Vol. 32 ◆ No. 1 ◆ The Journal of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival ◆ Spring 2017 ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FAT TO PRINT With the brainstormed concept of “a bicycle race on the Birkie Trail”, the seeds for the inaugural Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival were sown. Five individ- uals, including Telemark Resort employees: Mike Cooper, Tom Kelly, Phil Van Valkenberg and Dan Hunt, as well as Lakewoods Resort owner, Phil Rasmussen, put together the very first Chequamegon 40 on the September 24-25, 1983 weekend. The forty miler was the flagship event on Saturday. The Sunday events included the Rough Stuff Rendezvous bicycle orienteering event and Lakewoods Criterium lap race. Midwestern mountain biking was in its infancy. The first year event poster boldly proclaimed this to be “The Ultimate Challenge in the Ultimate Sport”. The entry fee was $9 for the forty mile point to point race. Twenty-seven people signed up to race. You could sign up for all three weekend events for $20. A simple two sentence waiver on the entry blank acknowledged risk and released everyone involved from liability. You could book a motel room at Lake- woods for $25.00 per night for the event weekend. First year sponsors included Specialized Bicycles, Lakewoods Resort, Heileman’s Old Style and the Chequa- ma Mama Bicycle Club. Dan Hunt was declared the first event director in 1983. Hunt who had been a banquet manager, Director of Long Range Planning and ultimately Lodge Manager at Telemark, had been let go from the struggling resort in March 1983. Hunt recalled that Phil Van Valkenberg, another principal of the organizing team, tagged him as the director “because I had nothing else to do with my time.” Finances were a bit tight for the inaugural year. “I recall that the entry blank design and printing cost us around $350 or over $10 per entrant.” It was fortu- nate that Old Style beer had provided the posters and some nifty royal blue corduroy caps for the volunteers because there was next to no budget for such things. Van Valkenberg designed the original race course that included such scenic spots as Smith Lake, Lake Helaine and Camp Four Lake, which lay half way along the very primitive Rock Lake Road approach to the Lakewoods finish line. “We knew there would be good reception to the concept since the local tourism business dropped off so much after Labor Day,” Van Valkenberg recalled. Tom Kelly, who was at the time the public relations director for legendary Tony Wise’s Telemark Resort, photographed the event in the first year and every year thereafter. In 1983, it was he who laid down on the Highway 63 median strip to capture the iconic Old Hayward Hotel roll out shot with Bob Chadder- WATCH THIS SPACE Be sure to check the news on www.cheqfattire.com for all the latest on the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival FAT TRACKS TRACKS Enter while there are still spots available At this writing, the online entry portals for the Chequamegon 40 and Short & Fat 16 mile events are still open, so tell your friends to join you on the trail September 16! The Chequamegon 40 is very close to filling its 2100 rider capacity and it may be filled by the time you read this. There are less than 100 spots remaining in the Short & Fat 16 miler 1000 participant field. Entries into both events will be taken until the limits are reached, or Sep- tember 1, whichever comes first. No entries will be taken after September 1. Therefore, day-of registration at the September 16 event will not be offered. When either of the two events reaches its registration limit, we will accept 50 Ways to Ride the Chequamegon Essay Contest submissions to compete for 50 additional reserved spots to be awarded to the best contest submissions. All contest submissions must be submitted no later than July 1, with the win- ners announced by July 15. Visit www.cheqfattire.com for more information. In Memory of Steve Tilford The entire Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival is saddened by the recent news of Steve Tilford’s tragic passing. He was more than a three time champion to us. He was a long-time friend, a frequent Cable community visitor, an advocate for clean racing and an all-around great guy to all who encountered him. Steve was so much the real deal in so many ways. We, along with countless others, avidly read and absorbed his frequent blog postings that spoke of not just bicycle racing but many of life’s everyday experiences. He will truly be missed but never forgotten. Our condolences go out to Trudi, the large group of Topeka, Kansas friends who we’ve gotten to know and to the legions of others who call him friend. If you are looking for a motto to live by in your life “Ride like Steve Til- ford” would be a great one to consider. don of Menomonie, Wisc.. To this day, that image (shown above) defines the roots of the Chequamegon event. Kelly recalled, “No one ever thought where this would all end. We were just a bunch of Northwoods guys who wanted to run a bike race. I’m very proud to see what it’s become and to think back and say, ‘Hey, a few of us came up with a pretty good idea.’” Gary Crandall, the consistent face of the Chequamegon event, indeed did not think up the concept but rode in the first Chequamegon 40. Astride an (continued on page 19) Chequamegon 40 start line 1983 Main Street, Hayward. –Tom Kelly photo Chequamegon History 101 1983 Chequamegon – In the beginning
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Vol. 32 ◆ No. 1 ◆ The Journal of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival ◆ Spring 2017
ALL THE NEWS THAT’SFAT TO PRINT
With the brainstormed concept of “a bicycle race on the Birkie Trail”, theseeds for the inaugural Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival were sown. Five individ-uals, including Telemark Resort employees: Mike Cooper, Tom Kelly, Phil VanValkenberg and Dan Hunt, as well as Lakewoods Resort owner, Phil Rasmussen,put together the very first Chequamegon 40 on the September 24-25, 1983weekend. The forty miler was the flagship event on Saturday. The Sundayevents included the Rough Stuff Rendezvous bicycle orienteering event andLakewoods Criterium lap race. Midwestern mountain biking was in its infancy.The first year event poster boldly proclaimed this to be “The Ultimate Challengein the Ultimate Sport”.
The entry fee was $9 for the forty mile point to point race. Twenty-sevenpeople signed up to race. You could sign up for all three weekend events for$20. A simple two sentence waiver on the entry blank acknowledged risk andreleased everyone involved from liability. You could book a motel room at Lake-woods for $25.00 per night for the event weekend. First year sponsors includedSpecialized Bicycles, Lakewoods Resort, Heileman’s Old Style and the Chequa-ma Mama Bicycle Club.
Dan Hunt was declared the first event director in 1983. Hunt who had beena banquet manager, Director of Long Range Planning and ultimately LodgeManager at Telemark, had been let go from the struggling resort in March 1983.Hunt recalled that Phil Van Valkenberg, another principal of the organizingteam, tagged him as the director “because I had nothing else to do with mytime.”
Finances were a bit tight for the inaugural year. “I recall that the entry blankdesign and printing cost us around $350 or over $10 per entrant.” It was fortu-nate that Old Style beer had provided the posters and some nifty royal bluecorduroy caps for the volunteers because there was next to no budget for suchthings.
Van Valkenberg designed the original race course that included such scenicspots as Smith Lake, Lake Helaine and Camp Four Lake, which lay half wayalong the very primitive Rock Lake Road approach to the Lakewoods finish line.“We knew there would be good reception to the concept since the localtourism business dropped off so much after Labor Day,” Van Valkenbergrecalled.
Tom Kelly, who was at the time the public relations director for legendaryTony Wise’s Telemark Resort, photographed the event in the first year and everyyear thereafter. In 1983, it was he who laid down on the Highway 63 medianstrip to capture the iconic Old Hayward Hotel roll out shot with Bob Chadder-
WATCH THIS SPACEBe sure to check the news on
www.cheqfattire.comfor all the latest on the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival
FATTRACKSTTRRAACCKKSS
Enter while there are still spots availableAt this writing, the online entry portals for the Chequamegon 40 and
Short & Fat 16 mile events are still open, so tell your friends to join you on thetrail September 16! The Chequamegon 40 is very close to filling its 2100 ridercapacity and it may be filled by the time you read this. There are less than 100spots remaining in the Short & Fat 16 miler 1000 participant field.
Entries into both events will be taken until the limits are reached, or Sep-tember 1, whichever comes first. No entries will be taken after September 1.Therefore, day-of registration at the September 16 event will not be offered.
When either of the two events reaches its registration limit, we will accept50 Ways to Ride the Chequamegon Essay Contest submissions to compete for50 additional reserved spots to be awarded to the best contest submissions.All contest submissions must be submitted no later than July 1, with the win-ners announced by July 15. Visit www.cheqfattire.com for more information.
In Memory of Steve TilfordThe entire Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival is saddened by the recent
news of Steve Tilford’s tragic passing. He was more than a three time champion to us. He was a long-time
friend, a frequent Cable community visitor, an advocate for clean racing andan all-around great guy to all who encountered him.
Steve was so much the real deal in so many ways. We, along withcountless others, avidly read and absorbed his frequent blog postings thatspoke of not just bicycle racing but many of life’s everyday experiences.
