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The recently-launched Existence Time Little Sugar MTB introduced via Mazda now boasts the most important prize handbag for a unmarried day biking tournament in the US.

Existence Time and Bentonville, Arkansas-based OZ Manufacturers have mixed efforts to create a $65,000 handbag, a notable building up from the in the past introduced $25,000 prize.

The $65,000 might be break up lightly between the highest 5 women and men competing within the 100k race. First position finishers will obtain $12,000, with the breakdown for 2d thru 5th at $8,500, $6,000, $4,000, and $2,000.

“We’re extremely proud to have the privilege of running with OZ Manufacturers to offer this distinctive alternative for athletes,” stated Kimo Seymour, the president of Existence Time occasions and media. “No longer best will Little Sugar MTB be technically difficult for beginner and leisure riders, however the professionals might be tremendous targeted at the finish of season alternative to earn an important pay day.”

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Little Sugar MTB debuts within the northwest Arkansas biking mecca of Bentonville on October 15.  The cross-country mountain motorbike race will kick off every week of dirt-centric actions that Existence Time is looking the Large Sugar Vintage Biking Pageant. The competition opens with Little Sugar and concludes after Large Sugar Gravel the weekend of October 21-22.

The sizable handbag isn’t the one thrilling information to return from the brand new mountain motorbike race. The classes — designed partially via Bentonville locals Nat and Aimee Ross — will show off a more moderen zone of trails within the area’s ever-expanding singletrack community.

3 path distances might be on be offering at Little Sugar — the marquee 100k distance has 6,610’ of elevation achieve, the 50k clocks in at 3,461′, and a 20k path climbs 1,125’. All classes will get started on the Coler MTB Keep, a very simple two-mile spin from the guts of Bentonville, and finish downtown.

Whilst riders who raced the now-defunct Epic Rides Oz. Trails Off-road tournament from 2018-2021 might be aware of spaces like Slaughter Pen and the Again 40, Aimee Ross says that the inclusion of the brand new Little Sugar path community units the brand new race except its predecessor.

“There may be considerably extra elevation achieve and a few in point of fact a laugh, ripping descents,” Ross stated. “This house captures slightly bit extra of the hollers and bluff traces, and the contour of the entire water options in point of fact influenced the path development. It’s perhaps slightly extra singletracky in comparison to the Again 40.”

Recently, there are 40 miles of singletrack within the Little Sugar path community consisting of an outer loop and a number of other different trails that reduce in the course of the center. The community winds round two lakes and creeps underneath the bluffs of Little Sugar Creek. Complicated options like drops and jumps stay issues thrilling, and there’s a median elevation achieve of 150 ft in line with mile, which is essential for the area.

Just about all the trails round Bentonville are open to e-bikes, and Little Sugar MTB will characteristic e-bike classes within the 50k and 20k distances.

Registration for the development opens Wednesday, March 1 at 6 p.m. CST.