Mountain Bike Race Revived: The Cactus Cup is Back The Cactus Cup was the world’s number one mountain bike event, drawing 10,000 participants and 75,000 spectators to races around the globe. Swagger is reviving the race that kicks off Sept. 19 - 21.
The Mountain’s Edge 2008 Cactus Cup Las Vegas is September 19 – 21, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. Registration opens July 1st at www.cactuscuplasvegas.com for the three-day festival and mountain bike race that’s a stage-race format. The Pro and Semi-Pro categories competes in the full stage race; Expert, Sport and Beginner category riders may compete in select races that include the Exploration Peak Time Trial, Super D, Fat Tire Criterium and Cottonwood Cross County. A children’s race is also available.
Races are open to women, men and children four years of age and up. Activities are based at Mountain’s Edge, a master-planned community located in Southwest Las Vegas at Buffalo Drive and Blue Diamond Highway.
The event is also a fundraiser for the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation and the Animal Foundation. Visit www.cactuscuplasvegas.com for more information.
About Swagger
The Mountain’s Edge Cactus Cup is produced by Swagger, a company with over 50 years of combined experience as a sports marketing and event management organization. The United States’ leading producer of criterium racing, Swagger currently produces over forty criterium events, including America’s premier criterium the Twilight Criterium in Athens, Georgia, a race that’s enjoyed tremendous success since 1980.
