Hopewell Township, NJ. -- The First Annual Mercer Mountain Bike Festival will be held on
October 31, 2009 at Belle Mountain located off of Route 29 in Hopewell Township (Mercer County) NJ.

The Festival will include food, music, a cycling industry expo, how- to -ride clinics and Halloween activities for families. Races will be open to licensed and non- licensed riders.

Events include will be men's and women's downhill Dual Slalom races for all categories to include professionals and age graded expert, sport and beginner.

In addition there will be an uphill challenge, a BMX pump pit and clinics to develop skills for people new to mountain biking.

Jeff Lenosky, from New Jersey, a World Class Professional Freeride and Trials Mountain Bike Racer,
will be performing stunts.

Registration is on Active.com Racing begins at 8 AM.

Please check www.g4events.com or www.knappscyclery.com for event information. Get the tweets about the event from Knapp's.

Along with Knapp's Cyclery the festival is sponsored by Mercer County Parks and Recreation, the Mercer County Sports and Entertainment Commission, Greg's Landscaping, and 94.5 PST radio