TRUCKEE, Calif. – California ski resort Northstar-at-Tahoe will again host the Tara Llanes Classic, serving as the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort race series finale, and a benefit race weekend scheduled for October 2-3, 2010 that is open to downhill mountain bike competitors of all abilities. Proceeds from the race and activities associated with the weekend will support the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Reeve-Irvine Research Center to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.
In September 2007, professional mountain bike racer Tara Llanes was left paralyzed from the waist down as a result of injuries suffered in a crash while competing in the Jeep King of the Mountain event in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The ‘Tara Llanes Classic,’ began  … Details