coggstwinports
Surly Brewing will be hosting a trail building at Downer Park on Sat., July 31st from 9am-noon. See our FB page or… https://t.co/z6OcxBZGqS
Race #8 - Powder Monkey
Race #8 "The Modern Day Powder Monkey" - August 8th
Come enjoy a bike filled weekend in Duluth!
The MN Series Powder Monkey is once again teaming up with the Kraus Anderson Bike Festival to provide an epic bike filled weekend. Please refer to https://bikeduluthfestival.com/ for more information. Friday night events include a Chainless Downhill. Saturday events include the Northern Exposure cross country race, enduro racing, downhill racing and kids/youth activities. Come see what the enduro craze is all about and test your technical skills. Or if you are looking for more cross country racing the Northern Exposure race is for you. We highly encourage everyone to come Friday and Saturday to the KA Bike Festival, I can guarantee it will be time well spent!
COGGS and Spirit Mountain are once again excited to bring you a race course with unparalleled variety. This year will again be a true test of your grit and stamina, 'The Modern Day Powder Monkey'
An offering of the annual Kraus Anderson Bike Duluth Festival, 'The Modern Day Powder Monkey' is a great way to get outside and enjoy testing your limits. Whether you are a spandex wearing carbon fiber riding Elite, or if you are just pulling down the mountain bike from the garage wall for the first time to see what the fuss is all about, this cross country style mountain bike race has something special in store for you!
The Kids Comp and Citizen lap is a combination of fun flowy singletrack and doubletrack. The Kids Comp and Citizen courses DO NOT climb Spirit Mountain.
If you are concerned about not being able to hack the course, you can do it!!! Grab your bike and get ready!
The Sport, Comp and Elite classes will tackle Spirit Mountain. The course begins with the fun flowy and technical singletrack and doubletrack at the bottom of Spirit Mountain. The course will then be a grinder up "The Puker" to the top. Your hard work will then be paid back in a fun, fast, and technical descent. There will be “A” and “B” lines to help reward those who have the “Send it” spirit in them. The “A” line will feature a large drop and steep rocky chute where the “B” line will feature a rocky loam decent. Ride around will be available if neither is your cup of tea.
Sport Women will do 1 lap. Sport Men and Comp Women will do 2 laps. Comp Men and Elite Woman will do 3 laps. Elite Men will do 4 laps.
For more great cross country, enduro and downhill and general festival information, be sure to check out www.bikeduluthfestival.com
See you all there!!
*Specific course elements are subject to change based on course conditions on race day and discretion of the race director and property owner.
Course Map
Start / Finish
NO DAY OF REGISTRATION
Start Times, Distances, Fees : ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY
| Class | Start Time | Approx. Distance | # of Laps | Early Pre-Registration (closes 8/5 @ 8:00 pm) | Late Pre-registration (closes 8/7 @ 8:00 pm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Comp | 9:00 AM | 3 | 1 | $18 | $28 |
| Citizen Men & Women | 9:30 AM | 6 | 2 | $29 | $39 |
| Sport Men | 11:00 AM | 12 | 2 | $34 | $44 |
| Comp Women | 11:00 AM | 12 | 2 | $34 | $44 |
| Sport Women | 11:00 AM | 6 | 1 | $34 | $44 |
| Elite Men | 1:10 PM | 24 | 4 | $38 | $48 |
| Elite Women | 1:10 PM | 18 | 3 | $38 | $48 |
| Comp Men | 1:20 PM | 18 | 3 | $34 | $44 |
| All riders 18 and under | $23 | $33 |
Racers who have NOT raced a Series race this year will pick up their race number on Sunday before their race.
Racers who HAVE raced a Series race this year should use their EXISTING race number and will NOT pick up a new race number for the race.
Race-Day Awards: KIDS COMP ONLY FOR 2021
Presentation ceremony for KIDS COMP awards will begin at approx. 9:45 am.
NO RACE-DAY AWARDS FOR CITIZEN, SPORT, COMP, ELITE FOR 2021
Pre-Riding
Pre-riding will be available the Saturday prior to the event after 6:00 PM. Some sections of this race course will be used by the Kraus-Anderson Bike Duluth Festival during the morning and afternoon hours.
General Information
Food and beverage will be available all day at the Grand Avenue Chalet at Spirit Mountain.
Portable toilets will be available onsite. Camping is available at Spirit Mountain, Indian Point Campground, The Buffalo House, or any other place you can find to pitch a tent, get your reservations early!
Additionally, check out https://www.visitduluth.com/lodging/ for hotel and bed and breakfast lodging options.
Having bike problems or need last second items? Check out https://www.theskihut.com/ and https://www.continentalski.com/ and they will get everything taken care of!
Wanna celebrate with a cold one after a hard day on the trails? For the beer drinking types, hit up Bent Paddle Brewery or Ursa Minor Brewery. For the Cider drinking types, check out Duluth Cider or Wild State Cider.
Hungry? We recommend crossing the bridge to visit Thirsty Pagen for some of the best pizza you will ever have! If pizza is not your thing though, check out Duluth Grill, OMC Smokehouse, or Corktown Deli.
Directions from the Twin Cities
Event will be based at the Spirit Mountain Grand Avenue Chalet: 8551 Grand Ave, Duluth
From the Twin Cities, take I35 North to Exit 246 (Midway Rd)
Turn Right on to Midway/Cty Hwy 3, and follow it 6.9 miles to Commonwealth Ave (a.k.a. State Highway 23 / Grand Ave).
Turn Left on Commonwealth and go 2 miles to Spirit Mountain (on your left).
Nikolai Anikin & Dave Antonson
Promoters
