Mountain Bikers Ride For Annual Farmdale Festival
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: September 24, 2012
PEORIA -- Mountain Bikers got together for weekend rides at the Farmdale Reservoir.
The annual Farmdale Festival kicked off on Friday night.
Kids and adults got the chance to compete along an eight-mile path.
Coordinator Bob Grace said the festival is growing. THis year brought in more than 150 riders.
For many competitors, it's the last chance of the season to earn points.
Today we actually have, just about every year at this time, we'll have four or five guys competiting just today for one point difference or three point difference out of a couple hundred points," he said.
The festival also included camping and a Saturday night movie. It offered downhill, cross country races and night rides.
