The mountain bike race began after a sponsor of the footrace offered to sponsor it and to arrange for television coverage.
Work began on downhill mountain bike trails during the summer of 2012.
The main attraction at the park is a singletrack mountain bike course.
He has already a quite important record in cyclo-cross and mountain bike marathon.
It also sponsored a mountain bike team in the early 1990s that also raced in road events.
Away from the lakes one can find hiking trails, cross-country ski trails, mountain bike trails and horse trails.
The park is a popular mountain biking destination, with trails maintained by a local mountain bike organization.
In 2011 the race started in damp conditions but as the event unfolded the conditions improved giving perfect conditions for mountain bike racing.
