via USA Cycling
Racing into its fifth year, USA Cycling’s Pro GRT will feature ten events from coast to coast, an increase over the six events that made up the 2012 calendar.
The tour kicks off in March with three new additions. Reaper Madness Downhill & Super D leads things off in Boulder City, Nev. Riders will then head west for the Fontana City – California Golden State competition a few weeks later. In April, the popular Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, Calif., will host the Pro GRT’s third stop.
Racing resumes in May with two east coast favorites: the Mountain Creek Spring Classic 2013 in Vernon, N.J., followed by the 2013 Plattekill Gravity Open in Roxbury, N.Y. Both events are also part of the POC Eastern States Cup.
Another race familiar to Pro GRT riders, the Chile Challenge, marks the start of the second half of the calendar. The June event takes place in Angel Fire, N.M., less than two months before the venue will host the 2013 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships.
Riders will head to the China Peak Ski Resort for the California Golden State event later that month before crossing the country for the Windham Downhill in Windham, N.Y. on June 30, which is a UCI C2-inscribed race. July’s sole event is the Snowshoe Mountain Pro GRT in West Virginia. The Pro GRT concludes in early September at the Mammoth Kamikaze Bike Games in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Series points are given to top finishers at each event and used to determine the individual men’s and women’s standings that rank the best downhillers competing in the U.S. The 2012 men’s top ranked rider was Logan Binggeli (Saint George, Utah/KHS Factory Racing), while Jacqueline Harmony (Sedona, Ariz./IXS-510-Smith Optics) finished first in the women’s standings.
March 15-17 Reaper Madness Downhill & Super D — Boulder City, NV
March 30-31 Fontana City - California Golden State — Fontana, CA
April 21 Sea Otter Classic — Monterey, CA
May 19 Mountain Creek Spring Classic 2013 — Vernon, NJ
May 26 2013 Plattekill Gravity Open — Roxbury, NY
June 7-9 Chile Challenge — Angel Fire, NM
June 22-23 California Golden State — China Peak Ski Resort, CA
June 30 Windham Downhill — Windham, NY
July 13-14 Snowshoe Mountain Pro GRT — Snowshoe, WV
Sept. 4-8 Mammoth Kamikaze Bike Games — Mammoth Lakes, CA
Morpheous
1/1/2013 8:02 AM
DHmental
12/23/2012 6:35 PM
Josh_Swanke
12/23/2012 10:06 AM
Freeridewriter
12/24/2012 2:23 PM
alex.prieto.5454
12/22/2012 7:12 PM
jesus if touring bands set up a tour like they'd all be broke. that makes no sense at all.
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bstens
12/22/2012 7:03 PM
the lack of a Port Angeles race is a huge slap in the face to Scott, Casey, and everyone in the NW.
BUT, Bootleg being back on the list, especially down Reaper, now that is fucking smart.
Fontana / Sea Otter have absolutely no business being National rounds. Trails on which a 6" bike is the norm are not downhill tracks and it is a huge step backwards.
Just reading this schedule makes my stomach sick. Seems like a huge circle jerk on California.
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big bear
12/22/2012 2:26 PM
Voncooper Productions
12/22/2012 2:05 PM
Dylan Dean
12/22/2012 2:50 PM
Freeridewriter
12/23/2012 6:23 AM
Morpheous
6/22/2013 11:04 PM
JasonScheiding
12/22/2012 2:00 PM
Furbs
12/22/2012 11:40 AM
Furbs
12/22/2012 11:31 AM
Voncooper Productions
12/22/2012 10:20 AM
kaibrabo
12/22/2012 9:51 AM
number31crf
12/22/2012 8:32 AM
ColoradoDirt
12/22/2012 6:19 AM
Josh_Swanke
12/21/2012 9:47 PM
thom9719
12/21/2012 9:34 PM
DHmental
12/21/2012 9:33 PM
LTrumpore
12/21/2012 9:27 PM
bturman
12/21/2012 9:00 PM
Here's a visual courtesy of Ben "The Fonz" Furbee:

rsdobbins
12/30/2012 6:21 AM
Dylan Dean
12/21/2012 8:48 PM