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A message from Dean Yobbi: Help Dean Yobbi raise money for Old Fort's recovery effortsI hate asking for money. I was the...
30/10/2024

A message from Dean Yobbi:

Help Dean Yobbi raise money for Old Fort's recovery efforts

I hate asking for money. I was the kid in grade school who during candy drives was too shy to go door-to-door to sell "World's Finest." Instead, I talked Mom and Dad into buying the minimum to get me off the hook.
However, I ask humbly, with bike helmet in hand, that you consider donating to the Old Fort Strong Fund. It will put money into the hands of residents and businesses to rebuild and repair following Tropical Storm Helene on Sept. 27.

And, as many of y'all know, Old Fort is the home of the Off-Road Assault on Mount Mitchell in July, which annually draws an impressive number of racers from Florida.

As a Florida native and former annual Gone Riding race participant, I never thought I'd have to move to Black Mountain, N.C., to experience the devastating effects of a hurricane. For the record, my wife Charmain, our cabin, and three cats survived but our community is a wreck with no utilities. We have temporarily relocated to Michigan.
As part of the fundraiser, the Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival will be held Dec. 7, and I will compete in the 12-hour mountain bike event on my singlespeed. Those who enter have agreed to become fundraisers for the cause.
The more money I raise, the more determined I'll be to finish strong.
Thank you for reading.

Dean Yobbi
https://runsignup.com/dirtydozendeanyobbi

Dean Yobbi | Bicycle Retailer & Industry News Managing Editor
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Help me in my effort to raise money for the Old Fort Strong Fund as I my singlespeed mountain bike for 12 hours during the Old Fort Strong Endurance Event on Dec. 7. This fund is dedicated to helping support community members in Old Fort who have lost their homes or had significant damage to their h...

Vortex FSC #4 was high & dryOctober 20, 2024Florida State Championship series  #4 – Vortex trails – Ocala, Flhttps://gon...
28/10/2024

Vortex FSC #4 was high & dry
October 20, 2024
Florida State Championship series #4 – Vortex trails – Ocala, Fl
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We have hit the midway race in the series and it was good for once not to be faced with a weather situation, in fact the weather was awesome and trail conditions dry for a change. Many thanks to the OMBA volunteers that pitched in to get the trails open by the way, after all we were only a week past the last hurricane damage.

The seven mile course was set up with most of the heavy lifting in the first half (the vortex red trails) and then the second half was fast flowing single track and it seemed to make for some close finishes in many classes. In the elite men’s class it was a battle to the end with Jack Mizzoni taking a narrow (1 second) win and handing former champ Victor Alber his first XC loss of the season. Simone Berger (also former FSC champ) however produced a comfortable gap early on and won the women’s top class. Nick Mackie won the Expert Emtb class and Simone Berger won the women’s Emtb group.

Victor Alber and Julianna Moreno will continue to wear the Ways leaders jersey going into the next round and the team championship has another new leader in “Bike Parlor / MRI imaging” with a nine point lead. The Mudder Ducker $50 fast lap prime belonged to Troy Zimmerman in the 60+ expert class. Next race is 11-4/5 back at the same location (with a different layout however) and there will be a short track bonus race plus it is a Coconut Cup make up race (both the XC & ST)!

23/10/2024
A little throwback to some other epic races at   … and a reminder that THIS weekend is the FSC  #4 at the Santos Vortex ...
17/10/2024

A little throwback to some other epic races at … and a reminder that THIS weekend is the FSC #4 at the Santos Vortex 😍 we have with demos on Saturday from 👌🏼 and plenty of money up front grabs with the Fast Lap Primes🤑

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See you all this weekend!!!

FSC/CC Series update: Florida has suffered two brutal hurricanes in the past month, our hearts go out to all of the vict...
14/10/2024

FSC/CC Series update: Florida has suffered two brutal hurricanes in the past month, our hearts go out to all of the victims and to those who have had property loss and disruptions due to the damaging impacts of these storms, these are not easy times in our state, the effects will be felt for years to come.
We at Gone Riding are dedicated to putting on the best series possible and unfortunately we have just gotten word that the Lakeland round scheduled for the first week of November will need to be relocated due to FEMA closing the park indefinitely (we will post more information on the new location as it becomes available).
The fourth round of the series is however full speed ahead and the Vortex trails are open and cleared and the race is scheduled for this Sunday October 20th just as planned.
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Wet one at MT Dyer FSC/CCOctober 6, 2024Florida State Championship series  #3 / Coconut Cup  #1 + CC Short Track – Dyer ...
14/10/2024

