Proving Grounds 2021 Final Recap

STORCH AND NOGUEIRA TOP THE PODIUM AS THE 2021 PROVING GROUNDS COMES TO A CLOSE Freeride roars back to life after a two-year break in Prineville, Oregon Year one of a women’s-exclusive category with multiple riders in the lineup Prineville, OR (September 11, 2021) - After an extended break, freeride mountain biking comes back to life in the US with the successful completion of the 2021 Proving Grounds competition today in Prineville, Oregon. For the first time in the event’s history, a men’s and women’s category graced the same lines, same jumps, and tackled the same conditions, together. When the sun set on the Oregon Dirt Park at the end of the day Carson Storch and Camila Nogueira stood atop the podium, trophy in hand, looking out towards the future of events returning to the calendar and freeride returning to the center of the cycling zeitgeist. On Friday, the western-facing slope of the Proving Grounds course had seen a steady drumbeat of precipitation, leaving competitors wondering what competitio