He will truly be missed but never forgotten. Our condolences go out toTrudi, the large group of Topeka, Kansas friends who we’ve gotten to knowand to the legions of others who call him friend.
If you are looking for a motto to live by in your life “Ride like Steve Til-ford” would be a great one to consider.
don of Menomonie, Wisc.. To this day, that image (shown above) defines theroots of the Chequamegon event.
Kelly recalled, “No one ever thought where this would all end. We were justa bunch of Northwoods guys who wanted to run a bike race. I’m very proud tosee what it’s become and to think back and say, ‘Hey, a few of us came up witha pretty good idea.’”
Gary Crandall, the consistent face of the Chequamegon event, indeed didnot think up the concept but rode in the first Chequamegon 40. Astride an
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Chequamegon 40 start line 1983 Main Street, Hayward. –Tom Kelly photo
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Bicycle Bowling, Children's Bi cycleRodeo and Kids Criterium on Satur-day. Complimentary events.
EAT HEARTYLocal food and beverage vendors
will provide food and beverage ser-vices at the finish line venue. A PastaFeast is planned for Friday night dur-ing bib pick up as well as finish linefood on Saturday.
Watch for updates on the newslink of www.cheqfattire.com and inparticipant E-newsletters to come.
CAMBA TRAILSThe Chequamegon Area Mountain
Bik ing Association has developedand maintains a system of over 300miles of marked and mapped userfriendly trails in the area. Stop by theCAMBA booth over the weekend fortrail information, maps and member-ship opportunities. Check outCAMBA at www.cambatrails.org.
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Event AgendaFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 154–8 pm Trek Tech Service Telemark Finish Line4–9 pm Pasta Feast, music and fun Telemark Big Top Tent4–9 pm Sponsor & Vendor Expo Telemark Big Top Tent5–7 pm Friday Fun, bicycle bowling and limbo Telemark Big Top Tent5–9 pm Concession and info stands open Telemark Big Top Tent5–9 pm Bib pickup for Saturday events Telemark Big Top Tent
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 168–9 am Decorating for Children’s Parade 200 Block/Main/Hayward8–9 am Decorating for Children’s Parade Behind Cable Grade
School8–9:30 am CHEQUAMEGON 40 bib pickup only Primary School/Main
St/Hayward8–9:30 am SHORT & FAT bib pickup only Cable Community Center8–10 am Trek Tech Service Primary School/Main
St/Hayward8–10 am Neutral Tech Service Randysek Rd/Cable9 am Children’s Bicycle Parade 200 Block/Main/Hayward9 am Children’s Bicycle Parade Behind Cable Grade
School10 am CHEQUAMEGON 40 START Primary School/Main
St/Hayward10 am SHORT & FAT START Randysek Rd/Cable10 am–5 pm Sponsor & Vendor Expo Telemark Big Top Tent10 am–6 pm Food and beverage stands open Telemark Big Top Tent10:45 am Short & Fat First Finisher Telemark Finish Line12 pm Chequamegon 40 First Finisher Telemark Finish Line12–4 pm Trek Tech Service Telemark Finish Line12:30–6 pm Return bus trips to start Telemark Resort1–4 pm Rocking the Big Top with live music2–4 pm Children’s Bicycle Rodeo Telemark Finish Line2–4 pm Adult Funday Events Telemark Finish Line4 pm Awards Ceremony Telemark Big Top Tent7 pm Bike corral closes Telemark Finish Line
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1710 am–1 pm Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association Sunday Tour. A non-
competitive guided or self-guided tour of 8 to 12 miles exploringCAMBA singletrack. $10 donation includes generous swag and ran-dom prize drawings. Visit www.cambatrails.org for more information
PASTAFEASTFriday 4-9BIG TOP ATTELEMARK
CHEQUAMEGON 40Saturday September 16, 2017
Start on the west end of MainStreet in front of the Primary Schoolin Hayward, WI at 10:00 a.m. The fea-ture event of the week end, theChequamegon 40 cross coun tryevent traverses forest roads, snow -mobile trails and the famed Amer i canBirkebeiner ski trail as it makes it wayto the Mt. Telemark finish line inCable, WI. This event is open to par-ticipants 18 years old and older. Reg-istration is limited to a lottery select-ed 2,100 riders. There is no day ofevent registration.
SHORT & FATSaturday September 16, 2017
Start on Randysek Road in Cable,WI at 10:00 a.m. and finish at Mt.Telemark 16 miles away. This crosscountry event is open to riders 12years old and older. Registration islimited to a lottery selected 1000 rid-ers. There is no day of event registra-tion.
AWARDS PRESENTATIONSaturday September 16, 2017
Awards for the Chequamegon 40and Short & Fat will be presented at4:00 p.m. under the Big Top Tent atthe Mt. Telemark finish line.
CHILDREN'SBICYCLE PARADES Saturday September 16, 2017
Prerace festivities include decorat-ed bi cycle parades for childrentwelve and un der one hour beforethe start of the Che qua me gon 40 inHayward and the Short & Fat inCable.
CAMBA TRAIL TOURSunday September 17, 201710:00am
The tour will take place at theCAMBA “OO” Trailhead in Seeley. Thetour route will introduce riders to theCAMBA Makwa and Seeley Pass sin-gletrack trails. Tour departs at 10:00a.m., $10 tour. Generous swag andrandom prize drawings. For furtherinfo check out www.cambatrails.org.
FRIDAY & SATURDAYFUNDAY EVENTSFriday September 15 5:00-7:00pmSaturday September 16 2:00-4:00pm
Start Gate Placement InformationThere are seven start gates in the Chequamegon 40 and six gates in the Short
& Fat 16 mile event. In both events the start gate time split criteria are the same asthe previous year’s criteria.
If you have recent past history with us, the individual rider start gates are auto-matically assigned using past results loaded into the registration database usingthe start gate split times below. For both events the best time from either 2015 or2016 will determine the start gate.
At the time of your application everyone had the opportunity to request a pre-ferred gate by answering “yes” to the preferred gate question and providing ashort race resume or other criteria to be considered in assigning a start gate. If youdo not have past history with the event this is the sole way to request preferredgate placement.
Riders who do not have past Chequamegon event results and who did not pro-vide a race resume for consideration will by default be placed in the last start gate. In any gate assignment or reconsideration, the decision of race officials is final.
Start gate time splits for the Chequamegon 40Start Gate 1 race time less than 2:17:00Start Gate 2 race time greater than or equal to 2:17:00 and less than 2:32:00Start Gate 3 race time greater than or equal to 2:32:00 and less than 2:47:00Start Gate 4 race time greater than or equal to 2:47:00 and less than 3:02:00Start Gate 5 race time greater than or equal to 3:02:00 and less than 3:17:00Start Gate 6 race time greater than or equal to 3:17:00 and less than 3:32:00Start Gate 7 race time greater than or equal to 3:32:00
Start gate time splits for the Short & FatStart Gate 1 race time less than or equal to 1:02:00Start Gate 2 race time greater than or equal to 1:02:00 and less than 1:10:00Start Gate 3 race time greater than or equal to 1:10:00 and less than 1:18:00Start Gate 4 race time greater than or equal to 1:18:00 and less than 1:26:00Start Gate 5 race time greater than or equal to 1:26 and less than 1:34:00Start Gate 6 race time greater than or equal to 1:34:00
Notification and Request for ReconsiderationOnce start gate assignments have been made and you have been notified via
confirmation email, you may request a further review for reassignment to anothergate. The first group of gate assignment emails will be sent to all registered ridersby June 1. Following that those who registered late with guaranteed entries willreceive start gate assignment emails over the summer at regular intervals prior toSeptember 1.
It is your responsibility to review you start gate notification. If you do not agreewith our assignment you must request a review in a timely fashion. If you just havea question about your start gate please email the inquiry to [email protected] .
Requests for additional start gate review can be made online at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/24782 prior to September 1. All online gatereconsideration requests will incur a nonrefundable $10 fee payable online. Thedecision of the race officials is final.
After September 1, no further start gate reconsiderations will be made. If youjust have a question about start gate assignments, please email [email protected] going online to request a change.
