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2014 Laddies Loppet MTB Stage Race Weekend

 

 

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Riders competing in the exciting short track during the Laddies Loppet weekend. Labor Day weekend 2013. (www.skinnyski.com photo)
Riders competing in the exciting short track during the Laddies Loppet weekend. Labor Day weekend 2011. (www.skinnyski.com photo)

 

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At Fredrikson & Byron, we’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. Our lawyers blend a common sense approach with in-the-field experience, and we utilize our firm’s strong reputation and our lawyers’ broad networks of business and industry contacts to get things done for clients. Clients have relied on us since 1948 for great solutions that help them minimize legal risks and maximize business benefits. We look forward to an opportunity to show you what it is like where law and business meet.  www.fredlaw.com

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Matt Engen is a Wealth Management Advisor and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and has been in the financial services industry since 1991 and with Merrill Lynch since 1999. In 2009, 2011 and 2012, Matt was included among an elite group of Financial Advisors ranked in Barron’s magazine’s “The Top 1,000 Advisors”, “The Top Ranked Advisors in America State-by-State.” Matt’s experience and intimate knowledge of wealth management enables him to establish objectives, develop an appropriate strategy and recommendations that draw upon the breadth and depth of Total Merrill™ to connect all the pieces of your financial life.  We appreciate Matt’s support of the Laddies Loppet.   http://fa.ml.com/el_group

Midwest Bank is a rapidly-growing, locally-owned, independent bank with offices located in West Central Minnesota. Through our rapid growth, we have developed the financial and technological resources to meet the needs of our small and large customers alike. Being locally-owned, we have a vested interest in seeing our communities thrive. Being independent allows us to provide a banking atmosphere that our customers appreciate — a responsiveness not matched by our competition, decisions made by the people you talk to rather than a committee in a distant city, and fees that are considerably below our competition. These items, combined with top-notch customer service, make us believe that we offer banking the way you want it — “Banking Your Way.”  www.midwestbank.net

At Wolf Tooth Components, we are a group of hardcore cyclists that found ourselves spending a lot of time talking about bike components.  Like most racers we were always looking for new products that could make our bikes lighter, faster, or more reliable.  Since we all come from engineering and manufacturing backgrounds our conversations often focused on how we could make the products on the market today even better.  The company was founded to design and manufacture unique cycling components that emphasize function, performance, and reliability to meet the needs of fellow racers and riders.  We are excited to support the Laddies Loppet.  www.wolftoothcycling.com

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1up USA is a small company in Wisconsin that manufactures and sells quality products directly to the customer. They guarantee everything they sell, and want all of their customers to be completely satisfied.  We were so impressed with their receiver bike rack design we wanted to partner with them for the Laddies Loppet.  www.1upusa.com

 

Fargo Brewing: From a garage to a full fledged brewery in five short years sums up a dream come true for us Fargo natives with our heart set on bringing craft brewing to the heartland. It was a like-mindedness that brought our paths together, and a Midwestern work ethic that maintained that path, through thick and thin, to see an idea through and bring as fine a product as we can to our home. Ah hell, it’s just beer, chief. Bottoms up.  Sounds like a great fit for the Laddies Loppet to us!  www.fargobrewing.com

 

 

At Kühl, the passion remains to get outdoors and have fun. Kühl® is what it means to be comfortable and relaxed in the challenging environment of life and sport. Kühl® means creating the best environment for you and knowing the importance of following your own beliefs and desires. We are excited to welcome them as a sponsor of the Laddies Loppet.  www.kuhl.com

We are excited to working with Podiumwear on some exiting gear for the Laddies Loppet.  St. Paul based Podiumwear creates custom quality made sublimated athletic apparel based on their clients specific design.  All of their clothing is made right here in Minnesota.  www.podiumwear.com

Our long time partner Skinnysk.com is back again this year providing media coverage all weekend.  Watch for outstanding photos from across all classes posted on their site.  www.skinnyski.com

 

Retailers

These retailers support our event and are the best place to start when you need the right cycling gear.

