
After months of hard work and planning…in a word WOW! In another word AWESOME! Folsom Cyclebration
was everything we had planned and more! Thanks to all of you cyclists,
enthusiasts and support teams for your participation in the first annual Folsom
Lake Bike Festival.
I visited each of the events and heard many wonderful
comments from our participants. Friday
afternoon started with two excellent time trials. The road racers commented
that the Folsom South Canal course was a “perfect” time trial. The top speed was nearly 30 mph average for
10 miles! I heard an interesting
statement repeated a couple different times about the MTB time trial, “I’ve
raced cross-country several times, but this time trial is making me really
nervous.” Afterwards, the crowd at the
finish line was unanimous in their opinion that MTB time trials were really fun
and they wanted it back next year.
What can I say about Fam Jam? The success of this event was at best unknown. But then, several hundred people showed
up…maybe 1,000 or more, and then dozens of talented riders showed up and put on
a truly memorable show including flips and 360’s, and even jumping over the
fence and completely out of the bike park. Unbelievable!
A nearly constant flow of people came in to Negro Bar throughout
the Festival Saturday. The decorated vendor
area made the festival fun and lively as many of you perused bike related and
food vendors. The 100k riders reported
that the course was terrific, well marked, and the rest stops were well stocked
with good food. The cross-country MTB
racers reported that they really liked the added features that aren’t normally
found at
We wrapped up the weekend with the Two Bridges Circuit
Race. The compliments and enthusiastic
encouraging comments to do it again are still rolling in. The racers were happy and thought the course
was great. They thought the fans were
great. One racer said he’d done 52 races
in 2008 and we had the second biggest crowd.
Several racers said, “We can’t believe you stopped a train for us.” Two
other racers said, “This kind of event coordination and set up is incredible
for a first year event. You would have no
problem qualifying for a masters national race.” Another racer said, “This event was better
run than several I go to run by seasoned promoters.” My hard working staff appreciated the high
praise!
We appreciate all the race promoters, sponsors and other
resources that it took to put together such a premier and memorable event. I can’t wait until next year. 09/11-13/09
Robert Goss
Director of Parks and Recreation
CYCLEBRATION SPONSORS