Each participant’s start gate will be indicated on both their Tyvek body num-ber and laminated handlebar number provided at bib pick up. Position within eachof the assigned gates on race day is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Mass Start Roll Out NotesThe heightened energy, unmatched magnitude and rolling dynamics of the
Chequamegon event rollouts uniquely characterize the cross country events. Col-lectively, the mass start processions provide the racers with an exciting launch totheir off-road adventure. For the safety of all riders on race morning, please followthese rollout safety tips:
Ride in control at all times.Hold a steady and secure position.Know that your movements impact those around you.Do not try to jump ahead of riders in the rollout.Never leave the pavement.Be aware of those around you.Communicate your intentions and roll out situations.
Deferred Entry for No ShowsDid you register but find you cannot make it to the event this Septem-
ber? We will surely miss you but there is good news, if you ask, we will saveyour spot for next year!
If you learn you cannot attend this year’s event, you must contact us viaemail at [email protected] with the subject line “Defer my entryspot to 2018”. Requests for deferred entry spots must be made prior to Sep-tember 15. Note: your spot will not be automatically saved if you don’tshow up.
Because of the ongoing expenses involved in running the event eachyear, we cannot transfer your entry fee to the next year, but we will save youa guaranteed spot in the 2018 event.
Those who defer their entry will be sent an email and reservation codenear the end of 2017, before the 2018 registration portals open. The reservedentry promotional code must be used by March 1, 2018 to claim your guaran-teed race spot.
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Contest awards race spotsEssays must be legible, with a
500 word maximum (most are muchless) and be postmarked to our POBox address below or emailed to theChequamegon office no later thanJuly 1. If you are considering a three-dimensional submission please keepthe size reasonable (nothing over 20inches by 20 inches) and ship it toour office address below. Shortlyafter that date, submissions will bejudged and winners selected. Allcontest entrants will be notified ofthe outcome by July 15.
Fifty slots will be reserved forthe winners, and those not selectedwill be encouraged to join the spec-tator or volunteer fun at theChequamegon event in the fall. Thedecision of the judges is final in thislast-chance-at-an-entry-spot essaycontest. All essays become propertyof the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festi-val, will not be returned and may bereproduced at some future datewithout notification.
If a shorter off road adventure ismore to your liking, at this writingthere are still spaces available on afirst come first served basis in theShort and Fat 16 mile event. Logonto www.cheqfattire.com to registerbefore those short event spots sellout too.
Every year the ChequamegonFat Tire Festival’s limited race fieldsells out well in advance of the eventweekend. This year will be no differ-ent as the popular Chequamegon 40predicted to sell out shortly after theFat Tracks publication deadline.
Those who missed out on thelimited Chequamegon 40 spots maybe able to use some creative energyto win a chance to ride in one of thenation’s greatest mountain bikingevents. Fifty reserved entry spotswill be awarded to the winners ofthe 50 Ways to Ride theChequamegon essay contest.
Contrary to the contest title,essays don’t have to list fifty individ-ual reasons for wanting to ride. Con-test submissions can be personalpleas, cycling stories, songs, poems,drawings, parodies, or even chunkycrayon notes from your children.Your unique pitch might site eventhistory, race resume, bonding withfriends, demographics, health con-siderations, advocacy efforts, or anyother reason.
Each submission is scored basedon originality, creativity, humor, sin-cerity, special effort, and a variety ofother diverse factors. Competitionfor the coveted fifty reserved regis-trations is keen.
54821 or emailed to: cheqfat@life-time fitness.com prior to the July 1submission deadline.
Essay contest submissionsshould be mailed to: ChequamegonFat Tire Festival, PO Box 267 (USPS),13460 Spruce St. (UPS) Cable, Wisc.
It’s Singletrack Sunday for CAMBA’s Fat Tire TourIt’s all about singletrack on Sun-
day morning of Chequamegon FatTire Festival weekend. CAMBA’s annu-al Fat Tire Tour will again take placethis year on Sunday morning and pro-vide a great way for riders to winddown the weekend and get to knowmore of the great CAMBA singletracktrails. This year’s tour will take placeon Sunday, September 17, 2017 at10:00 a.m.
The CAMBA Fat Tire Tour is justthat, a non-competitive group ride.CAMBA volunteer guides will escortriders on selected routes and helpthem learn more about the CAMBAtrail system. Distances will be modest,10 to 15 miles, and the pace will beleisurely, which should suit riders of all
ability levels, except the new beginner.Options will be provided for thosewho want to ride longer and faster.
In addition to the tour, partici-pants receive an event premium itemand are entered into generous ran-dom drawings.
The 2017 CAMBA Fat Tire Tourwill start from the CAMBA CountyHwy OO Trailhead in Seeley, Wiscon-sin three and a half miles east ofHighway 63 and Downtown Seeley.The fee for the event is just $10.00and all proceeds benefit the CAMBAtrails.
For more information, contactCAMBA at [email protected] or(715)798-3599.
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CHEQ THIS OUT:FUTURE EVENT DATES
September 15, 2018 • September 14, 2019September 19, 2020
The Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival weekend is always scheduledthe second weekend following Labor Day Monday.
As Labor Day moves on the calendar, so does event weekend.
27th Laddies Loppet September 2 & 3, 2017e-mail Jay Richards for more info at: [email protected]
For more information about Maplelag and informationon the race, visit the Maplelag website www.maplelag.com
or call toll free 800-654-7711
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GU Crew Leaves No TraceJuly 1, 2017 to the Chequamegonrace office. After that, GU Crew chief,Wayne Smestad, will select the teammembers from the submissionsreceived. All applicants will be noti-fied of the crew selections by July 15.
Prior to race weekend, crewmembers will receive further instruc-tions detailing their specific race dayassignment. Each volunteer will beassigned a specific trail section toride, insuring that the entire trail isleft in good shape following the rac-ers passing.
A job well done deserves anappreciative thank you. Each volun-teer GU Crew member will receive anassortment of GU Energy Labs prod-ucts that may include GU Energy Gel,GU Brew, GU Chomps and other GUpremiums. In further recognition ofthe noble cleanup efforts, each GUCrew member will qualify for a guar-anteed reserved registration for the2018 Chequamegon event.
Crew applications should bepostmarked no later than July 1, 2017to: CFTF, attention: GU Clean UpCrew, PO Box 267, Cable, WI 54821or emailed to [email protected].
For well over three decades,responsible trail use has been highon the list of Chequamegon eventpriorities. While tens of thousands ofparticipants have passed along ourrace courses, a “leave no trace” stew-ardship philosophy has helped main-tain the trails we ride.
With that in mind, we are happyto announce that GU Energy Labswill return again this year to sponsorthe race day trail cleanup efforts.Volunteer members of the GU CleanUp Crew will carefully sweep fifty-sixmiles of linear race course. Asalways, riders are directed to packout what they pack in, but the GUClean Up Crew will pick up whatmight have been inadvertently leftbehind.
If you aren’t racing in Septemberyou have an opportunity to join thisrewarding advocacy effort as one ofsixteen GU Clean Up Crew volun-teers.
Those interested in a cleanupcrew spot should mail or email ashort written statement finishing thesentence, “I want to be on the GUClean Up Crew because…”. All crewrequests should be postmarked by
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Awards Program in the Big Topdle Award” for last place in theChequamegon 40. “Longest Dis-tanced Traveled to the Event” willalso be presented.
Award winners will receive athree dimensional cast medal onimprinted neck ribbon as well as amerchandise prize. In all, nearly$25,000 in prizes will be presentedover the event weekend. Top eventsponsor and Chequamegon staffrecognitions will also be presentedprior to the day’s competitive awardpresentations.
Prior to the awards presentationyou can enjoy the rocking tunes ofMolly Otis and the Danger Band.Food and beverage concessions willbe open before, during and immedi-ately after the awards presentation.
Awards presentations for theChequamegon 40 and Short and Fatwill be held on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.The stage will be set to recognizethe day’s competitive adventures,honoring the top riders under theBig Top at the Mount Telemark finishline.
Champions’ awards, top overalland all competition class awardsincluding age classes, tandems,mixed tandems, singlespeed, and fatbike for men and women will be pre-sented for both the Short & Fat andChequamegon 40. In addition to thecompetition awards, special awardswill be presented to the “OldestMan” and “Oldest Woman” in theChequamegon 40 and Short & Fat,“Fastest Canadian”, and “Stone Sad-
CHEQ THIS OUT:FUNDS FOR ADVOCACY WORK FOR YOU
The Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA), InternationalMountain Bike Association (IMBA), American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation,and the Town of Cable are supported by your entry fee payments. Once
again this year Life Time Fitness, on behalf of Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival entrants, has donated $5.00 per entry fee to help support thesegroups’ advocacy efforts. In addition, 100% of the applicants’ voluntaryBuild the Trails donations, and a significant funds match by presenting
sponsor Trek, will support CAMBA’s trail building efforts.
