2013 Great Lakes Fat Bike Series

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Scott Chambers is the man behind the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series and is involved with the Farmer's Fat Bike Race.

In this interview, Scott discusses how and why the series started, gives some insight into what racers can expect from series races, shares details about the prizes and rules, and provides some thoughts on how much fun racers will have this winter. The show is a great opportunity to learn about the series before listening to all the race directors discuss their specific races.

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Related show links:

Great Lake Fat Bike Series - www.greatlakesfatbikeseries.com

Farmer's Fat Bike Race - www.farmteamracing.com

Noquemanon World Championship Snow Bike - www.noquemanon.com

Fatbike Frozen 40 - www.frozen40.com

Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout - www.cuyunalakeswhiteout.com

Fat Bike Birkie - www.birkie.com

Barry-Roubaix - www.barry-roubaix.com

The Farmer's Fat Bike Race went off without snow on Saturday, January 12 and it was a huge hit. About excited 150 fatbikers showed up at the Cannonsburg Ski Area to race on the near perfect dirt conditions. A crazy January thaw greeted riders with temperatures near 60 degrees.

Danielle Musto, Jorden Wakeley, and Scott Chambers joined the show to give you a race report. Listen in to hear Danielle talk about her win in the Women's Solo Division and Jorden about his win in the Men's Solo.

Related show links:

Great Lakes Fat Bike Series - Greatlakesfatbikeseries.com

Danielle's Blog - daniellemusto.blogspot.com

Einstein Cycles - Einsteincycles.com

XXC Mag Coverage - Xxcmag.com

Cannonsburg Ski Area - Cannonsburg.com

Northern Michigan Fat Bike Series - Northernmichiganfatbikeseries.com

Ned Zuelsdorff, the Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, joined the show to discuss the 2013 race on March 9. The Fat Bike Birkie is the 5th race of the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series, as well as the finale in the nine-race Fat-Bike Race Series. With close to 300 fatbikes, it's sure to be one of the most popular fatbike races in the country. Be sure to listen in to hear all about it!

The American Birkebeiner is one of the largest cross country ski races in the world. Thousands of cross country skiers descend upon Hayward, Wisconsin, a small outdoor-oriented city in Northwestern Wisconsin. This is the 39th year of the ski race.



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Related show links:

Birkebeiner Website - www.birkie.com

Great Lakes Fat Bike Series - www.greatlakesfatbikeseries.com

Fat-Bike.com Series - www.fat-bikeracing.com

Hayward, WI Visitor Information - www.haywardareachamber.com

Cable, WI - www.cable4fun.com

Telemark Lodge - www.telemark-resort.com

Chequamegon Forest - www.fs.usda.gov/cnnf

Wisconsin Ski Conditions - www.skinnyski.com

Nikki Dewald, Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) Director of Operations, and Lyle VanderSchaaf, NTN Board Member, joins the show to discuss the Noquemanon Ski Marathon Weekend.

They give listeners a great idea of what to expect for the fatbike race, as well as the rest of the Noque weekend.

Hear about the other great things the NTN has going on, including 15 miles of groomed fatbike trails WITH trail reports and tire pressure recommendations!

Listen to the show here:

Noquemanon Ski Marathon Website - www.noquemanon.com

Noquemanon Trail Network Singletrack Facebook Page - www.facebook.com

Noquemanon Trail Network Nordic Skiing Facebook Page - www.facebook.com

Marquette, Michigan Travel Information - www.travelmarquettemichigan.com

The Barry-Roubaix director, Rick Plite, joined the show to provide listeners with a preview of what to expect with the Barry-Roubaix Killer Gravel Road Race. He gives us a run down of his history, how it got started, course overview, and more about the race atmosphere and environment.

Be sure to listen in to Rick so you keep up to date on one of the most popular early season races in the country!

Listen in to the show here:

Related show links:

Barry-Roubaix Website - www.barry-roubaix.com

Founders Brewing Co. - www.foundersbrewing.com

Freewheeler Bike Shop - www.freewheelerbikes.com

American Ultracross - www.ultracx.com

My friend, Brad Boyd, joins Mountain Bike Radio to discuss the Fatbike Frozen 40, the third stop on the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series, as well as all the other projects he has going on.

We discuss the history of the Frozen 40, the course details, race day events, sponsors, and more. Brad also gives listeners some insight into the other projects going on, including Ridefatbikes.com and Fatbikegallery.com. Listen in to hear all about the details!

Listen in to the show here:

Related show links:

Fatbike Frozen 40 - www.frozen40.com

Ride Fatbikes - www.ridefatbikes.com

Fatbike Gallery - www.fatbikegallery.com

Jill's Hueckman's Pre Arrowhead Report Series - www.ridefatbikes.com

Aaron Hautala joins the show to discuss the Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout, which is one of six races in the 2013 Great Lakes Fat Bike Series.

Aaron gives listeners information on the full weekend events, including the night fat bike ride, snowshoe tour, The Iron Yeti, the Serpent Lake Ice Bike Race, and everything else you need to know.

Listen in to get an idea of the course, the areas, and the group behind the event, as well as all the other projects going on in the Cuyuna Lakes area.

Listen to the show here:

Related show links:

Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails - www.cuyunalakesmtb.com

Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Fest - www.cuyunalakesmtbfest.com

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - www.dnr.state.mn.us

Cuyuna Lakes Chamber of Commerce - www.cuyunalakes.com

Cuyuna Lakes State Trail - www.cuyunalakestrail.org