As COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve, we’ve decided to postpone opening of race registration until we have a clearer picture of what this season is going to look like. We will make decisions regarding race registration, rescheduling of races, or canceling of races once we have clear guidelines from the CDC, the MDH, and our governmental bodies that extend through the race season.

We are in regular contact with race promoters and other stakeholders within the Minnesota and Wisconsin cycling communities as we continue to assess the situation, and will update racers as soon as possible once decisions are made. Our #1 priority is keeping our communities safe.

Welcome to the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series! With roots going all the way back to 1990, the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series features some of the best singletrack -- and racing -- that the Midwest has to offer. We strive to make all of our events fun and competitive for every kind of racer from weekend warriors to elite athletes. Join us just for the day, or bring the family along and make a weekend out of our destination races. We look forward to seeing you at the start line!

In order to welcome more riders to the MN Mountain Bike Series and improve the experience of transitioning between fields, we’re piloting a new Women’s Comp option for 2020 and adjusting Women’s Sport. 

Here’s what you can expect: 

Women’s Citizen – Less technical course, 6–10 miles, 45 mins*

Adjusted! Women’s Sport – More technical course, 6­–10 miles, 55 mins*

NEW! Women’s Comp – More technical course, 12­–15 miles, 80 mins* 

Women’s Elite – More technical course, 18–20 miles, 110 mins* 

Women’s Marathon – More technical course, 4-hour long race 

*times are approximate 

FAQ

Why was the Women’s Sport course adjusted?

• We shortened the Sport course to empower more riders to move up from the Citizen field and make transitioning from Citizen to Sport more feasible—that is, adding in the more technical riding and climbing, without adding the extra distance at the same time. 

I liked Women’s Sport the way it was.

• Great! You should race Comp now. The previous Sport class is now the Comp class—only the name changed. 

Women’s Sport and Women’s Citizen are the same distance now—are they basically the same race? 

• Nope! While these two fields are similar in distance, they are very different in terms of course difficulty—giving riders a great opportunity to hone their technical skills without adding additional mileage until they upgrade to comp. For certain venues, the amount of climbing DOUBLES from Women’s Citizen to Women’s Sport! 

What’s the starting order and who races with who?

• The Citizen and Elite fields will stay the same. Women’s Comp and Women’s Sport will start together in the same wave. On some courses where a “prologue” or half lap are included, Women’s Sport riders will always get to ride the full, technical, challenging course. 

What do you mean by “more technical” and “less technical” courses?

• The more technical courses include roots, rock gardens, logs, small drops, berms, steep hills, and other features that the less technical courses don’t have. That being said, we recommend pre-riding the course so you know what to expect before racing no matter what field you’re in. 

Why wasn’t there a Women’s Comp field until now?

• To explain this, we need to start with the Elite fields. Due to race speed, Men’s Elite usually races 1 more lap than Women’s Elite in the same amount of time. The logic was that, since Women’s Elite already does the same distance as Men’s Comp, racers who would otherwise choose Women’s Comp might as well sign up for Women’s Elite. Plus they’d have a chance at winning money! However, as fields sizes and interest in the series has grown, we realized that it made sense to pilot this program in 2020 so that racers in the women’s fields could feel empowered to pick a field that suits their ability level best and confidently upgrade from Citizen, Sport, and Comp. 

I’m a visual person and this is confusing.

*Times are approximate 

May 3 - St Croix Falls Woolly, WI

May 31 - Mt Kato, Mankato, MN

June 7 - Detroit Mountain Shakedown, Detroit Lakes, MN

June 14 - Border Crossing, River Falls, WI

June 28 - Lester Park! Duluth, MN

July 12 - Tioga, Grand Rapids, MN

July 26 - Gamehaven Lakeside Grind, Rochester, MN

August 9 - Powder Monkey, Spirit Mountain, Duluth, MN

August 23 - Cuyuna Crusher, Crosby-Ironton, MN

Sept 5/6 - Laddies Loppet, Maplelag Resort, MN

Last season we used SMS/Text messages to communicate with racers when there were major changes or delays at our races.  For 2019 we will again use this system and you will need to sign up again for notifications.  Please follow the link below to sign up.

We will only use this system to tell you if the race has had a change in the following:

• Cancelation - the race will NOT be held.
• Change in Race Times - the race will move the race start times, but the race will go on that day.

For all other normal notifications you will want to check our Facebook or Twitter feed.  We also send emails with the latest news and you can signup on the home page of our web site.  If you choose to sign up for this we hope you will never get a text this year, because all of the races are going as planned. 

2020 Signup coming soon