Kids are a big part of theChequamegon weekend too. Ourfocus on fun, friends and familyencourages the youthful cyclists toparticipate as well.
Who doesn’t love a parade? OnSaturday, September 16, decoratedbicycle parades for children undertwelve will be held at the start linesof both cross-country events. Kidscan decorate their bikes from 8–9a.m. on the 200 block of Hayward'sMain Street or at the Community Ser-vices Building (Fire Hall) adjacent toRandysek Road in Cable. Paradestake place from 9–9:30 a.m. in eachlocation.
Later in the afternoon on Satur-
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day from 2-4 p.m., kids can have aton of fun as a part of Children’sBicycle Rodeo at the Mount Telemarkfinish line. Events taking place in viewof the big races finish line, will testbicycle handling and agility. Alsooffered is a Kids’ Criterium for threeage groups for both boys and girls.Participation medals will be present-ed to all who ride the fun, untimedoff-road circuits.
All Chequamegon children'sevents are open to boys and girlstwelve and under and are free ofcharge. There will be treats, prizesand surprises for all. Kids and par-ents, please remember to wear yourhelmets. We guarantee fun for all.
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for men and women in the first year.The age classes were divided up thisway: 18-29, 30-39 and 40 and up.There were no entrants in the 40 andolder class. Two pioneering womenentered the race in 1983. My Cablebuddy Dennis Kruse, who is one oftwo Fat Tire Founders still doing therace, was recognized as the oldestparticipant at the ripe age of 39.
The championship bench markfor men’s Chequamegon 40 was setby Jeff Peterson from Menomonie,Wisc. at 2:54. For the women JillScott of Duluth, Minn. was declaredchampion with a time of 4:49. Todaythose times would net a 500th placefor the men and a 138th place for thewomen, which in today’s resultswould only be a few spots out of lastfor the females.
One interesting time referencethat has not changed up much overthe years, is that the dead last timeof Scott Caldwell, Minneapolis, Minn.who in 1983 clocked in at 6:30. That1983 Stone Saddle time is quite simi-lar to the times recorded by threetime Stone Saddle winner JerryKasch, Indianapolis, Ind. who was2016 DFL in 6:55. It’s good to knowthat slow going has remained consis-tently slow going throughout thedecades.
I was so fortunate to be in theright place, with the right people,doing the right thing at precisely theright time. I literally stumbled intomy assignment as Festival Director in1984, our second year. As a self-
If time flies when you are havinga good time, I must have been reallywhooping it up over the past thirty-five years. From 1983 to 2017 myinvolvement with the Chequamegonevent continues to be a heck of agreat ride.
It seems like only yesterday. Inthat first year, 1983, I was on the startline of the inaugural Chequamegon40 ironically wearing, of all things, bib#1. The route went from downtownHayward, up the abandoned railgrade that crossed the NamakagonRiver. I recall that we had the optionof crossing on the wooden trestle orriding down the bank and across theriver bed.
Countless rollers on the BirkieTrail and other forest routes led to aseemingly endless ten mile stretch onthe very primitive Rock Lake Road.The Chequamegon 40 popped out ofthe woods, crossed County HighwayM and ended at Lakewoods Resort onthe shores of Lake Namakagon. Therewas no chip timing, no band at thefinish line, not really much for specta-tors cheering at all. Fortunately therewas cold beverage service and bratsto refuel and refresh. Some thingsnever change.
I could have been a contender.My time of 3:36:42 netted me twelfthplace out of the twenty-seven riderswho tackled the 40 that year. Thatsame time in the 2016 results wouldhave placed me in the bottom half ina field of over 2000.
There were only three divisions
and look forward to more to come. Iam so fortunate to have been able toshare the Chequamegon experiencewith tens of thousands of friends. Iam honored to have helped providelasting economic benefit to the sur-rounding communities. This is onegreat historically classic event. Howlucky for me to be around at a timethey were looking for someone to runthe thing. Happy 35th everyone!
–Gary Crandall aka The Fatman
In 1983, Gary Crandall was among the 27pioneers who rode in the inauguralChequamegon 40. Since then, with theable assistance of his experienced racestaff, he has directed the ChequamegonFestival. In 2003, as recognition of hispromotional endeavors and as a credit tohis supportive event management team,he was inducted into the Mountain Bik-ing Hall of Fame located in Fairfax, Cali-fornia. For more information visitwww.mtnbikehalloffame.com
employed guy in the land of six parttime jobs, I had seasonal downtimeon my hands. It helped that I hadsome untapped spatial capacity andcould correctly find the keys on mymanual typewriter. I also needed aregular job. That second year Ireplaced Dan Hunt as the event direc-tor. What started out as a volunteerassignment for me turned into mypassion and full time profession.Lucky me, I’m still at it as we countour thirty-fifth year.
The Chequamegon family of par-ticipants, staff, volunteers, sponsorsand community members has grownimmensely over the years. That inter-connection has been the mostrewarding part of the Festival Direc-tor’s job for me. Generations haveshared the Chequamegon experience.We have had babies born into theChequamegon family, a wedding onour finish line and, as with all journeysin life, we have lost friends to thisworldly life.
Sadly, this year the Chequame gonfamily, and in fact the entire cyclingworld, lost two great friends. ChrisKegel of Wheel & Sprocket walked onin February and our three time cham-pion Steve Tilford tragically left us inearly April. These two were so inter-woven into the Chequamegon family.They may be gone from this worldbut will never be forgotten by thosewho love cycling.
I have valued each and every yearof my own Chequamegon existence
THE FATMAN FILES
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During the application process, those who are not riding in eitherthe tandem or mixed tandem class, are asked how you wish to bescored. Those competition class choices include: in my age class, on afat bike or on a singlespeed.
If you are being scored in your AGE CLASS, you may ride almostany type of bicycle you wish, such as a geared bicycle, cross bike, sin-glespeed, fat bike, gravel bike, 29er, or any other two wheeler. “Runwhat you brung”, as they say in the racing world. Age classes for menand women are detailed in the center spread of this issue of FatTracks and under “Awards” on the www.cheqfattire.com web page.
If you registered to be scored in the FAT BIKE competition class,you must be riding a bicycle with 3.7 inch or wider tires. If you areplanning on riding a fat bike with tires smaller than 3.7 inches youmust be scored in your age class.
If you are registered to be scored on a SINGLESPEED, you mustride a bike with a single gear. If you decide to not ride a singlespeedthen you must change to one of the other competition classes.
Remember that all requests for competition class changes must bemade online prior to September 1.
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All Registration Changes Due by September 1siderations requests. If you wish tohave your start gate assignmentreviewed, past Chequamegon andother race results will be considered.The first batch of start gate assign-ment emails will be sent out on June1, then one month later throughoutthe summer leading up to Septem-ber 1, when the last group of startgate emails will be sent.
All change requests will incur a$10 change fee payable online with acredit card.
We appreciate it greatly if youcan request your changes in a timelyfashion, the sooner the better sothat we may keep our participant’sdatabase up to date.
All registration status changesmust be requested prior to Septem-ber 1. You can make your changerequests online at:https://register.chronotrack.com/r/24782
Examples of changes you canmake include:
• Change event from theChequamegon 40 to the Short & Fat16. No changes are allowed from theShort & Fat 16 to the Chequamegon40.
• Competition class changes -switching from being scored in yourgender age class to singlespeed orfat bike class, or the other wayaround.
miles of entry-level, “gateway” trailon Hayward Area Memorial Hospitalproperty – the first of what is hopedwill be three phases.
• Complete construction ofabout 1.5 miles of trail at Mt. Ash-wabay (Phase 2) and launch intoPhase 3 – an additional six miles oftrail.
• Begin construction of a linkingtrail from Ojibwe to Esker
• Reroute about one-half mile ofthe Ojibwe Trail
• A complete array of mainte-nance tasks from Hayward toNamakagon to Delta.
CAMBA is looking forward toanother busy and productive season.Funds from the Chequamegonevent, your voluntary Build the Trailsdonations and Trek’s sizeable finan-cial match, facilitate trail-buildinglabor, rental equipment services,tools, signage and supply purchases.In the long term big picture, sup-porting sustainable ChequamegonArea mountain bike trails will benefitgenerations to come.
