The 2026 Season opened with incredible racing and a stacked roster of athletes in attendance at Ride Rock Creek. The beginning of a story-line for what looks to be a dominant career ahead for Aletha Ostgaard and hometown glory claimed for NC local, Luca Shaw. Series Host, Lars Tribus and General Manager, Clay Harper recap the Round 1 action and preview the upcoming race at Mountain Creek. There are decades worth of history, as Mountain Creek is one of the longest standing national rounds on the calendar, and played host to the first US OPEN of Mountain Biking in 2003. New track changes, ODI Red Plates and more are on the docket for Round 2.