American Mountain Bike Challenge to come to Casper Mountain Aug. 22

On August 22, 2015, Casper Mountain and the Nordic Trails Center will host the first USA Cycling “American Mountain Bike Challenge” (AMBC) to ever be held in Wyoming.

The AMBC is a series of nine events held in the United States allowing mountain bike racers to earn points toward gaining a spot in the National Championships held annually. The Casper Sports Alliance (CSA), bid on the event in November of 2014 and was awarded one of the nine competitions being held this year.

Work has just begun and efforts are moving forward to get the race course secured, find volunteers and interested...