WELCOME TO THE INAUGURAL
GOLD COUNTRY CLASSIC
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
The newest cycling festival for consumers, racers and those looking for fun in the gold country this fall! It’s a new event that combines racing on mountain bikes, bikes and cyclocross bikes mixed with a consumer expo, demo area, food trucks and more…all at the historic Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, CA. Race, shop, demo and spectate and enjoy the beautiful setting of the fairgrounds with bike racing happening right in front of you!
The Gold Country Classic Features:
- 3 days of racing on mountain and cyclocross bikes
- The "Tour de Twain" fun ride around Calaveras County
- Consumer expo with all the latest cycling products from leading companies
- Demo area at the location of the legendary Frogtown Classic International BMX Days
- Live music
- Food trucks and “libations”
- And more!
WHERE IS IT?
The home of the Gold Country Classic and the Jumping Frog Jubilee is the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, CA. Off the scenic Gold Country Highway 49 Angels Camp is fun and easy to get to from major cities in region.
HOW FAR IS FROGTOWN FROM:
- Southern California (Los Angeles/Orange County) – 6.25 hours
- Bakersfield, CA – 3.75 hours
- Fresno, CA – 2.25 hours
- Modesto/Stockton, CA – 1.25 hours
- San Jose, CA – 3 hours
- San Francisco, CA – 3.5 hours
- Livermore/Dublin, CA– 2.25 hours
- Redding, CA– 4 hours
- Reno, NV – 3.25 hours
- Las Vegas, NV – 8.25 hours
- Phoenix, AZ – 11.5 hours
Event Address:
Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
2465 Gunclub Rd,
Angels Camp, CA 95222
NOTE: Event entrance is off 2nd entrance to fairgrounds on Highway 49.
About 1/2 of mile south of Gunclub Rd to Frogtown Rd.
About Us
This event was conceived after three successful years of producing the legendary Frogtown Classic International BMX Days at same location. The Frogtown Classic International BMX Days was created by a small group of racers, race organizers and cycling industry professionals who participated in the original United Bicycle Racers (UBR) BMX races and raced at Frogtown in the late 70’s and early 80’s. They are passionate BMX and cycling fans who wanted to share the history and legacy of the early years of BMX in Northern California.
Todd Huffman
Todd Huffman was a local professional BMX racer from Placerville, CA who raced a few times at Frogtown before moving to Southern California to begin a career in the bicycle industry and became a documentary filmmaker. He brainstormed the event with Johnny Valdez when he learned the open field where the racetrack was originally was located, was still there, undisturbed.
Johnny Valdez
Johnny Valdez was the creator, owner and President of the United Bicycle Racers (UBR) from 1977 To 1982. The UBR was a BMX sanctioning body in central and Northern California with hundreds of BMX racer members and organizing hundreds of BMX races each year on tracks all over the upper parts of the state. Johnny now is a major supplier of team and crew uniforms for major BMX, Motocross/Supercross and other motorsports teams.
These two old friends and a dedicated team of volunteers helped make the first Frogtown Classic BMX Days one for the ages, setting a new trend around the world and setting it for for success in the years to come.