Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic
January 22nd, 2007 by Tim GrahlShonny Vanlandingham forwarded me a link to an article on a recent Women’s Mountain Bike Clinic at Cameron Park in Waco, TX…
The event came into being when Ian Moore of Bicycles Outback approached Kim Jennings, a Park Ranger for the City of Waco, in spring 2005 about hosting a women’s mountain bike clinic in Cameron Park. The City of Waco Parks and Recreation Department came through with support for the event in Cameron Park, paying for the meals, clubhouse, city bikes, staff and other event supplies. They were expecting 20-30 participants for the first event in 2006, and ended up with 150. Shonny Vanlandingham, Pro National Champion from Team Luna Chix was clinician for that weekend. Word of mouth and local advertising spread the word. The clinic won the Texas Recreation and Parks Society Lonestar Programming Award and the Texas festivals and Events Association Best New Event Award.
