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University of Arkansas

Olympic Qualifier Mountain Bike Racing Comes to Fayetteville This Spring

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published February 3, 2021 at 2:31 PM CST

Professional cross-country mountain bike racing is coming to Fayetteville this spring. The OZ Trails U.S. Pro Cup will be held over the course of two weekends in April at Centennial Park at Millsap Mountain. The men and women who will racing the purpose-built course will be vying to qualify for the Summer Olympics that will be held in Tokyo later this year. Spectators will be welcome and pandemic safety protocols will be in place.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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