The Banana Belt mountain bike race is held annualy on trails around Salida, Colorado. The City of Salida is organizing it this year in conjunction with Salida Mountain Trails and Team Evergreen. All registration proceeds benefit SMT's work to build, maintain and steward trails around Salida.

Founded in 2004, Salida Mountain Trails (SMT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds, maintains and stewards nonmotorized trails on public lands near the City of Salida. SMT believes trails improve quality of life for residents while boosting the bottom line of local businesses. And we are committed to ensuring responsible recreation that mitigates impacts on public lands and wildlife. We work with other stakeholders—including federal land managers, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, City of Salida, Chaffee County, and other recreation groups—to develop new trails. SMT also devotes a significant portion of our effort toward refining and improving the 55 miles of trails we manage.