All summer long we’ll have tons of fun challenges created to help you improve your endurance, strengthen friendships, tackle obstacles, grow your mountain biking skills, and prove just how awesome you truly are. PLUS, there’s tons of cool prizes at the end of the year for participating!
May Challenges
#1 Wash and tune up your bike and take a photo in progress
#2 Take a picture of your bike extras — a tube, co2 cartridge and your co2 applicator
#3 Go for a bike ride with a friend and take a photo
#4 Find some wildflowers on the trails and take a photo
#5 Try a new trail that you have not ridden before, share your strava ride
#6 Pick a feature at the bike park that you’ve never done before and try it. (No jump lines! Ideas: the stream crossing, the big overpass, the little bridge, the rock gardens, the drops, etc.)
#7 Learn something new about bike maintenance, and perform it on your own bike. Send a photo.
June Challenge – Go the distance
Dependent upon the group you are currently in, to complete the challenge you need to ride over a certain number of miles OUTSIDE of practice. Please track your rides on Strava and submit links or screenshots at the end.
NAVY: 75 miles
WHITE + SILVER: 50 miles
TEAL: 25 miles
Biking Viking Challenges July
#1 Pick a video on YouTube about bike skills that you’d like to work on. Watch it then practice! Take a picture or video of your progress.
#2 Go for a ride on a trail that’s NOT in Corner Canyon
#3 Make a group of at least 4 friends and go on a ride together
#4 Go for a ride on a trail that is challenging for you. Stop and re-ride a challenging section until you feel confident on it
#5 Go for a ride at NIGHT. For safety, bring a friend or parent with you. Make sure you have both bike lights and helmet lights, and take it slow and easy. (Try this one during a full moon week)
#6 Ride the Lower Rush circuit (3x) and share your Strava/Garmin/GPS ride
#7 Find and take a picture of wildlife while you ride
August Biking Viking Challenges
#1 Go on a ride at sunrise or sunset and take a picture
#2 Go for a fun ride and look for trash while you ride–pick it up and take it home to throw away. (Share a picture and bonus entry: whoever picks up the most trash!)
#3 Go for a LONGER ride than you’ve done so far this year on a Strava recorded ride. Submit a screenshot.
#4 Go for a ride with more CLIMBING than you’ve done so far this year on a Strava recorded ride. Submit a screenshot.
#5 Cheer on teammates at the Manti race. Submit a picture of yourself completing the challenge.
#6 Get a new PR (personal record) on a Strava recorded ride. Submit a screenshot.