City: Fruita

You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Trip 1: April 29 – May 2
Trip 2: May 6 – 9

Registration opens: January 27th

The Kokopelli Trail was built in 1989 by COPMOBA, a small group of committed bikers who envisioned a single contiguous trail stretching from Colorado to Moab, Utah. It was named for Kokopelli, the magical flute player who wandered the desert and was able to drive back winter according to Hopi legend.

Bikerpelli is a series of two identical annual trips in late April/early May travelling the trail in a unique, intense style we’ve refined since 2002, and represents what we believe is the best way for an experienced biker to enjoy the entire trail in a realistic time frame. The idea is simple – we handle all the details & leave you free to ride for 4 days without having to worry about logistics, camps, meals or emergencies. Just show up with a bike, a tent & your toothbrush & we’ll handle the rest.

Without any additional loops, the Kokopelli Trail covers 142 miles total and limited to the first 90 registrants. The route has evolved thru the years to include several addt’l sections of unforgettable riding, and a couple pieces are commonly skipped for being less fun. We have all the inside info on this & our trips are built with rider’s experience in mind.

Rating the trail’s difficulty is a challenge as the terrain can vary widely from serene, meandering 2wd roads to steep, rocky & technical pieces best hiked thru. 95% of the trail is completely ridable by a strong-intermediate rider with average technical skills and a solid base of endurance training.

Still, this is considered a strong-intermediate to advanced ride and is not recommended for beginners.

You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Trip 1: April 29 – May 2
Trip 2: May 6 – 9

Registration opens: January 27th

The Kokopelli Trail was built in 1989 by COPMOBA, a small group of committed bikers who envisioned a single contiguous trail stretching from Colorado to Moab, Utah. It was named for Kokopelli, the magical flute player who wandered the desert and was able to drive back winter according to Hopi legend.

Bikerpelli is a series of two identical annual trips in late April/early May travelling the trail in a unique, intense style we’ve refined since 2002, and represents what we believe is the best way for an experienced biker to enjoy the entire trail in a realistic time frame. The idea is simple – we handle all the details & leave you free to ride for 4 days without having to worry about logistics, camps, meals or emergencies. Just show up with a bike, a tent & your toothbrush & we’ll handle the rest.

Without any additional loops, the Kokopelli Trail covers 142 miles total and limited to the first 90 registrants. The route has evolved thru the years to include several addt’l sections of unforgettable riding, and a couple pieces are commonly skipped for being less fun. We have all the inside info on this & our trips are built with rider’s experience in mind.

Rating the trail’s difficulty is a challenge as the terrain can vary widely from serene, meandering 2wd roads to steep, rocky & technical pieces best hiked thru. 95% of the trail is completely ridable by a strong-intermediate rider with average technical skills and a solid base of endurance training.

Still, this is considered a strong-intermediate to advanced ride and is not recommended for beginners.

The 2021 race will be a single 50K loop at 18 Road

Ride the Edge!
This is not just the name of the trail but it’s a description of the new Sarlaac Attack 50K course. Uphill grinds, beautiful singletrack and some grueling hike-a-bike sections. You’ll ride on the edge of cliffs and the edge of your endurance limits. This course is tougher than the previous course with 3,400′ of climbing and WAY more rewarding.
Do heights excite you? You’re going to love the namesake section looking down at the start line area. Riding the Edge Loop!
This fun 50K course is an early season test of stamina and gives a reason to train through the winter. With the combination of many short ups and downs and a big climb up the mesa, this event will definitely test your fitness. Racers will have three aid stations and will receive a finisher’s memento and age group awards.
While weather is never a sure thing, typically in the Fruita area at this time of year, you can expect temperatures between 70 and 80 degrees with very little chance of rain.

Race Categories
Sport: Under 29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, Single Speed
Pro/Open

Pre-Race
There will be packet pick-up/registration on Friday evening, as well as Saturday morning at the Start/Finish area. Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration will be at TBA on Friday from 6:30-8:00p.

Awards
There will be an awards ceremony at the Finish area beginning at 2:30. Customized cowbell awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers in each category.
Men’s & Women’s winners will receive comp entries to next year’s races.
Customized dog tag awards will be awarded to all finishers as they cross the finish line.
Placer’s awards will be distributed at the awards ceremony Saturday night.
Awards and mementos will not be mailed after the event.

