MASS Mountain Bike Festival

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VisitPA.com's Mid-Atlantic Super Series Mountain Bike Festival Will Attract Sport's Top Riders

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's official mountain bike team will sponsor one of the largest cycling events in the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend near Harrisburg.

The fifth visitPA.com Mid-Atlantic Super Series (MASS) Mountain Bike Festival Weekend will be held June 26-28 at Oesterling Farm in Marysville, Perry County.

The visitPA.com MASS Mountain Bike Festival Weekend begins on Friday with an evening team time trial before Saturday's 12-hour team relay and nine-hour solo races. Spectators can also cheer on the riders during the short track cross country race on Sunday. The festival features camping, family activities and live entertainment Saturday night.

The event is also a stop on the Dirt Rag World Tour. Dirt Rag is a magazine and online forum recognized as a leading authority on mountain biking. For more information on the race and festival, visit www.highspeedcycling.com.

"It was through our team's success and the high caliber of mountain biking opportunities available in Pennsylvania that we were able to secure this spot on the Dirt Rag World Tour," said Mickey Rowley, deputy secretary of tourism with Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development. "Professional and recreational riders alike will find challenging terrain, beautiful scenery and various other outdoor activities, which, together, create a great escape into nature."

The festival is only one stop among a busy season for the visitPA.com Mountain Bike Racing Team, which has dominated the Mid-Atlantic region since its inception. Led by team captains Mike Kuhn of Allentown and Ray Adams of Harrisburg, the nine-member-team of semi-professional mountain bike racers compete in dozens of racing events each season.

The team donates a portion of its prize money to the Pennsylvania-based Blue Butterfly Fund (www.bluebutterflyfund.org), an organization that helps families with children fighting cancer. For more information on the team, go to visitPA.com or check out its blog at http://visitpadotcommtbteam.blogspot.com/.

The Pennsylvania Tourism Office, under the state Department of Community and Economic Development, provides travelers with the information they need to enjoy the activities and attractions in Pennsylvania. Go to visitPA.com or call (800) VISIT PA.

CONTACT: Michael Chapaloney

(717) 720-1301

Source: Pennsylvania Tourism Office

CONTACT: Michael Chapaloney of Pennsylvania Tourism Office,
+1-717-720-1301

Web Site: http://www.highspeedcycling.com/

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Always make sure that you wear a helmet and other necessary safety gear for the conditions that you plan to ride in. There is never any shame in walking the areas of the trail that you don’t feel comfortable in riding and you should never let anyone else tell you that there is.