GRAB ONE OF 15 SPOTS LEFT
Accepting Only 500 Registrations Total
– Fees Go Up on March 2 – Sign up Now and Save $$ –
Just one week from tomorrow, 500 bike riders from across the country will be putting rubber on some of the best snow anywhere at the second annual Fat Bike Birkie. Among them will be riders with some serious cred and riders entering their first race. In true Birkie style the field will be a diverse celebration of elite and citizen bikers alike. Now that the Fat Bike Birkie has been designated the U.S. National Fat Bike Championships, next Saturday will be a major fat-bike show on snow!
“I know that the Midwest is currently
the center of the universe for fat bikes.”
One rider, Ned “The Lung” Overend reserved his spot back in December. A household name in cycling, Overend is a World Mountain Bike Champion with list of accomplishments that spans decades. What’s bringing him from from Durango, Colorado, to ride the Birkie Trail on March 8? Here’s what he had to say about the event and riding fat bikes in general:
“This is my second winter riding fat bikes. I’ve done a few races on snow in Colorado, but the Birkie will be my first time racing in the Midwest. I live in Durango, Colorado, at 6500 feet and have always trained through the winter. Before Fat bikes I would ride my mountain bike on snow-packed hiking trails.
“I’ve done the Chequamegon mountain bike race and have done the American Birkebeiner ski race twice. I work for Specialized in product development and marketing and I’m part of the fat bike product team. I know that the Midwest is currently the center of the universe for fat bikes so I felt it was important to participate in the Birkie event and to come learn from the riders in the area.”
Be part of what Presenting Sponsor, Kevin Ishaug, Freewheel Bikes, call “The Fortunate 500”!
For Details and To Register Now!
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RACE . PARTY . PARTY . RIDE AGAIN!
Here’s how to make a total fat bike weekend out of your visit here and participation in the Fat Bike Birkie:
POST-RACE PARTY – AT THE FINISH! – Starting at 11:00 a.m.
Craft Beer on Tap and Grilled Birkie Brats! Get your first beer FREE! Hang out and watch riders come in, eat, drink, win door prizes from our sponsors, see the presentation of the first annual U.S. National Fat Bike Championship Awards. and generally party fat-bike style!
AFTER PARTY – SATURDAY NIGHT! – 7:00 p.m.
Then, at 7:00, the party continues at Rivers Eatery in downtown Cable. Head over for this fat bike after-party and more prizes, hosted by the crew at Fat-Bike.com.
DAY-AFTER GROUP RIDE! – SUNDAY – 10:00 a.m.
More great riding, this time on the local’s favorite singletrack fat-bike trails that the Namekagon Fat Bike Club keep groomed.
CLICK HERE for ALL DETAILS & to REGISTER
Thanks to Our Sponsors – The Fat Bike Birkie, 2014 US National Championship Race, is presented by Freewheel Bike. Other sponsors include the Cabin Stop of Hayward, Life Time Cycle, Riverbrook Bike & Ski, Fat-Bike.com, Hed Bicycle Products, 9:ZERO:7, Bar Mitts, BELCH Gear, 1UP USA, Hammer Nutrition, and GU Energy.
QUESTIONS? For General information, email the American Birkebeiner at birkie@birkie.com. For Registration questions, email registration@birkie.com. Or, you can call 715-634-5025.
Posted February 27, 2014 at 6:45 pm
