NOMBS at Lake Milton!
Berlin Center, Ohio · Sunday, September 27, 2026
The NOMBS at Lake Milton! is a cycling, mountain biking, and trail running event held on Sunday, September 27, 2026. It is located at 16645 Shilling Rd in Berlin Center, Ohio.
- Date
- Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
- Location
- 16645 Shilling Rd
Berlin Center, Ohio
44401
United States
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Welcome to Lake Milton MTB Trails & NEO Retreat Center!
We are returning to Lake Milton for a second year, and this event would not be possible without the folks from Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition and the neighbors at NEO Retreat Center. If you would like to camp Saturday night contact NEO Retreat Center to reserve a spot. please remember we are guests on this Christian retreat center property, and no alcohol is permitted on the property.
THIS EVENT IS RAIN OR SHINE!
Course Info
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Race Course on Strava here.
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Race start is at NEO Retreat Center, and is off limits until race day!
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7.9 miles per lap.
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477' of elevation per lap.
Day Of Registration:
While we strongly encourage you to preregister (and greatly appreciate you doing so as it helps the event go more smoothly), there will be "day of" registration. It will be an extra $10 after 6pm Saturday evening, and will close 60 minutes before the start of your event.
Race day Schedule:
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9am registration/packet pickup opens
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9:30am Cat 3 Jr Novice U19-U13 & Kids race day of registration closes
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10am Cat3 Jr Novice U19-U13 & Kids race start
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11:30 am day of registration & number pickup closes.
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11:40 am Jr Novice podiums and riders Meeting
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12pm Cat 1 categories start
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12:40pm All remaining cat 2 and cat 3 categories start. THIS TIME IS APPROXIMATE!
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2:30-3pm, all podiums.
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Adaptive racers, we may alter where in the schedule you start as we work with you and learn what works best.
!!!!!!!Start time notes!!!!!
In an effort to offer a safer and more fun race environment for all participants we are now starting Cat 2 and Cat 3 racers after Cat 1 and E Bikes have completed one lap. This greatly reduces conflict between very fast cat 1 and E Bike racers passing novice racers by nearly eliminating lap traffic. The posted start time of 12:40m for cat 2 & 3 is approximate. We will begin releasing the remaining cat 2 & 3 waves after Cat 1 racers go through scoring. Know your wave number!
10am Cat3 Jr. Novice Races
You may have noticed that we are doing Cat3 Jr novice races early in the day and be asking "hey, what's up with that?" We want to give Jr's, and particularly novice Jr's the best race day experience we can. Separating the Jr. novice races to an earlier start allows us to do 3 things:
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Fewer racers on course for the race.
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For families where the one or both parents also race it gives the parents a chance to spectate and cheer their kids.
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Novice Jr's get their own start, with more people cheering and spectating. Bring the cowbells!
USA Cycling Licenses, and NOMBS Series Championship rules & eligibility:
NOMBS is proud to be bringing a USAC sanctioned series to Ohio and be hosting the official USA Cycling Ohio MTB Championship. Partnering with USA Cycling helps us offer you a great series with structure, consistent categories & scoring, good insurance for landowners, and allows an opportunity for riders with goals outside Ohio to earn USAC points.
USA Cycling Race Age:
Your “race age” is the age you will be on December 31st. This rule exists so that a person does not have to change the age group they are entering partway through a race season.
NOMBS Series Championship Eligibility rules:
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A rider must have a current USA Cycling License (need not reside in Ohio).
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Must race in the season finale race.
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Scored on best 5 races.
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In the event of a points tie the season final race is the tie breaker.
Complete series rules can be found here.