We took the scenic route, many miles of forest highway through northern Wisconsin and Michigan. From Minneapolis to Hayward, Wisconsin, then north through the Chequamegon National Forest.
Stopped in Cable, Wisconsin on Friday morning so Jeff could get a bike ride in. We found the new headquarters of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Race and were given the tour of the new faculties by The Man, Gary Crandall. You have got to check it out if you are in Cable, WI.
The jersey that Greg LeMond wore when he won the Chequamegon 40 back in the early 90s, the same year he had won The Tour de France. It caused quite a bit of excitement when we found out that he was racing. I remember drafting out the 3 miles on the pavement on his rear wheel. As soon as we hit the trail he was gone. My ole buddy Scott Hebel finished 2nd to Greg both years that Greg won the Chequamegon, the second time with a broken hand he suffered during the race.At the same time Jeff was winning the Short and Fat 16 Mile Race on the same day (Jeff won the Short and Fat twice, when he was 16 and 17 years old, then won the Chequamegon 40 in 1995 when he was 19).
Some of the trophies of the Chequamegon.
Hollywood / Silver Cycling were the colors Jeff was flying in Marquette, Michigan.
Front line of the 1000 or so racers for the 48 mile race.
Jeff Hall and Doug Swanson up front.
They were in a large group for the first few miles because of gusty crosswinds.
Jeff Hall, 9th on this day. 48 miles with a time of 2 hours and 34 minutes
Northern Wisconsin of course.
The short cut through Montreal... Wisconsin. All in all a great week-end, about 1000 miles traveled in 50 hours. Drove through several small mining and lumber towns on our trip, we were off the main highways and traveled on back road highways. Thanks for the great accommodations for the 2 nights. Good Times!!
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