LOST VALLEY LUAU MTB RACE
20K / 50K
PRESENTED BY BMC
2025 DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
Lost Valley Luau is raced on the Lost Valley Trail in Defiance, MO. This 11.5 mile loop has it all: flowing single track, technical root & rock formations, and some relentless double track. The race is run counter-clockwise, forcing racers to climb up the double track and the descend on the single track.
The surface of the Lost Valley Trail single track, even in the flowing sections, is extremely rocky, and as such the trail is among the fastest draining trails in the area. However, don’t be fooled, the early Spring date often brings a twist to trail conditions (prepare for the worst, hope for the best) as the Race will be run rain or shine.
New for 2025, the race will start/finish at the Lost Valley Lower Lot Gate, and uses the double track as a connector to the Main Lost Valley Loop. This lengthens each lap to 11.5 miles long, and every lap after completing the Beaver Time Section, participants will follow the double track back to the Start/Finish line to start their next lap.
New for 2025, the Race will now have 2 distance options:
Race 1 Lap in our 20k Category
Race 3 Laps in our 50k Category
Timing by best timers in the business MSE Racing.
The surface of the Lost Valley Trail single track, even in the flowing sections, is extremely rocky, and as such the trail is among the fastest draining trails in the area. However, don’t be fooled, the early Spring date often brings a twist to trail conditions (prepare for the worst, hope for the best) as the Race will be run rain or shine.
New for 2025, the race will start/finish at the Lost Valley Lower Lot Gate, and uses the double track as a connector to the Main Lost Valley Loop. This lengthens each lap to 11.5 miles long, and every lap after completing the Beaver Time Section, participants will follow the double track back to the Start/Finish line to start their next lap.
New for 2025, the Race will now have 2 distance options:
Race 1 Lap in our 20k Category
Race 3 Laps in our 50k Category
Timing by best timers in the business MSE Racing.
ENTRY FEES
$45 or $50
REGISTER BEFORE JAN 31ST FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING
The Race will Run Rain or Shine!
REGISTER BEFORE JAN 31ST FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING
The Race will Run Rain or Shine!
PACKET PICK-UP
Packet Pickup
Saturday, Sept. 13th (12 - 5pm)
SBR Bikes & Brews
17089 N. Outer 40 Rd. STE. 137
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Race Day Packet Pickup
Sunday, Sept. 14th (8:00am - 10am)
located at the Trail Gate at the Lost Valley Lower Lot
Saturday, Sept. 13th (12 - 5pm)
SBR Bikes & Brews
17089 N. Outer 40 Rd. STE. 137
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Race Day Packet Pickup
Sunday, Sept. 14th (8:00am - 10am)
located at the Trail Gate at the Lost Valley Lower Lot
PARKING
LOST VALLEY TRAIL: LOWER LOT PARKING AREA
With this year's Race starting at the Lower Lot, please use the Lower Lot Parking Area (hyperlinked above) and the large grassy fields alongside Highway 94 for Parking.
With this year's Race starting at the Lower Lot, please use the Lower Lot Parking Area (hyperlinked above) and the large grassy fields alongside Highway 94 for Parking.
RACE COURSE
AWARDS
TBA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Men and Women
Juniors Awards Seperate
Juniors Awards Seperate
RACE NOTES
- ALL PARTICIPANTS - Please be respectful and courteous of how we share the Hamburg Trail with other riders during the race. We encourage everyone to congregate at the Finish Line, but please do not block the Hamburg trail for cyclists to enjoy their Sunday rides.
RACE T-SHIRT 2025
REGISTER BY MARCH 7TH TO GET YOUR RACE TSHIRT!
CHECK OUT THE UFD WEBSITE FOR MORE XC RACES IN THE AREA