VisitPA.com's Mid-Atlantic Super Series Mountain Bike Festival Will Attract Sport's...

VisitPA.com's Mid-Atlantic Super Series Mountain Bike Festival Will Attract
Sport's Top Riders

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's official
mountain bike team will sponsor one of the largest cycling events in the
Mid-Atlantic region this weekend near Harrisburg.

The fifth visitPA.com Mid-Atlantic Super Series (MASS) Mountain Bike Festival
Weekend will be held June 26-28 at Oesterling Farm in Marysville, Perry
County.

The visitPA.com MASS Mountain Bike Festival Weekend begins on Friday with an
evening team time trial before Saturday's 12-hour team relay and nine-hour
solo races. Spectators can also cheer on the riders during the short track
cross country race on Sunday. The festival features camping, family activities
and live entertainment Saturday night.

The event is also a stop on the Dirt Rag World Tour. Dirt Rag is a magazine
and online forum recognized as a leading authority on mountain biking. For
more information on the race and festival, visit www.highspeedcycling.com.

"It was through our team's success and the high caliber of mountain biking
opportunities available in Pennsylvania that we were able to secure this spot
on the Dirt Rag World Tour," said Mickey Rowley, deputy secretary of tourism
with Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development.
"Professional and recreational riders alike will find challenging terrain,
beautiful scenery and various other outdoor activities, which, together,
create a great escape into nature."

The festival is only one stop among a busy season for the visitPA.com Mountain
Bike Racing Team, which has dominated the Mid-Atlantic region since its
inception. Led by team captains Mike Kuhn of Allentown and Ray Adams of
Harrisburg, the nine-member-team of semi-professional mountain bike racers
compete in dozens of racing events each season.

The team donates a portion of its prize money to the Pennsylvania-based Blue
Butterfly Fund (www.bluebutterflyfund.org), an organization that helps
families with children fighting cancer. For more information on the team, go
to visitPA.com or check out its blog at
http://visitpadotcommtbteam.blogspot.com.

The Pennsylvania Tourism Office, under the state Department of Community and
Economic Development, provides travelers with the information they need to
enjoy the activities and attractions in Pennsylvania. Go to visitPA.com or
call (800) VISIT PA.

CONTACT: Michael Chapaloney
(717) 720-1301

SOURCE Pennsylvania Tourism Office

Michael Chapaloney of Pennsylvania Tourism Office, +1-717-720-1301