To find out how you can partici-pate in CAMBA’s trail building effort,visit www.cambatrails.org. Be a partof trail advocacy through your finan-cial contributions and sweat equity.Volunteer – donate – Chequamegondirt – DIG IT.
A great deal of sweat equity,combined with financial backing,goes into building and maintainingoff-road bicycle trails. Established in1993, the Chequamegon Area Moun-tain Bike Association (CAMBA)began its journey to make the area atop off road riding destination.
After its initial development, in1999 CAMBA began a singletracktrail building initiative that continuesto this day. Over 100 miles of sus-tainable singletrack trails built toIMBA best practices have beenadded to the Namakagon, Cable,Seeley, Hayward, and Mt. Ashwabayclusters of the CAMBA system. Notonly does CAMBA build the trails,but its ongoing maintenance pro-gram covers the extensive trail sys-tem by employing a small summermaintenance crew.
In 2017 CAMBA continues itsambitious trail development andmaintenance plans. This summerCAMBA will field a six-person trailcrew that will focus on maintenance-related tasks across the entire trailsystem, perform hand work to rehabsegments of older trails and con-struct trail reroutes, and provide sup-port to our machine building efforts.
Specific projects planned for thesummer of 2017 include:
• Begin construction of two
Chequamegon Festival wins nationalsports tourism recognition award
CHEQ THIS OUT:2017 ATHLETE GUIDEWatch your inbox for the 2017 Athlete Guide that will be emailedprior to the event weekend. The Athlete Guide which will also be
online will contain complete up to date event information.
CHEQ THIS OUT:JOIN US SEPTEMBER 15, 2018FOR THE 36TH ANNUAL CHEQUAMEGON FAT TIRE FESTIVAL
At the end of last year, SportsDestination Management, the leadingpublication with the largest circulationof sports tourism event planners andtournament directors, announced the2016 Champions of Economic Impactin Sports Tourism.
Included in the prestigious awardswinners list is the Chequamegon FatTire Festival presented by Trek andproduced by Life Time Fitness. TheCable Area and Hayward Area Cham-bers of Commerce, in their role asmarketing partners, also received eco-nomic impact recognition. Locally, theAmerican Birkebeiner Ski Foundationreceived a similar award for their partin sports tourism as well.
The annual awards were createdto recognize players in the sportstourism industry that are making biggains when it comes to driving rev-enue into host cities. According to
Peter Francesconi’s “Recognizing Eco-nomic Impact” article about theawards, “Every day, we see howsports have positive effects on com-munities and athletes across the U.S.Our Champions of Economic Impactin Sports Tourism awards celebrate allthat sports travel can bring to com-munities, athletes, families and spec-tators.”
“Over its thirty-five years theChequamegon Festival has had a size-able impact on our local communityeconomies,” remarked Festival Direc-tor Gary Crandall. “When you add upthe year around tourism impact aswell as the long term real estatedevelopment dynamic of those build-ing cabins in the area you see someremarkable accumulating benefit.” Weare honored to be recognized for thepositive impact Chequamegon Festi-val has on the local community.
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finish line. Your YouTube search for“Chequamegon 40 rollout video” will net themost amazing dronevideo of the long race roll out.
Many thanks to the Trail Geniuscrew for partnering with the Che qua -megon to bring you all the action.
To learn more about Trail Geniusand what they can offer in GPS videoand mapping services visit www.trail-genius.com. Be sure to like them onFacebook.
Check out our friends at www.trail-genius.com for the best maps andvideos from the Chequamegon Fat TireFestival weekend. Start, finish and inbetween coverage, including video hotspots from last year’s event can beaccessed from their web page.
On the site, video and interactivemaps of both the Short & Fat and the40 can be found. Most entertaining arethe overhead quad-copter fly-overvideo hot spots that provide a bird’seye perspective on the start, Rosie’sField, County OO and Telemark Resort
Trail Genius Videos less than 24 hours. This sell outoccurrence led to the creation of theregistration lottery and the “50Ways to Ride the Chequamegon”essay contest.
2001: September 11th attacks stunthe worldEncouraging common sense, goodwill and a peaceful recreationalgathering of participants, theChequamegon event is held justdays after the September 11, 2001attack on the World Trade Center.
2003: Mountain Bike Hall of FameinductionGary Crandall, Chequamegon’s Festi-val Director, is the first Midwesternerto be inducted into the MountainBike Hall of Fame.
2007: Singlespeed wins 40Riding a Gary Fisher 29er single-speed, Jesse Lelonde tops a stackedand stunned field in an amazingChequamegon 40 victory.
2008: Life Time Fitness acquiresChequamegon event
In an ownership transitionfocused on sustaining theChequamegon event legacy, the sixoriginators of the Festival transferownership of the event to the Chan-hassen, MN based fitness club com-pany, Life Time Fitness.
2017: Chequamegon celebrates 35yearsA historical off road cycling mile-stone is reached as thirty five yearsof fat tire racing and fun is celebrat-ed in Chequamegonland.
1983: How about a bike race on theBirkie Trail?Off road racing visionaries launch theChequamegon Fat Tire Festival fea-turing an off road bicycle traversefrom Hayward to Cable with twenty-seven riders in attendance.
1990-1991: LeFat, LeMud, LeMond At the peak of his career, Tour deFrance champion Greg LeMond par-ticipates in his first mountain bikeevent, winning a rain and mud short-ened Chequamegon 40. He repeatedas champion the next year in anothermemorable mud fest.
1993: If you build the trails they willcomeSupported by a $1000 donation fromthe Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival,the Chequamegon Area MountainBike Association (CAMBA) is formed.CAMBA’s endeavor to map, mark,maintain and market off road trails inthe area result in recognition as anational premier off road riding desti-nation.
1997: Leave no trace philosophyspawns Clean Up CrewEndorsing a responsible use philoso-phy, the volunteer Clean Up Crewwas created to sweep 56 miles of lin-ear race courses of all debris cast offby participants during their race.“Trash the competition, not the plan-et” is the mantra of this clean sweependeavor.
1998: 24 hour registration sell outleads to lottery and 50 Ways Con-testAt the 1997 Chequamegon event, the1998 event registration sold out in
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Rocking the ChequamegonTwo great bands featuring the best of regional talent will be on stage for
your listening enjoyment under the Big Top tent at the Mt. Telemark eventvenue. One group will kick off the event weekend activities and the other willlead the celebration following the big cross country events on Saturday.
On Friday evening, September 15, True Grass will bring together a talent-ed group of stringed performers to the Chequamegon stage during bib pick-up, vendor and sponsor expo, retail sales, and the traditional PastaFeast. The group excels in their innovative interpretations of folk, bluegrass,traditional tunes, as well as their own original music. With a unique soundfeaturing some of the best fiddle, guitar, banjo, dobro, and upright bass play-ers in the area, they are sure to set the tempo for a fun weekend to come.
On Saturday September 16, when the racing is done, the fun is justbeginning. Fan favorite, Molly Otis and the Danger Band, plays a returnengagement under the Big Top. Molly O and the band will keep the partyrocking all afternoon, right up until the 4 p.m. awards ceremony. For over tenyears this band has blended rock, country, jazz, and bluegrass, with a twistof Irish, guaranteeing a rocking great time. Check out the band at:www.thedangerband.com/band.
Refuel, rehydrate and refresh while listening to the great local talentunder the Chequamegon Big Top.
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AWARDS– Over $25,000 in merchandiseawards to be given away during theFestival week end.– CHAMPION’S AWARDS - Trek bicy-cles to be awarded to the men’s andwomen’s champions of the Che qua -me gon 40.– OVERALL AWARDS - The top 20overall and top 10 women in the Che -qua megon 40 and top 10 men andtop 5 wom en in the Short & Fat willre ceive a framed certificate ofaccomplishment and a mer chan diseprize.– CLASS AWARDS
Chequamegon 40 & Short & Fat16. Award medals and merchandiseprizes to the first three places formen and women in each competitionclass.– PARTICIPANT AWARD - Each par-ticipant in any of the major eventswill re ceive a participant’s T-shirt.
COMPETITION CLASSESSaturday Events:• 12 - 14 (not available in the Chequamegon 40)
Race headquart ers is at Mt. Tele-mark, three miles east of Cable, Wis.off Coun ty Highway M.
Fri day bib pick up for Che qua me -gon 40 and Short & Fat is at Mt. Tele- mark Finish Line under the Big TopTent from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Che qua megon 4O Saturday morn -ing late bib pick up for the Che qua -me gon 40 is at the Hayward PrimarySchool on Main Street in Hay ward,Wis. from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.Chequa me gon 40 start is at 10:00a.m.