Wet one at MT Dyer FSC/CC
October 6, 2024
Florida State Championship series #3 / Coconut Cup #1 + CC Short Track – Dyer Park – WPB, Fl
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Caught between to hurricanes, with Hurricane Helene just recently hitting Northern Florida and beyond and Hurricane Milton forming in the Gulf we did our best to squeeze in a South Florida mountain bike race at Dyer park over the weekend. With a scheduled Coconut Cup short track race on Saturday (which was relatively dry) and a Sunday XC race (predicted to be wet) it was going to be close with some of the far outer bands of the storm expected to start during the event. The racers and the FORCE club and our staff did everything we could to get ready but as it turned out the weather folks were right and the rain did pour down during the Sunday event several times, so much so that 1:30pm EMTB race had to be canceled. As everyone was packing up and trying their best to stay dry the attention soon turned to the approaching storm that was growing fast and heading for Central Florida later in the week.

Braxton Meloon took a close win in the CC short track and Simone Berger claimed the women’s fastest ST times. On Sunday with the rain pouring down Victor Alber claimed his third XC win in a row while Yerany Morejon Gonzalez won her second FSC XC of the series.

Bob McCarty added to his take home pay with the Mudder Ducker $50 fast lap prime in the men’s 50+ expert class.

The Ways sponsored leaders Jersey stayed with Victor Alber in the men’s class and a new jersey for the women’s class now in the hands of Juliana Moreno.

The team championship found a new team on top with “Speedlab, Ways, Cats and Friends” and with their successful weekend they are now sporting a 5 point lead.

Many thanks to all of the sponsors and FORCE club volunteers, next race is in Ocala at the famous Vortex trails!

Bike Boogie in the Jungle at FSC #2September 22, 2024Florida State Championship series  #2 – Hanna Park – Jacksonville, ...
26/09/2024

Bike Boogie in the Jungle at FSC #2
September 22, 2024
Florida State Championship series #2 – Hanna Park – Jacksonville, Fl
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Wet conditions were threatening all week but the weather did a quick turn around and stayed away allowing the trails to dry out in time for the weekends race. The course modification efforts of the club (SORBA Jax) also helped Immensely and with the exception of a couple of water crossings made for a great race course on Sunday.

Round one’s winner Victor Alber came out ahead in a close race to the finish (3 seconds) to last years champ Ryan Woodall in the men’s elite class and Kelly Jones took a win to further extend her points lead in the women’s class (again by about 3 seconds).

Seth Zaluski took home the Mudder Ducker $50 fast lap prime in the men’s 40+ expert class.

The Ways sponsored leaders Jersey will now be worn by Kelly Jones and Victor Alber going into round three in West Palm Beach.

The team championship is still lead by “Pedal to the Medal / LeRoys Bikeworks” as they extended their lead to 14pts.

Many thanks to all of the sponsors and club volunteers, next race is also a Coconut Cup race in WPB!

Check out these great pix from FSC Jax....
24/09/2024

Check out these great pix from FSC Jax....

Essential Media Productions,2024 FSC #2 Hanna Park - Jacksonville, FL,

24/09/2024
Thank you to all who came out to Hannah Park yesterday for the FSC  #2 … other than a few spots, the trails were running...
23/09/2024

Thank you to all who came out to Hannah Park yesterday for the FSC #2 … other than a few spots, the trails were running supreme thanks to 👌🏼and we had a great day in the sunshine ☀️

➡️ thank you to for capturing the day and if you would like to see all their 📸 from the event head on over to the link in our bio now!✨✨

See you in 2 weeks at Dyer in West Palm Beach for FSC #3 and Coconut Cup #1 🥳

FSC  #2 is this Sunday at Hanna park in JAX! The trails have received a lot of rain recently but we are working with SOR...
19/09/2024

FSC #2 is this Sunday at Hanna park in JAX! The trails have received a lot of rain recently but we are working with SORBA Jax and the park management to make some modifcations to ensure the best possible conditions for the race this weekend, see you there! https://goneriding.com/fsc-b/

Check out the primes for FSC Jax...
17/09/2024

Check out the primes for FSC Jax...

