The Cuyuna Whiteout is a winter fat bike race at Cuyuna, Minnesota — a single-lap, point-to-point format Steve rates as one of the most fun races he has done. At a glance Location Cuyuna, Minnesota Discipline Fat bike race Distance ~18 miles When Winter Format Point-to-point, single lap 2016 Results Steve 27th place I’ll start … Read more
The Frozen Forty is a winter fat bike race in Minnesota — 40-plus miles of all singletrack. As Steve put it, not many fat bike races are entirely singletrack, which makes this one pretty unique. At a glance Location Minnesota Discipline Fat bike race Distance 40+ miles, all singletrack When Winter (February) 2016 Results Steve … Read more
The Freezer Burn is a winter fat bike race in Minnesota. At a glance Location Minnesota Discipline Fat bike race When January 2017 Results Steve (15 mile) 13th in 1hr 34min The Freezer Burn Fat Bike Race was a small low key race that turned out to be a fun little event. The race fields … Read more
The Solstice Chase is a fat bike race I’ve done twice — once in 2015 at Big Rock Creek, which was actually my first ever fat bike race, and once in 2017 on the Woolly Bike Club trails. The race and venue has moved around over the years. Check the race website for current details. … Read more
The Fat Vasa is a fat bike race held in Traverse City, Michigan in February on the VASA trail system. Multiple distances. I did the 18-mile option in 2020. fatvasa.com At a glance Location Minnesota Discipline Fat bike Distance ~18 miles When February Official site fatvasa.com 2020 Results Steve (18 mile) 16th in 1hr 16min … Read more
The Tuscobia is a winter ultra race held in northern Wisconsin in January. Multiple distances — the 80-mile option is what I did. It’s a self-supported fat bike race on snowmobile trail and it can get seriously cold. I did the 80 in 2021/22 and finished 4th male, 5th overall. tuscobia.com At a glance Location … Read more
The Fat Bike Birkie is a fat bike race held in February in Cable, Wisconsin on the American Birkebeiner ski trail — the same trail system as the Chequamegon 40. It’s 25 miles of groomed snowmobile and ski trail on fat bikes in winter. The course is fast for a fat bike race and draws … Read more
The Polar Roll is a fat bike race held in February in Marquette, Michigan. It runs through the RAMBA trail system on snow — the same trails as the Marji Gesick 100. Multiple distance options. I’ve done this one three times. polarroll.com At a glance Location Marquette, MI Discipline Fat bike When February Official site … Read more