Short & Fat Saturday morning latebib pick up for the Short & Fat is at
DATESSeptember 15, 16, 17, 2017.
CONTACT USChequamegon Fat Tire FestivalOffice located at 13460 Spruce St.in Cable, WIP.O. Box 267Cable, WI 54821Phone 715/798-3594Fax 715/[email protected] us on FacebookGary Crandall, Festival Director
SPONSORSPresented by Trek. See complete
sponsor list on page 15.
REGISTRATIONThe Chequamegon 40 is limited to
2100 riders. Additional space may beavailable in the Chequamegon 40 viathe 50 Ways to Ride theChequamegon essay contest asnoted in this issue of Fat Tracks onpage 5.
There is limited space available forthe 1000 spots in the Short & Fat 16on a first come first served basis.
Event Changes All registration sta-tus changes can now be made on lineby visiting: https://register.chrono-track.com/r/24782. Changes in eventof choice, competition class or startgate review requests must be madeprior to September 1 and incur a $10fee.
Because of the participantdemand on the long race, no eventchanges can be made from the Short& Fat 16 to the Chequamegon 40.
Refunds or Transfers of EntriesThere are no refunds of entry fees forany reason including cancellation ofrace. Reg istrations cannot be trans-ferred from one person to another forany reason.
DEFERRED ENTRY TO NEXT YEARIf you have entered, have paid yourentry fee and cannot attend thisyear’s event, you may defer yourentry spot to the next year. Entry feespaid in one year are not transferableto the next year. However, if you are apaid no-show and know you can notrace, contact the race office via e-mail by September 1 to be added tothe list for a guaranteed spot for nextyear. You will need to pay the next
the Cable Community Center onCounty M in Cable, Wis. from 8:00a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
The Short & Fat start is onRandysek Road in Cable at 10:00 a.m.
START GATEASSIGNMENTS
There are seven start gates in theChequamegon 40 and six start gatesin the Short & Fat 16 event. Placementin the start gates will be based on pastperformance in those events or if nopast performance by review of submit-ted race resume at the time of applica-tion. Both your handlebar and bodynumber will indicate your start gate.
Start gate assignments will be pro-vided to each entrant by June 1. Pleasecarefully review your gate assignment.Those who wish to have their startgate assignment reconsidered may doso on line at https://register.chrono-track.com/r/24782 prior to September1. There is a $10 fee for each requestfor change. If you wish to just ask forclarification of your gate assignmentplease email cheqfat@lifetime fit-ness.com prior to September 1. Nochanges will be considered or madeafter September 1.
For more details of the start gatesconsult this issue of Fat Tracks or visitthe www.cheqfattire.com INFO page.
FOOD STATIONSSix on-course food stations on the
Che quamegon 40 course. One sta-tion on the Short & Fat course. GUBrew, water, ba na nas and donut holeswill be served. A spec ial thanks to thecommunity groups who volunteertheir time for the food stations.
CUT OFF TIMEFor the consideration of our many
hard working volunteers on thecourse, riders failing to meet the 2:45p.m. cut off time at the Lake HelaneRoad and Telemark Road intersectionon the Che quamegon 40 will bedirected off the race course andreturned to the Telemark Re sort fin-ish line by evacuation vehicle.
FIRST AIDThere will be first aid personnel at
each food station and the start/finishof each event. Mobile emergencymed i cal services volunteers will bestationed along the Che qua megon
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RACE INFOyear entry fee to retain your guaran-teed spot.
Confirmation of Entry Con fir ma- tions will be sent to each registeredrider. You must bring a photo identi-fication to the bib pick up to receiveyour race bib. You may only pick upyour own race materials.
Unregistered Riders Unregisteredriders compromise the quality of theevent. No unregistered riders will beal lowed on the race courses duringthe Fes ti val events. DO NOT RIDE IFYOU ARE NOT REGISTERED.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FORNEXT YEAR Online registration forthe 2,100 Chequamegon 40 and1,000 Short and Fat 16 spots will golive at noon on January 1. The 3,100total race spots are available on afirst come first served basis.
Visit www.cheqfattire.com formore information on the registrationlottery procedures.
EVENTS – See page 3
REGISTRATIONCONFIRMATION
You will be sent a registrationtransaction receipt upon checkingout at the end of the applicationprocess.
Start gate assignment confirma-tion emails will be sent to all whoentered on June 1.
Photo identification is required atbib pick up and you can only pick upyour own bib.
7:00 p.m. on Saturday while you pickup your car at the start lines follow-ing the Sat ur day events only.Overnight storage is not avail able.While every effort will be made tosecure the bikes in the bike corral, theChequamegon Festival is not respon-sible for lost or stolen articles.– SHOWERS and changing areas formen and women will be available forevent participants at the finish line onSaturday only. Remember to pack atowel in your clothing drop bag.– RETURN TRANSPORTATION viabus will be provided free of chargefrom the finish line of the Che qua - megon 40 and Short & Fat followingthose Saturday events. Participantswill be bussed to the Cable and Hay-ward start areas. Last bus is 6:00 p.m.
camping is not allowed on the Mt.Telemark grounds. For campingoptions please consult the local lodg-ing directory or visit www.cambat-rails.org and click “The Area-Camp-ing.”
RACER SERVICES– CLOTHING DROP BAGS are provid-ed at the bib pick up points of theChe qua megon 40 and Short & Fat forrider’s post-race needs. Drop bagsleft at the start line will be transport-ed to the finish line. While everyeffort will be made to secure thedrop bags, the Chequamegon Festi-val is not responsible for lost orstolen articles in the drop bags.– BIKE WASHING AND STORAGEarea is provided at the Mt. Telemarkfinish area. Bikes can be stored until
40 and Short & Fat courses. A specialthanks is extended for the safety crewvolunteers for their valued service.
DROP OUTSRiders wishing to drop out of
either the Chequamegon 40 or Short& Fat events are asked to do so atany of the food stations along thecourse. Evacu a tion vehicles willtransport dropped riders back to theTelemark Resort finish line where bikestorage and bus transpor tation backto the start line will be provided.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCETrek will provide neutral tech nical
service and will be on hand through-out the Festival weekend at start andfinish lines to provide needed mech -an ical repairs, spare parts and techni-cal information. All on course repairsare the re spon sibility of each individ-ual rider. Par ti ci pants are en couragedto carry necessary tools for emer- gency mechanical failures.
TIMING AND RESULTSTiming and results will be handled
by White River Sports Timing ofDelta, WI. Check your results underthe Big Top. Results will be postedonline.
TELEMARK LODGETelemark Lodge is not open. While
the event has permission to utilizethe property as before, the hotel,restaurant and lounge operations arenot available.
PASTA FEAST ANDFINISH LINE FOOD
Contracted food and beverageservices will be available at Mt. Tele-mark finish line. A Pasta Feast isplanned for Friday night during bibpick up as well as finish line food andbeverage service on Saturday. Con-sult the advertisements in Fat Tracksfor other area food and beverageproviders.
CAMPINGParticipants are reminded that
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CHEQUAMEGONMERCHANDISE
Chequamegon Fat Tire t-shirts,sweatshirts, hats, caps, cycling kits,pottery mugs and other collectibleitems will be available for salethroughout the Festival weekend atbib pick up and finish line sites underthe Big Top.
INDIVIDUALEVENT PHOTOS
Chronotrack will post individualevent photos on the online resultspage following the race. Watch for anemail with unique URL to visit foraccessing your own race photos.
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HIT THEDIRT
MAINSTREET
LONG WAYTO GO!
WAYCOOL!!!!!
REALLYMOVING FAST
WISH I WASSOMEPLACE ELSE!
PAVEDROLL OUT
CAUTION!Some trails
may have ATVtraffic!
HOW LONG ISTHIS CLIMB?
WATCH OUTFOR PIRATES!
NOT VERYFLAT
PLEASE NOTE!Spectator vehicles are
restricted on many forestroads north of County OO.
Access by pre-arrangedpass only.
RIDE SAFELY!
INDEX● Short & Fat Food Station
Short & Fat Mileage
★ Chequamegon 40 Food Station
Chequamegon 40 Mileage
■ Spectator Areas
Please Note:Race routes and event venues are subject to change.
Consult www.cheqfattire.com under the NEWS linkfor the latest in event information.
This map is intended for general direction purposes onlyand not detailed enough for orienteering in the woods.The course will be well marked on race day.
