New & Improved – Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race & Fun Ride

7th Annual Texas Canyon Mountain Bike Race –  Fun Ride & Little Tykes Fun Loop

Saturday, January 24, 2026

To register, visit: https://bit.ly/TCMBR26  

Come out and join us for an entirely new and improved racecourse that will be 50% single track in and around the famous boulders of Texas Canyon!

Riders can choose from 4 different events:

• The Fulton Full Course: Where racers will do four laps (42 miles) of jeep trails and single track. Start time: 10:00 am
• The Lockett Rocket Short Course: Racers will do two laps (21 miles) of jeep trails and single track. Start time: 10:10 am

Awards will be given to overall winners, male & female, who along with their medals will win a piece of Native American art, and 1st – 3rd place medals to winners in all age categories.

For a new course map with elevation gains please, see the bottom of the race registration site.

Race Divisions

Jr Male/Female 12-19

Male/Female 20-59

Male/Female 60+

Open to ages 12-99

For the Texas Canyon Fun Ride we will have two categories:

• The Friends of Amerind Fun Ride: Fun and non-technical 6.2 mile course that covers much of the Amerind Museum property. Riders will get a chance to challenge themselves on the dirt roads in and around the Amerind, while taking in the sights and gaining bragging rights for their efforts. E-bikes, mountain bikes, gravel bikes are all welcome. This ride is all about fun! This is a non-competitive ride and will not have awards, participation medals are given to registrants. Open to all ages. Start time: 9:00 am

• Little Tykes Fun Loop: Kids 8 and under can have a blast rolling around a short course of approximately .25 miles under mom and dad’s watchful supervision. This is a non-competitive and entirely to let the kids get in on the day’s fun. Participation medals will be given to all little riders! Free to participate. Start time 9:05 am

Once you have completed the race stay for the awards ceremonies.  In addition to their medals, the overall winners of the 42- and 21-mile races will receive a piece of Native American art. Enjoy live music with the talented John & Jeanne Ronstadt who will captivate with harmony with voices, guitar, and accordion, performing a variety of musical genres.  Grab a bite from La Unica Food truck, then simply show your bike plate number or free guest passes to explore the Amerind Museum and Art Galleries included with registration.

Want to participate and register as a corporate or other large group? Please contact us for details we make it easy!

Participation in the event enables Amerind to further its mission of fostering and promoting knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, conservation, and community engagement.

We hope you will load up your bikes and come out to Amerind to ride or race our new and improved courses! 

Thank you to event sponsors:

Thank you to in-kind sponsors: 

Oro Valley Bicycles who has kindly offered to come out on race day and be available for quick fixes or repairs if needed.

and El Grupo Youth Cyclists who is kindly volunteering to help of course set up and youth ride.