The Bentonville Bike Fest returns for its third year with an earlier date and new venue.
The event, which had been held in July previously will now be May 25-28 at the Coler Mountain Bike Preserve.
New events at this year’s festival will include the North American debut of the Mountain Bike Eliminator Pan American series. Mountain Bike Eliminator, or XCE, is a relatively new XC mountain bike race format in which four riders compete against each other over a very short course. In each heat, the two fastest riders advance to the next round, while the two slower riders are eliminated from the race.
Other festival favorites continue in 2023, including: UCI Trials C1 competition, enduro and kids enduro, other kids events, a gravel event, UCI C1 BMX flatland event and workshops from pros like Kyle Strait, Rachel Strait, Anneke Beerten and Carson Storch.
Entrance for attendees is free and bike demos are complimentary.