Thursday’s
storm and the continued rain resulted in the cancellation of a highly anticipated local event. For the second weekend in a row, thousands of high school mountain bike racers and their families traveled to Vernal for competition on the new race track built by the Uintah High School Mountain Bike team and their families. Crews worked tirelessly after
Thursday’s
rain storm to get the track functional again for
Saturday’s
race and by
Friday
the group believed the show would go on. Unfortunately, the persistent rain destroyed the conditions of the track by
Saturday
morning and the event had to be cancelled. Head coach Jesse Atwood reports that even though the event had to be cancelled, the people who traveled to Vernal to compete still really loved the facility. Atwood also noted that it is unlikely that they will be able to reschedule the event this year because it depends on the coaches and if they are willing to pay for hotels and travel. Despite the disappointment, Atwood praised the efforts of those that made the races possible including an overwhelming volunteer effort.