The Mesa County Health Department informed us that due to the amount of participants coming from outside the area, which is about 95%+ of our racers, they would not be allowing our event or similar events. The area has a low percentage of cases and are concerned about the potential spread of the virus with an influx of visitors. We respect their decision and appreciate informing us in a timely manner.

We want to thank everyone for their patience as will now DEFER all participants of this SOLD OUT event to the new dates in 2021. You do not have to do anything as our Registration Manager will move teams/solos to the 2021 site on imathlete-all links are still good and pertinent dates are being updated. We will begin sending emails after the first of the year reminding you to complete your rosters and providing updates regarding the event. If you are unable to attend the 2021 event we will be happy to extend your deferral to 2022.

And finally, we want to thank our title sponsor, US Bank, our presenting sponsor, the City of Fruita, as well as our venue, Highline Lake State Park for their support during these trying times as they will also return in 2021 for our “REDUX” of the 16th Annual 18 hrs of Fruita and the 25th Anniversary Fruita Fat Tire Festival.t be a minimum of 14 years of age.

We will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary next spring, May 7-9, 2021 with the “REDUX” of the Fruita Fat Tire Festival.
REGISTRATION FOR FESTIVAL & DEMO PASSES and EXHIBITORS IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE on imATHLETE! Our site will be updated in the next few months with all the fun activities planned for our “REDUX”!!!

A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER

25 years ago, the first Fruita Fat Tire Festival marked the emergence of the sports newest Mountain Bike destination. Since 1996 we have built a community of amazing people around the little MTB town of Fruita Colorado. We thank you all so much for your enduring friendship and support since. We have faced challenges of weather and worldwide worry before but never quite like this. As a celebration of a quarter of a century of singletrack trails we had a silent celebration to honor the safety of our people, our community and our world by postponing this years celebration. We will be using the upcoming year to fashion a 25th Anniversary US Bank Fruita Fat Tire Festival “REDUX” like none we have seen before. Thank You for being a part of this story, be safe and we will see you again soon as we make this saga a tale of the past.

What is Co2uT?

Co=Colorado, 2=To, uT=Utah.
A kick-ass gravel race from Colorado to Utah – and back!
Like no other Gravel on Earth!

Grand Junction – Fruita – Moab

Awesome, Road bike or Mountain Bike –  that you did know.

But, driving the 1-70 corridor, looking north, you see a no-man’s-land. Having lived in this region for decades we finally said “What if? What if something is out there?”

We went exploring, and unlike the conquistadors, we found the treasure – Hidden in plain sight.

Mind-blowing terrain, roads, gravel, hills, views, wildlife & epic adventure! Now, you get to find it too.

The best gravel you never knew – Racing from Colorado, across the border to Utah and back.

You are about to find what we found. It’s not no-man’s-land. It’s Desert Gravel “Like no other on Earth!” You’ll never look out ‘there’ the same way again…

You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day are fun and easy, and they help get people outside and on bikes. There’s no cost to you or your participants (unless you want to charge a fee to participants to cover your costs). The initiatives help create community connections, promote destinations, and can boost local economies. You can participate in Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day through your own programming or you can partner with other groups.

There are two ways to be part of Bike Travel Weekend & Bike Your Park Day:

1. Plan and register a Bike Travel Weekend trip at BikeTravelWeekend.org and/or register a Bike Your Park Day ride at BikeYourParkDay.org. Registration, planning resources, and inspiration are available for free. Plus, registrants will receive stickers for their group and will be entered to win a bike and Amtrak tickets to Glacier National Park.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/register-a-bike-overnight/

2. Promote Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day to your customers, visitors, and friends. Visit the “Promote” pages at BikeTravelWeekend.org and BikeYourParkDay.org for sharing resources and a downloadable Toolkit with resources to help you plan your rides or just encourage others to participate.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/promote-your-bike-overnight/

Adventure Cycling also has Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day sponsorship opportunities to help you promote your brand or destination. Please contact me at [email protected] or (406) 532-2743 if you are interested in sponsorship or if you have any questions about Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day. I would be happy to walk you through the planning and promotional resources and registration process. I can also send additional stickers and postcards for your audiences.

I hope to “see” you out on the roads and trails on June 5 – 7 for Bike Travel Weekend and September 29 for Bike Your Park Day. Enjoy your ride! Bike Travel Weekend, inspires thousands of people throughout the world to go on a one- or two-night bike trip to a campground, hotel or B&B on the same weekend. Registration, planning and promotional resources are free at BikeTravelWeekend.org.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/