Tally FSC openerSeptember 8, 2024Florida State Championship series  #1 + TT – Tom Brown Trails – Tallahassee, Flhttps://...
13/09/2024

Tally FSC opener
September 8, 2024
Florida State Championship series #1 + TT – Tom Brown Trails – Tallahassee, Fl

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The 32nd annual FSC got off to a roaring start with 166 entries in the Saturday time trial alone and everything looked great course-wise with great traction and overcast conditions but then it came (yes the rain) with only five minutes to go before the start the skies opened up and an instant-wet race. The decision was made to then shorten the TT course to the 3.5 Magnolia trail and the racers did their best to navigate the race course with of the course the early starting racers getting the benefit of the better conditions. Sunday was a similar situation as overnight the rains held up but then right in the middle of the yellow wave the wet stuff came down again even harder setting up another wet one which lead to cutting the white wave laps to just one. Fortunately the trail drains well and overall the conditions improved throughout the day.

Saturdays time trial was won by Jack Mizzoni with a time of 13:00:47 while Kelly Jones took the women’s top time with about 4 seconds to spare. Sunday (utilizing the full 6.7 mile course) multi time FSC champ Victor Alber put on a strong ride winning by nearly a minute and half over a talented field in the men’s elite while Yerany Morejon Gonzalez bested the women’s highest class by about 25 seconds. In the EMTB race it was Rogerio Filho and Stephanie Lamer claiming the wins.

After the weekend of races the Ways sponsored leaders Jersey was placed on the shoulders Kelly Jones and Nick Mackie going into round two in Jacksonville Beach. Taking the early lead in the team championship standings is "Pedal to the Medal" sponsored by LeRoy's Bikeworks with a 5 point buffer.

Many thanks to all of the TMBA (Tallahassee Mountain Bike Association) volunteers and all of the fine sponsors of the series, with a special shout-out to Epic Bikes & Mudder Ducker for the primes.

Congrats to all of the athletes and on to round #2 in Jax!

FLE champions jerseys are going in the mail today!....
01/07/2024

FLE champions jerseys are going in the mail today!....

Newnan GSC weekend wrap upJune 30, 2024Georgia State Championship series  #7 – Brown’s Mill Battlefield park – Newnan, G...
01/07/2024

Newnan GSC weekend wrap up
June 30, 2024
Georgia State Championship series #7 – Brown’s Mill Battlefield park – Newnan, Ga

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Well no two ways around it… It was HOT! The muggy summer heat that Georgia is know for was on full display over the weekend, with even a little shower to pump up the humidity on Saturday before the start of the Time Trial. However the trails were in good shape and even great shape by race time on Sunday. The Time Trial was won by Dustin White with a 15.3 mph average on the 7 mile fun filled course and a time of 27:27:04 with slightly slick conditions.

Luke Harris came out on top of a very competitive elite men’s field (saving his best lap time for the end with a 26:51:54) that saw a lead group of five or six battle throughout most of the race but on the last lap things broke apart and then it was every man for himself. Olivia Esposito was the fastest of the females on the day.

The series overall awards were held at the race site and along with celebrating all of the champions and podium finishes there were three special awards handed out. Daniel Johns most improved Junior, Rebecca Sterner most improved female and Eric Hunner most improved rider. Congrats to all!

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The Gone Riding Story

Gone Riding, Inc.was founded in 1993 by David and Terri Berger. Our goal was to bring a high standard of organization and promotion to the sport of cycling in Florida, we have since expanded that goal to include all of the South Eastern States. We primarily specialize in off road or mountain bike cross country and endurance events but we also organize and promote bicycle road racing,duathlon and triathlon events. We have been NORBA (National Off Road Bicycle Association, now USAC-MTB) sanctioned since our first race in 1993 and have had the honor of hosting the Nation's first AMBC (American Mountain Bike Challenge) in Ocala, Florida in 1996 as well as the AMBC National Finals in 1997. Gone Riding is also proud of it's trail advocacy efforts we are a proud member of the International Mountain Bike Association IMBA and have annual contibutions of nearly $5000 per year to local bicycle clubs and associations, including SORBA (the Southern Off Road Bicycle Association).

As of 2018 we will have promoted over six hundred and fifty events, which include many series and special events. We are fortunate in Florida and in the South East to have the opportunity to race and ride year round and because of this we have been able to promote races and series events starting in January and ending in December. These events include the South Florida Championship series, the Spring Challenge, the 12 hours of Santos, the 8 hours of labor, the Florida State Championship series and the South Eastern Regional Championship series / US Cup East and the Georgia State Championship series. (See our events page for a complete list). Our goals are to continue to grow the sport of cycling in our region and to continue to improve and maintain our high standards of cycling organization and promotion. We would like to thank all of the riders, racers, enthusiasts, families, support people, bike shops, volunteers, land owners, park management teams, our sanctioning body, our web provider and last but not least sponsors for allowing us to continue on this fulfilling and successful journey.