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Advocacy, chapter, chapters, imba, imba chapter, international mountain bike association - April 18, 2017

Is the IMBA Chapter Program Right for Your Club? Analyzing the Pros and Cons

The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) has been evaluating all aspects of its chapter program since losing its Subaru sponsorship last May. Chapters have been involved in the process through discussions, surveys, and conference calls since November’s World Summit. Recently IMBA announced changes to the program, “Chapter 3.0 Elements,” and hopes to have the new …

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access, Advocacy, imba, News - March 25, 2017

IMBA Announces New Pay-to-Play Model Trails Program

For years, receiving an IMBA Epic designation for your local trail or trail system was a badge of honor. A right of passage. If your trail was labeled “epic” by IMBA, you had officially made it. The application process to become an Epic trail was pretty democratic, with an annual Epic nomination process that was …

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IMBA Has a New Executive Director: Dave Wiens

If you’ve been paying attention, you might be a bit confused right now. “Wasn’t Dave Wiens just elected to be the chair of the IMBA board?” Yes, yes he was. “In what marks the shortest Board Chairmanship in IMBA’s history, Dave Wiens will be stepping down from the Board of Directors to join IMBA staff as …

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IMBA Announces New US National Enduro Race Series

IMBA recently announced title sponsorship for a new US-based, national enduro race series, titled, appropriately enough, the IMBA National Enduro Series. The new series will include 6 stops, with racers vying for a national title based on points accrued during the series. The total prize purse for the series is expected to be $12,000, with equal …

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Watch: Arkansas’ MTB scene is no joke – IMBA World Summit in Bentonville

As you may have heard, this years IMBA World Summit was held in Northwest Arkansas—which is a pretty big deal. This is, after all, one of the biggest events in terms of mountain biking advocacy, so the host community is always an exemplary location. Arkansas has been flying under the radar, quietly building and refining …

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