Bike Races & Clinics
Racing is the proving grounds of any sport, and Northwest Tune-Up wouldn’t be a bike festival without a little friendly—yet fierce—competition. Galbraith Mountain is host to the Cascadia Dirt Cup Enduro, while the waterfront goes full-send with free riding clinics and workshops and spectator-friendly events like the Pump Track Drag Race, Dirt Jump Jamp and Zero Gravity Bike Show.
Gravel Gran Fundo
The Gran Fundo a family-friendly ride through Bellingham's beautiful Chuckanut Mountains, showcasing the regional gravel trails and logging roads. Three routes include activity-rich aid stations offering bonus challenges and feats of strength to collect points, prizes and swag. Designed for all riding abilities, this event is focused on fun!
Pump Track Drag Race
Racers compete head-to-head on a dirt track built with rollers, banked turns and features designed to be ridden by "pumping" the bike instead of pedaling. The Pump Track Drag Race along Granary Ave. is the perfect, spectator-friendly place to watch with a cold beverage in hand.
Jump Jam
Intermediate and expert dirt jumpers compete at the Waterfront Bike Park for best whip, highest air and top shredder in front of a panel of pro athlete judges and excited spectators.
Galbraith MTN Enduro
This four- to six-stage enduro race is a two-day Cascadia Dirt Cup bonus race held on Galbraith Mountain. In traditional format, the downhills are timed and the mandatory uphills are un-timed. Competitors can expect a race course that is more technical than a traditional cross-country course, with a healthy dose of climbing thrown in. The race is broken into multiple categories between Saturday and Sunday.
Skills Clinics
Whether you're dialing in your technique or just taking flight, come away with new mountain bike skills from Bellingham's top professional coached skills clinics—free for 1-day or 3-day ticketholders.
ZERO GRAVITY BIKE SHOW
Zero Gravity Bike Show is a thrilling and adrenaline-fueled trials performance that showcases some of the most skilled and talented bikers from Canada. Featuring jaw-dropping stunts and mind-bending maneuvers, this extreme bike show is not for the faint of heart.
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