Freewheel Bike offers 3 Twin Cities locations catering to all types of cyclists and supports multiple events including the Murphy Mountain Bike Time Trial Series.  www.freewheelbike.com

 

Hollywood Cycles offers up front service, custom fitting, and racing experience across virtually every cycling discipline at their Minneapolis location.  www.hwoodcycles.com

 

Jakes Bikes offers friendly knowledgeable service in Alexandria, MN.  Whether you are buying bikes for the first time or just need a tired pumped up.  www.jakesbikes.com

 

We are exited to welcome back this long time sponsor.  If you are in the Fargo Moorhead area please stop into see them, they will be sure you are ready for the race.   www.paramountsports.net

 

Penn Cycle has 7 Twin Cities locations and promotes a Thursday Night Mountain Bike racing series at Buck Hill in Burnsville, a great way to get ready for the Laddies Loppet.  www.penncycle.com

 

Bike Trail Report

The mountain bike trails are open during sub freezing temps. (32 degrees or cooler) With the ground frozen, if it warms up the surface gets greasy and muddy. The mountain bike trails will remain open until we begin trail grooming for the winter season. Fat Bikes are allowed at Maplelag during the winter on the snowshoe trail and select forest roads but not on the groomed ski trails. Contact us in advance for more information.

We made great progress this fall on the new twin lakes singletrack and should finish up with two weeks work in the spring.

A great weekend of racing for the Laddies Loppet stage race weekend. Warm summer like weather for racing on Saturday than a rain shower Saturday night followed by cooler weather for racing on Sunday. Thanks to everyone who came to Maplelag making it one of the best bike race weekends ever!

Coverage from the Laddies Loppet weekend on skinnyski.com

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE SINGLETRACK SECTION  FROM BOTTOM OF KAMIAKAZE HILL TO DOUBLE GREEN SKI TRAIL IS CLOSED.     Questions, please contact us directly at the resort. [email protected]

Parking in the first parking lot by the first freight house building. Please purchase a one time season pass for only $5 (scroll to bottom of page)  Thanks and enjoy the dirt!

November 1st Bike Trail Photos

 

Hudson checking out the more recent  trail work on the new twin lakes singletrack. October 24th, 2013.
Hudson checking out the more recent trail work on the new twin lakes singletrack. October 24th, 2013.

 

Working on new mtb singletrack near twin lakes. October 17th, 2013.
Working on new mtb singletrack near twin lakes. October 17th, 2013.

 

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Berm work on new twin lakes singletrack, October 8th, 2013.
Berm work on new twin lakes singletrack, October 8th, 2013.

 

 

 

Great fall riding, October 4th, 2013.
Great fall riding, October 4th, 2013.

 

 

Pulaski work on new singletrack near twin lakes. October 4th, 2013.
Pulaski work on new singletrack near twin lakes. October 4th, 2013.
Twin Lakes singletrack, October 4th, 2013.
Twin Lakes singletrack, October 4th, 2013.

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Photos from August 14th

 

 

 

Another great night of riding, August 21st, 2013.

 

Riding on the course, August 21st, 2013.
Rolling on the ski trail, August 21st, 2013.

 

Riders ready to head out on the mountain bike course for a low key mountain bike race, August 14th, 2013. Racing again next Wednesday the 21st at 6:50pm.

 

Jack on the singletrack, August 9th, 2013.

 

 

 

Riding through a light rain shower, all good! August 9th, 2013.
Steve and Matt Wenzel visiting with Maplelag’s new puppy Hudson before hitting the trails. August 7th, 2013.

 

Digging out a rock on the singletrack, July 30th, 2013.

 

Finishing touches on a new berm, July 30th, 2013.

 

Jens and Cooper helping with trail work, July 30th, 2013.

 

Cool riding over the weekend. July 27th, 2013.

 

Blowing off the debris on Twin Lakes singletrack after brushing out the overgrown, July 24th, 2013.

 

Riders heading out to the trail, July 11th, 2013.

 

 

Villagers of the Chinese camp out for a mountain bike ride as part of the programing. June 11th, 2013.

 

Ski trail riding, June 11th, 2013.

 

Grass growing good on the ski trails. We have mowed a few times already and will continue mowing once we are caught up on the lodge grounds. June 11th, 2013.

 

Riding on berm on the singletrack, June 11th, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for photos from May 9th