PLEASE NOTE: RACE DAY FOREST ROAD CLOSINGS IN EFFECT.
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Fire Lane from Clear Lake Roadnorth to the town line
• Boedecker Road from thetown line east to Spider Lake FireLane
• Janet Road from the town linenorth to Boedecker Road
Town of Lenroot• Boedecker Road from North-
ern Lights Road east to the townline
• Janet Road from OO north tothe town line
Town of Cable• Spider Lake Fire Lane from
Telemark Road south to the townline
• Randysek Road from the Townof Cable south to the County line
These road restrictions havebeen implemented to increase ridersafety. If you plan to watch the raceout on the course, somewhere whereyou need to drive a vehicle on thecourse route, you will need to be inposition prior to the 10:30 a.m. clo-sure time.
Thank you for observing theroad closed signs and the instruc-tions of the course monitors alongthe race route.
Spectators take note that onrace day vehicle travel on many for-est road portions of theChequamegon 40 and Short & Fatcourses will be restricted. On Satur-day, September 16, 2017 temporaryroad restrictions will be in effectfrom 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Onlyrace staff vehicles and rider supportvehicles with preapproved vehiclepermits will be allowed on the closedsections. General spectator travel isnot allowed on the closed road por-tions of the race courses.
Visit www.cheqfattire.com forboth the road closed map and aspectator viewing map that will out-line places that spectators are ableto access without traveling into therestricted area.
There are a limited number ofvehicle permits available for thoseproviding elite racer nutritional sup-port along the race route. Thoseseeking a vehicle access permitshould contact the Chequamegonoffice at [email protected] to the event. Issuance of a vehi-cle permit is at the sole discretion ofthe race director.
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Race Day Parking TipsAs you head to the start lines
on race morning, please use com-mon sense and courtesy whenparking your car. Your race morn-ing vehicular actions will leave alasting impression on the area’sresidents and law enforcementofficials. With a bit of parking pre-planning, we know you will makethat impression a positive one.
First, please do not park in theCable and Hayward business com-munity lots on race morning. Localbusinesses will need those spacesfor their daily customers while youare off on a wooded cyclingadventure. In addition, pleaseobserve all posted restrictions andrespect private property accesswhen parking on residential sidestreets.
Both Hayward and Cable park-ing information maps are postedon www.cheqfattire.com. Thosemaps also will be included in theAthlete Guide emailed to eachparticipant prior to event week-end.
On race morning, look for theyellow-vested race officials at eachstart location who will help guideyou to the designated large lots inCable and Hayward.
Please take a minute to reviewboth the recommended parkingand no parking restrictions listedbelow. All recommended lots arewithin a short bike ride from theevent start lines. All listed churchparking areas are available contin-gent on race weekend restrictionsrequired for planned church activi-ties and events (weddings, funer-als, etc).
PARKING LOTRECOMMENDATIONS IN HAY-
WARD -The CenterFifth St & Wisconsin Ave-First Lutheran Church lotNyman Ave near Main St.-Hayward Wesleyan Church lotHwy 27 & Nyman Ave
-St. Joseph Catholic Church lotFifth Street & Dakota Ave-People’s Bank Midwest lotSecond St. & Dakota Ave-Hayward Primary & Intermedi-ate School Lot
Sixth St. & Minnesota Ave-Hayward City LotHwy 63 & Hwy 27
DO NOT PARK IN THESEAREAS IN HAYWARD
-Main St between Railroad Stand Radio Hill Rd
-East side of Nyman betweenMain Street & Hwy 27 – bikelane
-Do not leave vehicles in localbusiness lots during the event
PARKING LOTRECOMMENDATIONS IN CABLE -Cable Municipal LotBehind the Brickhouse Café onRandysek-Cable Community Center LotCty Hwy M east of St Hwy 63-Norvado telephone companylot
St Hwy 63 north of Cty Hwy M-Cable Town ParkSunset Rd east of St Hwy 63-Old School MallFirst St & First Ave-St. Ann’s Catholic Church Cty Hwy M east of St Hwy 63-Trinity Lutheran ChurchSpruce St & Randysek Rd
DO NOT PARK IN THESEAREAS IN CABLE
-North and South of CountyHighway M near the Short & Fatstart
-First St. east of First Ave. toRandysek Rd.
-Randysek Rd. south of Cty HwyM
-United Church of Christ lot nextto the Short & Fat start line
-Cable Natural History Museumlot
-Do not leave vehicles in thelocal business lots during theevent
CHEQ THIS OUT:TREK MATCHES TRAIL DONATION FUNDSA big shout out to presenting sponsor Trek for their continued
dedication to the trail building advocacy programs of theChequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association. In every year
since 2008, Trek has donated $10,000 or more to match eventparticipants’ voluntary Build the Trails donations. With the
support of Trek, Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival and itsparticipants, CAMBA has built one of the nation’s most
spectacular off road trail networks.
SPRING 2017 – FAT TRACKS – 15
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Each participant is assigned andnotified of their specific start gate.That gate assignment is printed onboth the Tyvek body number andlaminated handlebar numberreceived at bib pick up. At the startlines, the seven Chequamegon 40gates and six Short & Fat start gatesare clearly marked at the respectivestart lines.
Ghost Bikes at the Start LineIn Chequamegon start-line oper-
ations, the term “ghost bikes” refersto unattended placeholder bikes inthe start line area. These ghost bikesfall into two basic categories: bikesWITHOUT RACE NUMBERSattached to them, and bikes WITHRACE NUMBERS attached. In eithercase, ghost bikes belong to regis-tered participants who plan onreturning to them just prior to thestart.
Ghost bikes are left at the startline for a variety of reasons; whiletheir riders are warming up, standingin the portable toilet line or perhapshaving just one more cup of coffeebefore the start. In all cases theassumption is that riders have everyintention of returning to the startline to claim or replace their ghostbikes just prior to the start.
As the start time approaches, if
Permission is granted from theCity of Hayward and Town of Cableto close down Main Street for theChequamegon 40 and RandysekRoad for the Short & Fat events at 6a.m. on race morning. It is importantthat you do not lay down your bikeon the streets in your start gatebefore the street closing officiallygoes into effect.
Those arriving before the officialstreet closing time can line up adja-cent to their assigned start gate. At 6a.m. riders can move their bikes intotheir assigned start gates and take aposition on the street. The start linechief, at his discretion, may allow ear-lier line up.
Once open, access to the desig-nated start gates will be allowed byspecific race number only. Priority ineach gate is available on a first-come,first-served basis. We are not respon-sible for bicycles left unattended inthe start gate area.
We ask that all riders maintainorder, be courteous and line up safelyat the start lines. Rider entrance toeach gate is via the clearly markedentrance at the back of the startgate. Do not climb over the sidelinefencing. Help us maintain our valuedmunicipal permissions by observingthe posted bike lay down times andlocations.
area and place them in the markedimpoundment area immediatelyadjacent to the start line. With this inmind, please plan your last-minuteneeds accordingly.
Riders who have their bikesremoved from the start line will losetheir start position and be requiredto re-enter their start gate at theback of the lineup. If you value yourstart line position, be sure you arewith your race bikes by the postedtimes. The Chequamegon Fat TireFestival is not responsible for bikesleft unattended in the start gate areaor bikes that have been removedfrom the start gate area.
the owner does not return in a timelyfashion, ghost bikes become a prob-lem. For the safety of those in thestart line up, please note our removalpolicy as it relates to ghost bikes:
All ghost bikes without racenumbers must be removed by theirowners and replaced with race bikeswith race numbers no later than 9:30a.m.
All ghost bikes with a race num-ber must be attended by the rider nolater than 9:45 a.m. Ghost bikeswithout riders will be removed fromthe start line promptly at 9:45 a.m.
At those specific times, theevent’s Bandit Patrol volunteers willremove ghost bikes from the start
Start Gate Protocol
ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?
GRAND PRIZE DRAWING HELD ON SATURDAYSix great prizes will be given away in a random drawing at the
Saturday 4 p.m. awards presentation under the Big Top Chequamegon.All registered participants are included in the drawing. Top event
sponsors, led by Presenting Sponsor Trek, will provide valuedmerchandise prizes awarded in a random drawing from all
Chequamegon 2017 applications. The grand prize will be one ofthe great bicycles in presenting sponsor Trek’s line up. You need
not be present to win.
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Want to ride Chequamegon every year?
Join the National Mountain Bike Patrol!
