Minnesota Mountain Bike Series

On August, 22^nd, COGGS, the organization that has brought you both the DirtSpanker and Powder Monkey, will unveil a brand new race at Lester Park in Duluth, MN. Featuring their newest trail project, the Lester-Amity Trails, the Great Hawk Chase is sure to become a must do event on the MNMBS calendar.

The Lester-Amity trails had long been a favorite, underground place to ride in Duluth until the fall of 2009 when an agreement with the City of Duluth was established to legitimize, rehabilitate and make sustainability improvements to this trail system. After hundreds of hours of work, a 4 mile loop of buff, flowing singletrack has been established along the gorgeous banks of Amity Creek. This trail is classic IMBA style singletrack with great flow and an amazing number of scenic vistas of the river.

A portion of the race course will be the Lester Park cross country ski trails to allow for passing opportunities and also a lead-out before the start of the singletrack. The ski trail allows for a perfect race start as it is a long, gradual uphill that will provide ample opportunity for the strongest to get to the front but is not so steep as to deter any newer or vertically challenged riders. The gradual uphill that creates the perfect start to the race turns into an exciting, big ring stomp to the finish which is sure to leave racers with a big smile on their faces.

The race will start and end in Lester Park, which is one of the most beautiful parks in the City of lace Duluthl. Two waterways, Lester River and Amity Creek, join and empty into Lake Superior just two blocks from the race. There are several hiking trails along the river and numerous locations for families to play in the rivers or on the playground in the park. This is certainly one of the most family friendly locations for a bike race you’ll find anywhere.
 

Notes:
1) Kids Comp, Citizen, Sport, and Comp race entrants holding a USA Cycling Mountain annual membership (license), receive a $3 refund at race registration upon presentation of their membership card at the registration tent.
2)*USAC Sanctioned - All 2009 MNSCS events are USAC Mountain sanctioned. Racers competing in the Pro and Expert Classes are required to have an annual Pro or Category 1 USA Cycling license. To purchase a license visit www.usacycling.org
3)**Must Register
 

Attention all Kids! Participate in the Shimano Kids Race! Helmets are required. Register on-site only, Sunday, September 13th by 12:30pm. Free for all kids 3-10 years old. T-Shirts and other prizes given to each kid!
The Youth Series is designed to give children an opportunity to compete like their parents in a positive and fun environment. Over the years, the Shimano Youth Series has expanded to include over 100 races per year, reaching over 5000 kids.
Parent cyclists can ride and race with the kids, providing motivational and physical support.
 

The course will be marked and available to pre-ride on Saturday before the race.  Normally biking is prohibited from the cross country ski trails, the City of Duluth has granted us use of these trails only for 8/21 and 8/22.

Prizes will be provided for 1st - 3rd place in each age class for Kids Comp, Citizen, Sport, Comp, Expert, & Pro classes. Top finishing Elite Group (Experts and Pros combined) will receive cash awards. See the MNSCS Guidelines for payout details.     

AWESOME RAFFLE PRIZES provided by local sponors and series sponsors alike!

Concessions will be sold by COGGS volunteers on the day of the race.

Bring your swimming suit because Lester Park is surrounded by two rivers with great swimming holes and places for the kids to play in the water.

Portable toilets will be available onsite.