Bell Helmets to continue 'Bell Built' trail funding program in 2014

Grants from Bell helped to build three new trails in 2013

Bell Helmets is donating $100,000 towards the development of new trail systems in 2014

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Josh Patterson

Published: December 19, 2013 at 7:58 pm
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Bell Helmets will continue its Bell Built trail funding partnership with IMBA in 2014 following a successful launch in 2013.

As in 2013, Bell will provide IMBA with $100,000 in grant funding to support trail-building efforts across the US. Interested parties should visit www.imba.com/grants/bell-built for more details. Finalists will be announced the first week of March, with winners to be announced in May.

It its first year, this partnership helped to fund the development of a bike park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; a flow trail in Burke, Vermont; and a downhill trail in Copper Harbor, Michigan.

Here are the videos of from the 2013 Bell Built grant winners.

2013 bell built grants: steamboat springs, colorado

2013 bell built grants: burke bike park, vermont

2013 bell built grants: copper harbor, michigan

Josh Patterson

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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