Sun Valley Bike Festival features 400 miles of single track

CYCLING — Sun Valley is unveiling a new cycling event this summer — the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival with events running July 11-17.

The festival showcases the area’s 400-plus miles of continuous single track trail and 32 miles of multi-use paved bike paths.

Watch the USA Cycling’s Olympic Mountain Bike Cross County National Championships on the slopes of Sun Valley’s rugged Baldy Mountain. Other activities include the Avett Brothers in concert, Fat Tire Criterium and “Geared: the Culture of Bicycles” exhibit at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts.

At the lower River Run parking areas, a technical Expo will be open daily, featuring top cycling vendors from around the world displaying the newest and latest in cycling gear and equipment.