Give $100,000 to a Trail You Want to Ride! 12 Finalists for Bell Built Grants

Bell Bike Helmets and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) have announced the 12 finalists for the 2014 Bell Built Grants. Winners will receive $100,000(!) in technical assistance money put up by Bell for three bike projects to be built in 2014 by IMBA Trail Solutions. Public voting to choose the winners is open now and ends May 18, with winners announced May 19.

Finalists

West Coast

Prescott Park Flow Trail, Medford, OR
Stafford Lake Bike Park, Novato, CA
The Soquel Demo Flow Trail, Santa Cruz, CA
Ft. Tuthill Bike Park, Flagstaff, AZ

Central Region

Cottage Grove Bike Park, Cottage Grove, MN
Andres Bike Park, Carpentersville, IL
Hobbs Hollow Flow Trail, Nashville, IN
Chapman Bike Park Project, Durango, CO

East Coast

Holiday Valley Ski Resort Trail, Ellicottville, NY
Richmond Regional Ride Center, Richmond, VA
Doe Mountain Recreation Area, Mountain City, TN
Yellow River Bike Park, Atlanta, GA

Voting

You will be able to vote for your favorite project in each region after checking out photos, videos and descriptions from each location on Bell Helmets’ Facebook page. The voting begins April 7, and is scheduled as follows:

April 7-20: West Coast Regional Finalists
April 21-May 4: Central Regional Finalists
May 5-18: East Coast Regional Finalists

The project that receives the most votes from each of the three areas above will win one of the three Bell Built grants. Any combination of trail types (pump track/bike park, flow trail, DH/gravity trail) may receive the grants. Keep an eye on the IMBA and Bell Helmets Facebook pages for updates and voting.