End of Week One – East Bay Dirt Classic

The last rays of sun on the observation area above Bishop’s Walk signal the end of week one. What a week! As a recap, in the KOM competition James Kinney still holds a sizeable lead over new 2nd place holder Ben Arnold who has a 2 minute gap over Alex Peterson.

In the QOM competition, Ekaterina Rakhmatulina took over the top spot by a wide margin today. She had a crushing time last year as well and was on the podium at Wente back in June if I recall correctly. She holds a 12 minute gap over Sally Aldridge in 2nd and 17 minute lead over Rebecca Lewington in 3rd. Lots of time left in this competition, but great to see so many competitors signing up and getting after it.

We’d like to also take this time to thank our sponsors and remind everyone about the great prizes on offer this year. Thanks to our sponsors, some of our cyclists this year will receive:

Mike’s Bikes gift certificates and clothing
East Brother Beer Co. beer
R&A Cycles bike service
Fieldwork Brewing beer
Obsidian Ridge wine
Sports Basement gift certificates
GU sports nutrition gels
Peak Design gear
CAPO Cycling wear

Enjoy your time out there on the bike in our beautiful local parks. And remember, your participation helps to support the Alameda County Community Food Bank! Hope to see many of your at the post-event party and award presentation next Saturday, October 15th!

– Your friends at C510

Quick Facts About the 2023 Edition of the EBDC

EBDC 2023 – October 14, 2023

The 2023 edition is 23 miles of mostly dirt trails with approximately 3,500′ of climbing.
There will be two ways to ride the event this year:
- There will be a one day event with a mass start at 9 am on October 14th.
- Prizes from our sponsors will be awarded to participants who complete the entire course in the shortest elapsed time.
- There will also be one QOM/KOM segment on the course for which there will be a separate prize.
- For those who wish to ride the course on their own terms, there will also be a 2 week window during which participants may ride the course and compare themselves to other riders on our virtual leaderboard.
There will be an after-event pool party including barbecue, refreshments and presentation of awards on October 14th, 2023.
All registered riders will receive a limited edition 2023 EBDC t-shirt
Recommend cross-country style MTB or gravel bike for this event.
Participants must register and link their Strava account to our leaderboard.

Note – there are no road or trail closures for this event. All riders should be in control and respect all other users at all times. We want riders to challenge themselves, but for it to live on we have to keep our priority on the community, the fun, and the fundraising.