Hall of Famer Ned Overend (Sho-Air/Specialized)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Sid Taberlay (ShoAir/Specialized) and Todd Wells (Specialized) in a breakaway.(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Brian Lopes (United States of America)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)
Sid Taberlay is one of a few riders headed to the Concerned Off Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA) annual Fat Tire Fest at Castaic Lake, California on October 25. Team Sho-Air/Specialized's Taberlay, an Australian National Champion, will make a guest appearance alongside former World Champions Brian Lopes and Ned Overend.
The trio will lead out the advanced group ride at 8:30 am and both riders will return for the skills clinic at 11:15 am, with CORBA member Mark Langton at the helm.
Taberlay brings with him a wealth of riding and racing knowledge, having competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics and as a former World Cup podium finisher. A little known fact about Taberlay is that as a youth, he got his intro into cycling in downhill and trials riding. Those early years gave him a great technical skill set for a cross country rider and should serve participants in the CORBA riding clinic very well.
Taberlay will also be available for a relaxed Q & A over at the Sho-Air/Specialized van in between events and after the riding clinic. Here riders can talk with Taberlay about topics like training, diet and recovery.
Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.
