Category: kolo
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2022 Speed of Light Vuelta Competition – Stage Three
Records are meant to be broken. This one was positively smashed. After two weeks of trying, Garrett Jenema rounded up a hit squad to take the course record in stunning fashion, trimming two minutes off the previous best and posting an eye-watering 33:54. Jenema, Kyan Olshove, Max Meyer and Steffan Howard combined on the day […]
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Making an Iceman
We’re two months out from the Iceman Cometh Challenge. For me, Iceman is the main race of the year. As the temps drop, as we lose daylight, and as we creep towards the frozen hellscape that is northern Michigan, Iceman represents a mental and physical resistance to the end of another riding season. We all […]
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2022 Ore2Shore Results
A soggy edition of the famous Ore2Shore marks the zenith of the summer mountain bike season. This year’s event marks the first ‘normal’ year after pandemic-affected races in 2020 and 2021. That may have been a factor in the outpouring of interest in the 2022 Ore2Shore and the mass exodus north to Marquette. Ore2Shore 48 […]
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100% Glendale Review
Some people don’t sweat much when they ride bikes. I am not one of those people. Due to my sweat, as well as the tricky conditions brought on by the chronic summertime humidity the comes part and parcel of being surrounded by lakes in Traverse City, my sunglasses have a tough time remaining free of […]
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Patrick’s Heavy Ride for Norte
On July 30, the fine folks at Norte Youth Cycling are putting on a bicycle ride to raise funds to keep their youth cycling programs rolling. Patrick’s Heavy Ride, now in its fourth year, is Norte’s biggest fundraiser of the year and is a crucial part of keeping program registration fees low. Additionally, it’s the […]