Seventeen Marin County high school students will  travel to Colorado to compete in USA Cycling's national mountain biking competition, held this weekend July 16 - 19.  The students are varsity, junior varsity and sophomore riders in the NorCal Mountain Biking League and attend Drake, Branson and Marin Catholic High Schools.

This year's Nationals competition will be held at the Sol Vista Mountain Bike Park in Granby, Colorado.  Information about the events is available at the Sol Vista Nationals website .

WalkBikeMarin congratulates these students for their hard work and achievement. Their accomplishment reminds us that bicycling is a fun and healthy choice for both transportation and recreation. Our staff wishes them the best of luck at the races this weekend.

Click here to read the story on these athletes from the Marin Independent Journal.