro will require an elite level of both technical skill, and fitness. We hope to draw more participants from the endurance, epic, gravel grinder and adventure crowds, in addition to our current community of gravity racers.

All venues will be open to the general public and offer alternative trails to ride during races and great on-trail spectating opportunities. We again look forward to family, friends, and watching on course and mingling in the main staging area and at the parties. This year spectator passes will be available and include event t-shirt, swag bags, camping and dinners. We hope to have just as many spectators as racers, if not more.

Benduro has many volunteer opportunities for 2017. If you would like to assist with course marking, trail maintenance, course marshaling, on-site registration, timing assistance, emergency medical services, radio operators, photography, videography, or another fun task please contact us. All volunteers will receive a free spectator pass, including an event t-shirt, swag bag, camping and dinner(s).

2017 Benduro Series Schedule:

April 14-16 BOOTLEG Boulder City, Nevada BikeReg.com/BootlegBenduro

June 9-11 EL DORADO Georgetown, California BikeReg.com/ElDoradoBenduro

Nov 10-12 ZION Virgin, Utah BikeReg.com/ZionBenduro