Chequemegon 100 Jamestown Epic New Bridge

Brothers Matt and Mark Engen ready to take on the tight and twisty in Chequemegon State Forest during the Chequemegon 100.

A busy weekend of racing. Race reports from Matt, Steve Wenzel who was in Jamestown with Jake, and Corey Coogan Cisek (along with Eric Oftedahl) racing at the WORS Firecracker, found in the Midwest MTB Recap on skinnyski.

The past few weeks we have been working on new singletrack to enter and exit the Twin Lakes loop without crisscrossing on the driveway. To avoid the crisscross, we built a bridge/flyover on the west side of the driveway. The singletrack and bridge are both completed and open for riding. The new additions are riding very nice and should be a fun addition to the whole loop. A few photos here and full bike trail report on the Maplelag website.

 Have a safe Fourth of July and keep the wheels moving!!

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Red Wing and Rollag

Couple of riders hitting race #3 in the Minnesotat Series in Red Wing. Greg Ames racing Comp and Eric and Sam Oftedahl racing in Elite. Conditions got challenging during the second part of the race with rain making for a greasy course. Greg posted a third place in the age group and Eric and Sam had to dnf due to the conditions.
 


This past Wednesday Jake and I hooked up with a group from Fargo including team riders Matt Engen and Steve Wenzel for a fast paced road ride with 6 sprints in the mix. A great ride, beautiful terrain and always seems to be great weather. This ride has been happening for at least 15 years and always a good workout. If you are ever in the area on Wednesday nights, check with us about riding here.






 Rolling through Rollag. Famous during Labor day weekend for the steam threshers reunion. There are some great rolling hills as the road traverses the lake shore of the old lake Agassiz.
 

The best place to watch storms roll across the countryside is the prairie!

Tony Schmitz and Ian Fritz were logging some big road miles on a trip out east last week. Nice job to those two riders logging their first hundred miler!

Lot of events on tap for the weekend. Good luck to everyone and keep the wheels moving!

Race To Sunset

Two Maplelag Teams were at the Race to Sunset  Race at Sleepy Hollow near Bismarck over the weekend, posting solid results and breaking in the new kits! Read Steve Wenzel's report on the Midwest MTB Recap on skinnyski.

 
Tom Heilman, Matte Engen and Matt Wenzel ready for the day. Waving the new kits nicely!

 Matt Engen railing the corner.

Ben Wenzel rolling the flats with one of the earlier kits.

Matt working the course.

Bluff Riders Charge

Series racing resumed in Minnesota and team riders hit the slopes of Mt Kato. Check out the report from Ian Fritz (racing in Citizen above) with more photos and results in the Midwest MTB Recap on Skinnyski.com

 

Devon Horner racing in Citizen. Brother Wyatt posting nice top five result in Kids Comp.

 

 Jack Harris waving the flag in Citizen

 

 Matt Horner racing Comp.

 

 Dan DeRoma racing Comp. Alye DeRoma racing Sport to a 7th place overall.

 

 Expert rider Sam Oftedahl taking the corner.

 

 Eric Oftedahl working the field in the Expert race.

Jake Richards racing Expert.

Other placings include Thad Schulz in Sport posting a age group placing of 4th and 16th overall.

Nice job to everyone ....Keep the wheels moving!

Waving the Flag-Maplelag Spring Opener

Maplelag hosted a early season race to celebrate Jake graduating from high school. A good number of team members hitting the Maplelag course for pretty much perfect riding conditions. Always a great day to ride and race with team members. Great job to everyone waving the flag so nicely. Big thanks to Bruce at skinnyski.com for photos. Click here for photos and results.

 Jens heading out with cousins Grant and Garrett. Cole Johnson in the mix waving Lag shorts.

 

 Jake weaving through the trees.

 Jeff Beck

 Greg Ames

 Matt Wenzel. Mat also graduating this year. Congrats Matt!!

 Matt Engen threading the needle through the trees.

 Ben Wenzel waving one of the early team jerseys.

 Steve Wenzel rolling through.

 Berm action on last section of singletrack.

 Tony Schmitz rolling lakeside.

 

Denny Barry rolling off the start. 

 

 Thad Schulz lakeside. 

 

Ian Fritz hitting the home stretch.

Tom Heilman climbing lakeside.

 

Shreddin' the Lag with the Dog... Carlos putting in a good day with 13 miles plus all out effort.

Keep the wheels moving!

Freewheel Frolic at Afton

 The Minnesota Mountain Bike Series (MNMBS) kicked off last weekend with the opening race testing riders on the slopes of Afton Alps. A good representation by the team in various categories and age groups with Wyatt and Devon Horner, Thad Schulz, Jordan and Andrea Horner, Greg Ames, Eric Oftedahl and Corey Coogan Cisek dicing it up in the challenging course. Click here for full results. Skinnyski photos.


Denny Barry off the start.

 Jordan Horner descending.

 Andrea Horner grinding to a first place overall female in Sport.

 Devon Horner making the big jump to Citizen

 

Paul Cullen racing the "ScratchGravel" race in Montana last weekend.

Great job to everyone....keep the wheels moving!!

Burleigh County Cup

Team members Steve Wenzel and Matt Engen were back in action on the endurance side of things representing the team nicely in central North Dakota. Steve recaps the event:

The Burleigh County Cup, North Dakota's premier all gravel road event was held Saturday, May 12th.  Starting in Eagle Park just north of Bismarck, the 50 plus riders rolled out in perfect ND weather.  The options were to ride the 35 mile "Sippy Cup" or the 75 mile "Burleigh County Cup".

I know it is hilly out in this part of ND and it did not disappoint.  We made our way out of the Missouri River Valley and headed out to the beautiful rolling hill prairies smack dab in the middle of the state.  One of the cool things about these gravel road events is that you have to pay attention to your location the whole event or you will miss a turn and go off course - the BCC was well mapped and calibrated with my GPS throughout the ride.

 

In total, 4200 feet of elevation climbed.  All the gravel roads were well groomed with minimal traffic.  The 8 miles of two track section road was a nice mix in the middle of the course.

The BCC crew did an outstanding job of organizing and pulling this inaugural  event off.  I highly recommend sending your post card in next year.  Who knows what they will throw at us on a yearly basis as the options seem to be endless.