THE CADIVILLE BIKE RACES
Each Tuesday evening,
mountain biking enthusiasts at Pok-O-MacCready are afforded the opportunity to
compete at the Cadyville races, staged just outside of
Three of the regular racers took time out of their busy camp schedule to write about the experience.
Every Tuesday, the Pok-O-MacCready mountain biking specialist, Brad (Gasawski), takes about 12 campers to the Cadyville Mountain Bike Races.
There are four options in which class you want to race in. Kids (under 12) race one lap, which is about four miles; two laps, which are eight miles; and three laps, which is 12 miles. There is really one class for each skill level.
The course is made up of many different obstacles such as logs, rocks, hills, sand, trees, water, and roots.
The race is a ton of fun and it is a great experience.
-Jordan Moskowitz: Pok-O-Moonshine Senior
Cadyville
races are a lot of fun. At about
mid-afternoon, we leave to get there at like
I was nervous at the start but there really is no reason to be. The races aren’t that competitive, and there is a free raffle at the end. On the way back, we usually have a treat and go out to eat for dinner.
Overall, it’s a great afternoon, and we get back pretty late, which is very fun.
-Kyle Allen: Pok-O-Moonshine Senior
Mountain biking is fun, but nothing compares to bike racing. Such as the prestigious weekly ROAR (sponsored) Cadyville races.
This week, I went to Cadyville not knowing what to expect. This was because it was my first time there, and despite what all my friends had said, the administration had made a new course.
I got to the starting line somewhat relaxed. I knew that I was the underdog and rookie. Including me, there were 13 people in the race. We started in the blink of an eye and were down the first straightaway faster than you can say “Wow!” After a few minutes, the race had spread out and I was in a grass plane and had gone off course momentarily when I hit a rock, or mound of dirt in the grass and got two-four feet of air. It was an exhilarating feeling and everything seemed to happen in slow motion.
From then on, I was rushing up and down hills, over obstacles, and through sand pits to catch up to my opponents. After a few wrong turns and detours, I finished in 9th place overall.
-author unknown: Pok-O-MacCready camper