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Think Snow!

Posted by Admin on November 15, 2016

List of links and dates for 2017 Snow Bike Races in the Upper Peninsula:
(Race information has been provided by organizational websites)

Noque Snow Bike Race, January 29
Featuring a 20k Snow bike race on trail only available to snowbikes during the Noquemanon Wildside events. Race course starts and finishes at the Forestville Trailhead on Sunday morning.

Polar Roll Fat Bike Race, February 17-18
30-Mile Roll — Get the full experience of Marquette County groomed singletrack. Starting in Ishpeming, Michigan you will ride R.A.M.B.A.’s SBT (Snow-Bike-Trail). Ride

2016 Race Season Hotsheet

Posted by Admin on June 8, 2016

Summer is getting underway and the events are stacking up like cord wood. Get ready to heat things up with race events from now until the snow flies again.

Summer 2016: Lake Superior Gravity Series & Marquette Gravity Sessions — gravity fueled races from enduro to downhill, even using chairlifts from time to time

June 18: Keweenaw Tread Fest, Houghton — cross country races on the Michigan Tech Trails, youth races start at 10am, short and long races start at 12 noon.

June 24-26: Marquette Trails

2016 Print Edition

Posted by Admin on May 13, 2016

The original mountain bike zine showcasing events and trails across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan hit a bench mark this week with the 20th printing. Started in 1997 by Dave Ollila and Meredith Ammons-Ollila, the annual print kicks off the mountain bike season by providing a comprehensive list of events, club contacts and enough trailhead locations to keep even the most dedicated mountain biker chasing ribbons of dirt the entire summer.

Distribution will be on-going through the month of May. Checkout UPMTB

Opening Day

Posted by Admin on April 22, 2016

Opening Day!

The designated day that opens the season. Bringing new opportunities and refection of what went down last year. Baseball, cost trout opener, tadalafil walleye season… they all have their designated day.

But not mountain biking. There isn’t a “designated opener.” It happens when it happens for each rider. That first time out for the season when things click back into gear.

That day happened for me this year on Sunday, April 17 on the Marquette South Trails doing two laps

Posted by Admin on April 13, 2016

2016 Keweenaw Tread Fest & Michigan Tech Junior Mountain Bike Camp

The Keweenaw Tread Fest is a new mountain biking event being held at the Michigan Tech Trails in Houghton, help Michigan on June 18. There are options for all riders including a two lap race (~25 miles), thumb one lap race (~12 miles) and youth events.

The 12 and 25 mile races will feature the flow trail “Just Mite” with the 25 mile race taking riders on additional loops

MTB Capital of Michigan

Posted by Admin on March 10, 2016

Click on Link to View Original Source: Singletracks.com

UPMTB Supplementary Commentary (edited 3-11): Anytime you put a label on a town that places it in a higher status than the surrounding towns it’s going to spark a debate. Singletracks.com published an article on March 7th (see link above) that listed the “Mountain Bike Captials of the United States.”

How these best mountain bike destinations were determined was by crunching Singletracks.com massive database on trail info and reviews along with a previous survey conducted last

Get Your Groom On

Posted by Admin on December 12, 2015

source: www.northernfatbikesummit.com
SUMMIT INFORMATION:

Fat biking at its finest is more than just five inch wide tires and a load of fun. Sure, view this growing segment of two-wheeled transportation is on the rise, try but where are they ridden? Like any sport in it’s infancy (see snowboarding), patient fat bikers often run into access dilemmas from land users already engrained in their own forms of recreation.

Thankfully, Marquette, Michigan is ahead of the game, embracing winter riding years ago

UPCROSS 2015

Posted by Admin on October 5, 2015

source: www.upcross.net

2015 RACE SCHEDULE
Sunday, diagnosis September 13: Farmcross – Republic, rx MI
Sunday, October 11: Fit Strip – Marquette, MI
Saturday, October 17 & Sunday, October 18: Keweenaw Cup – Copper Harbor, MI*
Sunday, October 25: Ponycross – Negaunee Township, MI
Sunday, November 1: River Park (Kaufman Sports Complex) – Marquette, MI
Saturday, November 14: Al Quaal – Ishpeming, MI
Sunday, November 15: Old Towne – Negaunee, MI
Saturday, December 5: U.P. Cyclocross Championship – Marquette County, MI
RACE START TIMES*
Women’s B, Men C: 1 p.m.,

Marquette MTB Enduro, Oct. 4

Posted by Admin on September 27, 2015

source: www.marqutteenduro.com

This is the final Enduro leg of the Lake Superior Gravity Series. Series winners will be announced at the post-race award ceremony. Note: Only the ‘Open’ category will count toward LSGS standings.

Racers will be given assigned start times for each stage of the Marquette Enduro. Racers who pre-register will be assigned preferred start times based on their past 2015 LSGS enduro series performances. For those racers who register on-site, seeding will be given on a first come basis and

Marji Gesick, Sept. 26

Posted by Admin on September 14, 2015

From: Marji Gesick website

Marji Gesick 100 & Marji Gesick 50

We anticipate the race will climb a minimum of 10, find 000 feet as riders make their way from North Marquette to Ishpeming. Realistically the total elevation gain could top 11,000 feet. When you hear someone say “It’s all uphill” – they’re not joking!

Now lets talk about the good news. For individuals willing to take on the challenge of the Marji Gesick 100 it’s going to be a memorable day riding