SUPPORTING CHEQUAMEGONFESTIVAL RIDERS SINCE 1996North-Central Region of N.M.B.P.
Backcountry Trail Patrol, Isanti, MN & CAMBA Trails, NW WIWisconsin National Mountain Bike Patrol, Milwaukee, WI
Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Patrol from Crosby-Ironton, MN
For more information, go to: www.nmbp.org
CAMBASINGLETRACK SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 17Non-competitive guided orself-guided tours of 8 to12 miles exploring the
CAMBA singletrackwww.cambatrails.org
FATBIG!FUN!
sunday
FREE FUNJUST FOR KIDS!Decorated Bike ParadesSATURDAY MORNING Decorate bikes from 8 to 9 am at the Hayward & Cable start linesPARADES FROM 9 TO 9:30 AM IN EACH LOCATION
Children's Bicycle Rodeo& CriteriumSATURDAY AFTERNOONMt. Telemark • 2:00 to 4:00 pmHELMETS ARE REQUIRED
Age 12 & Under!!
saturday
TIME: 10:00 a.m.County Hwy OO Trailhead,
Seeley
$10 tour donation includesguide, generous swag and
random drawings
Treats!Prizes!
Surprises!
★ Now on Friday Evening & Saturday Afternoon ★
Klunker Toss • Bicycle Limbo • Bicycle Bowling
Lumber Jack & Jill Log Pull
Friday 5:00 to 7:00 pm • Saturday 2:00 to 4:00 pm • Open to everyone age 12 and older
Prizes will be awarded.
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL ADULT FUN EVENTS
FUNDAYEEvveennttss
How about some
free, fat, fun for the
friday & saturday
BIG KIDS??
In the Expo Area& Under the
Big Top
SponsorsVendors
Tech ServiceAll Weekend Long!
CHEQ THIS OUT:2017-2018 CHEQUAMEGONLANDACTIVE SPORTS CALENDARJoin us for these and other active sports adventures.
May 6 Hungry Bear 100 (200 rider limit) www.hungrybear100.org
June 3 Borah Epic (750 rider limit)www.mtborahepic.com
June 17 Chequamegon 100 (350 rider limit)http://www.chequamegon100.com
July 15 CAMBA Longass Ridehttp://www.cambatrails.org
August 5-6 Grand View Firehouse 50 & Runswww.firehouse50.org
August 19 Seeley Lions Club Pre-Fat Racehttp://seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race/
August 26 Chequamegon Fat Tire Triathlonwww.fattiretri.com
September 16 Chequamegon Fat Tire Festivalwww.cheqfattire.com
September 29 American Birkebeiner Trail Run, Relay & Trekwww.birkie.com
February 23-24 American Birkebeiner cross country ski raceswww.birkie.com
March 10 Fat Bike Birkie (limited registration)www.birkie.com
tered self. Your image may be usedto augment our photo library forrace publication, web page, slideshow and marketing uses.
Covering the event from start tofinish, the talented Chequamegonphoto staff includes: Bruce Adels-man, Sara Balbin, Tom Kelly, BrettMorgan, Julie Friermood, PaulOstrum, Kelly Randolph, Kaitlin Ran-dolph, Skip Perkins and a few othersyet to be identified. Lurking behind
trees, peeringaround cor-ners and get-ting in yourface, they willcapture theevent’s highaction, humandrama andhumorousside.
Your ownpersonalevent weekend photos will be pro-vided by the digital shutterbugsfrom Chronotrack. The Chronotrackcrew will be on hand to capture thatthrill of victory (we hope not theagony of defeat) over the eventweekend. After the event, you canreview and download images of yourChequamegon fat tire riding selfon the results page. A participantemail to come will provide the URLfor race photos.
Lights! Camera! Action!
CHEQ THIS OUT:AREA INFO & ACCOMMODATIONS
www.cable4fun.comwww.haywardareachamber.com
www.haywardlakes.com
original Stumpjumper he had pur-chased from Doug Kruse, he rode toa twelfth place finish. Following hisfat tire racing debut, he raised hishand as a volunteer in 1984 andbecame Event Director, a position hestill holds to this day. As a credit tohis buddies who came up with theevent idea originally and the talent-ed, hard-working staff and volun-teers, in 2003 Crandall was the firstMidwestern promoter inducted intothe Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.
Original Riders RememberThree of the original 27 riders
were in the same family; Dennis,Doug and Jackie Kruse. All threefirst visited the Cable area in 1978and later purchased homes andreside here to this day.
Dennis is one of two Fat TireFounders who has ridden all 35 ofthe Chequamegon 40 events. As theco-owner of Vitesse Cycle shop inNormal, IL, he is credited with bring-ing the first mountain bikes to thearea. At 39 years of age, Dennis wasalso the oldest competitor in the1983 event.
Doug was historically connectedwith the event as the image on theoriginal Sara Balbin designed logothat was used for so many years.While he retired from competitivebicycle racing some time ago, he didestablish himself as the martini mixmaster at Mooselips, the populartown of Seeley watering hole.
Jackie was one of only twowomen who rode the race that first
year. Jackie recalls, “I remember alot of Baby Ruth and Butterfingercandy bars at the food stops alongthe way. As a podium finisher I wona water bottle for my effort.”
The only other Fat Tire Founderthat remains today is Jeff Austinfrom Green Bay, Wisc. Jeff recalls hisfirst year, “I remember wearingbrown wool XC ski knickers overBVD’s, calf high tube socks, a longsleeve tri-color wool cycling jersey, alight wind breaker, and hikingboots.” Always one to be preparedJeff noted, “I had a Blackburn rearrack and good sized rack packstuffed with a few off road essen-tials. Besides enough tools to do adecent on-trail overhaul, I had aspare rear derailleur, couple ofchains, 3 tubes, spare tire, a dozenspare spokes, front and rear QR’s,extra spokes, 5 water bottles, and abunch of bananas and granola bars.Maybe even a change of socks forgood measure.” To this day he car-ries tools and parts and prides him-self in the number of trail sidemechanical rescues he has logged inhis many years.
First 40 Champions The first Chequamegon 40
men’s champion was Jeff Peterson,Menomonie, Wisc. who rode his“Black Beauty”, a 1983 Maruishi tovictory in a time of 2:54:10. TheMaruishi was one of the first moun-tain bikes available at his local bikeshop. It set him back $400 or so,which in a time when a person made
1983 Chequamegon – In the beginning(continued from page 1)
Distribution is 7,000 free copies locally,regionally and nationally in mid-May and
mid-October each year.
$5 per hour was a lot of money. Rid-ing in tennis shoes with toe clips andquilted long johns under his cyclingshorts he remembers the first yearas a nice day with wet grass.
Peterson, a self-employed car-penter, sold his original bike butthen sometime later repurchased itback for even more so he could ridethe reacquired Black Beauty in the2007 twenty-fifth anniversaryChequamegon event to a time of2:43. He beat his original winningtime but dropped to 320th place inthe men’s field. Such is the impact ofequipment and conditioning overtime. Will he ride Black Beauty in thethirty-fifth edition of the Chequa -megon 40?? We will have to see.
Jill Scott (now Enerson) was atwenty year old Ice Capades figureskater from Duluth, Minn. She hadnot done much riding until she start-ed mountain biking with her thenboyfriend to cross train for skating.On that first race morning, sheshowed up at the start line in herskating tights, a one piece Speedoswimsuit, a pair of running shoes
and a red bandana. She recalled,“When the gun went I just began toride as hard and fast as I could,which I did the entire race. I neverthought I would win! Winning thatrace is one of my proudest accom-plishments.” Her winning time of4:49:53 set the bar for the femaleriders at the time, however it wastwice the time of modern daywomen’s champions. Looking at the1983 results she had to be out onthe race course pretty much by her-self for most of the forty mile dis-tance.
Indeed the event started smallwith its twenty-seven initial riders.Today the 3,100 self-imposed riderlimit sells out. Over the 35 years,close to 90,000 people have riddenin the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festi-val weekend events and many morethan that have watched the specta-cle. That is one heck of a lot of fattire racing and fat tire fun.
Yes, in 1983, northwestern Wis-consin set off on a rolling fat tirejourney and it really hasn’t been thesame since.
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Full liquor bar
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modern housekeeping cabins • saunabicycle mechanics area
10 minute ride to CAMBA trailssmooth blacktop for rollerskiing
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Sports Sculptures & TrophiesMakers of the Chequamegon awards
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ALL TRAILS LEAD TO
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