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Race #4 - Spirit Mountain/Bike Duluth Festival - July 9

ON-LINE REGISTRATION ONLY

 

Early Pre-Registration closes Thursday, July 6 at 8:00 PM 

<< Register HERE for Early Pre-Registration >>

 

Late Pre-Registration closes Saturday, July 8 at 8:00 PM

<< Register HERE for Late Pre-Registration >>



No Day-Of Registration....Pre-Registration Only

No Day-Of Class Changes

Registration Check-In

ALL racers, please CHECK-IN at Registration at least 30 min before your race.  (If you have your race number, please bring it to check-in.)

Racers who have NOT raced a Series race this year will pick up their race number on race day.

Racers who HAVE raced a Series race this year will use their existing race number and will NOT pick up a new race number.


Start Times, Distances, Fees : ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY

Class Start Time Approx. Distance # of Laps Early Pre-Reg (closes Thursday @ 8:00 pm) Late Pre-Reg (closes Saturday @ 8:00 pm)
Kids Comp 9:00 AM 3 miles 1 $18 $28
Citizen Men & Women 9:30 AM 6 miles 2 $29 $39
Marathon 10:50 AM 4 hrs 4 hrs $38 $48
Sport Men 11:00 AM 12 miles 2 $34 $44
Comp Women 11:00 AM 12 miles 2 $34 $44
Sport Women 11:00 AM 6 miles 1 $34 $44
Elite Men 1:10 PM 24 miles 4 $38 $48
Elite Women 1:10 PM 18 miles 3 $38 $48
Comp Men 1:20 PM 18 miles 3 $34 $44
All riders 18 and under $23 $33

Awards

Award ceremonies will follow each class of racing.  Medals (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will be awarded for all classes/subcategories as follows:

Kids Comp (Age Group)
Citizen (Age Group, Clydesdale/Athena)
Sport (Age Group, Clydesdale/Athena)
Comp (Age Group, Single Speed, Fat Bike)
Marathon (Overall)
Elite (Age Group, Overall)


2022 Race Information

**TO BE UPDATED FOR 2023**


General Information

Food and beverage will be available at the Grand Avenue Chalet.

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’.

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.

The Sport, Comp, Marathon 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 ride around.

Sport Women will do 1 lap. Sport Men and Comp Women will do 2 laps. Comp Men and Elite Women will do 3 laps. Elite Men will do 4 laps.  Marathon gives you the opportunity to ride as many laps as you can in 4 hours.


Course Maps

*Specific course elements are subject to change based on course conditions on race day and discretion of the race director and property owner.

Start / Finish


Pre-Riding

The course map is shown above, if you are in Duluth and the trails are dry, pre-ride to your hearts (and lungs) content! Course is unmarked at the moment, but will be marked prior to race events.

Pre-riding will be available the Saturday prior to the event after 12:00 PM.  (Courses are NOT open for pre-riding on race day.)


Location

The event will be based at the Spirit Mountain Grand Avenue Chalet

8551 Grand Ave
Duluth, MN 55808

From the Twin Cities, take I35 North to Exit 246 (Midway Rd)

Turn Right on 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)


Local Sponsors


General Information

Are you interested in volunteering. We have a wide variety of tasks. Visit Volunteer Signup to learn more.

Camping is available at Spirit MountainIndian 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.


Local Race Director

Nikolai Anikin & Dave Antonson

Promoters