Race the Crested Butte Junior Wildflower Classic!

An EPIC cross-country race for JUNIORS ONLY in beautiful Crested Butte? Yes, PLEASE!!! We’ve got stellar courses for all riders ages 8 - 18. Race categories will be the same as USA Cycling and is determined by rider age on December 31, 2025.

Crested Butte Junior Wildflower Classic XC Race

Sunday, June 29 - OMNIUM EVENT #3 | CROSS-COUNTRY

The “Crested Butte Junior Wildflower Classic” Presented by: Osprey Packs, mountainFlow, and ESI Grips.

• There is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION! Online registration for the Junior Wildflower Classic XC race closes at midnight on Tuesday, June 24.

• All courses will be marked no later than 3 pm on Thursday, June 26 for pre-ride.

• Price: $80 for all categories (registration fees in 2025 will all be PRE-TARIFF PRICING with no increase up to the online registration deadline at midnight on Tuesday, June 24)

• Entry Fee Includes:  Complimentary mocktail at the Junior Bike Week Kick Off Party, exceptional course markings & marshals, medical response, custom race plate with chip timing, finishers medal (8-10 category only), frozen treats at the awards, Junior Bike Week custom socks, and a Junior Bike Week | Orange Seal MiiR pint glass.

• Age Categories: Riders will compete in their respective age-group based on their official racing age determined on December 31, 2025. This is consistent with USA Cycling and we hope this alleviates some confusion for those who participate in USAC events. Categories that are consistent with our OMNIUM COMPETITION are 8-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. We will offer a “friendly” Pump Track Challenge event for riders under eight-years-old at 4 pm on Saturday, June 28 at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area.

• Staging: We will call up the top-8 Short Track finishers in each category (World Cup Style) to the front row of the Junior Wildflower Classic on Sunday.

• All courses will be marked no later than 3 pm on Thursday, June 26 for pre-ride.

• Start & Awards Location:  The Rainbow Park Pavilion, located at 300 Eight Street in the Town of Crested Butte, will be the space for both the race start and awards. This location is not at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Please note on our course descriptions that we will not be using the boardwalk bridge to access the Rec Path. We will lead racers in a neutral roll out to safely access the Rec Path to get to their race start location.

• Racer Meeting: Saturday, June 28 at 6:30 pm in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area. Get race plates, course details, and other important race day info.

• Volunteer Meeting: Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 pm immediately following the racer meeting in the Elevation Hotel Ballroom, located at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort base area. We need all the help we can get to make this event as fun and safe as possible. If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer, please contact Amy at director@JuniorBikeWeek.com.

• There are place awards for the top-5 male and female racers in categories 8-10 through 17-18

• Supported by: Gunnison Valley Orthopedics and the Crested Butte Land Trust

• Schedule as follows:

  • 17-18 | 8:30 am Start: Course is approximately 16 miles, 1,875 ft climbing RED BIBS w/RED COURSE MARKINGS. STAGING IS AT 8:15 AM

  • 8-10 | 8:40 am Start: Course is approximately 9 miles, 500 ft climbing GREEN BIBS w/ GREEN COURSE MARKINGS. STAGING IS AT 8:25 AM

  • 15-16 | 9:15 am Start: Course is approximately 12 miles, 1,500 ft climbing RED BIBS w/ RED COURSE MARKINGS. STAGING IS AT 9 AM

  • 13-14 | 9:20 am Start: Course is approximately 10 miles, 1,000 ft climbing BLUE BIBS w/BLUE COURSE MARKINGS. STAGING IS AT 9:05 AM

  • 11-12 | 9:25 am Start: Course is approximately 10 miles, 1,000 ft climbing BLUE BIBS w/BLUE COURSE MARKINGS. Same course as 13-14, different age category! STAGING IS AT 9:10 AM

Early bird pricing is listed above and is valid thru May 31, 2025.  Price increases to $100 on June 1, 2025.  

• All races will have neutral start and will finish on dirt at Peanut Lake Road for safety.

• Parents are not allowed on course unless they have a "SWEEP" race plate.  We cannot have parents interfering with course marshals and the racer experience.  Any participants that fail to comply with this request will unfortunately be disqualified.

• 1 pm: Award Ceremony for the Junior Wildflower Classic and OMNIUM COMPETITION following the race will be held at the Rainbow Park Pavilion located at 300 Eighth Street in the Town of Crested Butte - not at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Please note that this time is APPROXIMATE and we will keep you updated on the JUNIOR BIKE WEEK TEAM APP. We’ll have frozen treats for all racers at the award ceremony.

• Refunds are available until May 1, 2025 at midnight. This refund amount will be less a $25 donation to the Crested Butte Development Team plus the processing fee for the original transaction.

  CANCELLATION POLICY DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS: After midnight on May 1, 2025, all registration sales are non-refundable. Please CONTACT US as soon as possible and we will happily assist in transferring race registrations to another rider; however, we will no longer be able to process refunds due to many events selling out. If you are unable to transfer your race registration, please know that all proceeds will benefit the Crested Butte Development Team, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that supports local riders of the Gunnison Valley on and off the bike.

  CANCELLATION POLICY DUE TO WEATHER: As with any outdoor event, we cannot control mother nature. While we will always do our absolute very best to get this race rolling, weather and/or trail conditions may require us to make decisions in the best interest of safety and practicing our best trail etiquette. If the weather is looking ominous in the morning but clearing, we will consider a delayed start first. If other situations arise with trail conditions or sustained bad weather, we will need to cancel the race. In this case, there will be no refunds and all proceeds will benefit the Crested Butte Development Team, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that supports local riders of the Gunnison Valley on and off the bike.