Posted by Photo-John on June 13, 2017
Seth Johnson styling it out off a booter jump on Whorehouse Hill in the Fears Tears & Bears mountain bike race.
My 2017 Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race photos are posted. Thanks to Kelly and Kent for continuing to hold the mountain bike enduro race (this was the 12th year). Thanks also to all the volunteers, sponsors and racers. I love shooting the Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race. It’s a great landscape, Ely is a great town and the loose, chundery trails – especially Whorehouse Hill – make it super fun to watch and shoot. Plus, where else do you get to ride in a casino?
Dusty Ott, custom wheelbuilder and owner of Hubsessed Cycle Works, riding a wheelie through the Jailhouse Casino during the Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race in Ely, Nevada.
The possibility of getting photos of mountain bikers racing through a casino is what originally got me out to Ely. Then, Kent showed me around the trails and I got to know the town, the people and the area a bit. I haven’t missed a Fears Tears and Beers mountain bike race since and it’s become one of my very favorite events to attend and cover.
First place in the beginner women category, Abby Owens, in stage 3 of the Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike enduro race.
All of the 2017 Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race photos are below. There are 172 photos so keep scrolling. You can download web-sized images (they’re sized for Facebook sharing) for free and you can order prints, as well. If you do share these Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race photos on Facebook, Instagram, etc., please tag the Fears Tears & Beers Facebook page and my Photo-John Facebook page or my photojohnphoto Instagram account. Hashtag the hell out of your photo posts, too! I am a serious hashtag abuser and encourage everyone else to use them, as well.
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Thanks again to Kent and Kelly for making the Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike race happen, again. And thanks a lot for having me be the official event photographer, again. If anyone has any questions about the photos or problems accessing, downloading or ordering prints, please e-mail me and I’ll get back to you as promptly as I can.
See you all in Ely, in 2018!
Expert class racer Byron Ingels, sending it towards the finish of the Fears Tears & Beers mountain bike enduro race.