Tales From the Land of Chequamegon / 40 Miles of Good Times Racing Mountain Bikes with 2100 Riders / Averaging 19 MPH Off-road

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 All the big players are in this Chequamegon train... Jeff Hall, Cory Stelljes, Brian Matter, Michael Olheiser, Sam Elson, Jesse LaLonde, Tristan Schouten, David Flaton, David Lomardo and Mark LaLonde. These were the top 10 at the finish.

Recap of the 2015 Mountain Bike Race Season with Jeff Hall and Team LAMERE Cycles

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Catching a bit of the last snow in the Minnesota River Valley with Jeff on his LAMERE  Cycle after a full winter of racing the fat tire bike.

 The opening race of the summer season was at the Decorah Time Trial...good competition, Jeff finished 2nd behind Brian Eppen.

 The opening Minnesota Mountain Bike Race Series took place at Buck Hill... Jeff won on his mid-fat LAMERE bike.

 Buck Hill Race

 St Croix Falls Race

The race at St. Croix Falls was a battle with Jesse Lalonde edging Jeff out at the line... Fun race hanging with Owen, Ava and Theo while Jeff raced.

  Mt. Kato Race

JP LaMere, owner of LAMERE Cycles was there with plenty of bikes and put in a good effort during his race. He is out there putting his bike through the paces. JP is out riding and testing his product every week.

 A bit of help from Jeff's son Owen on the bottle hand-ups, Owen raced in the morning and is picking up this thing they call Mountain Bike Racing...

 Jeff and the semi-fat was on the top step again at Mt Kato.

 Hollywood, Kristy and Rosco rocking in their Custom Hollywood Cycles Van...

 Elk River Race

 Choose your weapon...26", 27.5"or 29" tires of different widths. The 29er was the winner for Jeff at the Elk River Mountain Bike Race.

 My transportation to several of the summer Mountain bike races. BMW 1200 GS Adventure with my LAMERE Cycles mounted up. I am riding a 190 frame with 5" tires front and rear on my LAMERE Cycle.

 Elk River Race

 Owen had a good week-end at Elk River racing his mountain bike, earning a 2nd and 3rd place in his two races.

Good times hanging out with Owen at the races.

This is a quick recap of the 2015 summer Mountain Bike Racing Season through mid summer, more to come and I'll catch up with the winter season approaching quickly.

Ride On!!

US National Fat Bike Championship Race / Fat Bike Birkie 2015 / Great Lakes Fat Bike Series

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Team LAMERE Cycles is rolling down the road in style with the new van just in time for the Fat Bike Birkie. Jeff Hall is rolling down the trail on his LAMERE Fat Bike and HED Wheels.  

 The starting line is loaded Ned Overend, Brendan Moore, Jesse LaLonde, Jeff Hall, Will Ross, Jenna Reinhartand, April Morgan and Diana McFaddon.

 JP "Buzzy" LaMere was rolling with the Lauf Fork on his LAMERE Fat Bike, having a good ole time in the North woods of Wisconsin. Buzzy had a very good ride today.

 Hollywood would ride to a 14th place today.

 Close to 800 riders out in the woods of the Fat Bike Birkie, good winter conditions.

 This was the lead group of big guns, the top 8 with about 14k remaining. This pack consisted of Jeff Hall, Ned Overend, Will Ross, Brendan Moore, Jesse LaLonde, Justin Piontek, Cory Stelljes and Jason Lamoreaux.

Several attacks off the front from Ned, Jeff Hall, Brendan and Will Ross. With about 10K left, Ned attacked hard and broke the group. It was a race to finish with Ned, Will and Jeff getting a gap. Then Will and Ned got away from Jeff. It became a battle between Will and Ned out front with Brendan making contact with Jeff and those two duking it out for 3rd and 4th.  

 Will Ross with the win in a time of 1:55:30 over a distance of 47K.

 Ned Overend across in 2nd @ 1:55:50.

 Brendan Moore 3rd @ 1:56:04 and Jeff Hall 4th @ 1:56:07.

 Jeff and his family along with Weez at the finish.

 Jeff, Brendan and Ned Overend.

 The Big Man of Wisconsin Mountain Biking since 1983, Gary Crandall hanging at the finish line.

 The Hwood taking it home in 14th place.

 This was also the final race in the Great LakesFat Bike Series.

Jeff Hall took 2nd in the series with 4 wins and one 4th place finish. Jay "Hollywood" Henderson took 4th in the series. That put 2 LAMERE Cycles on the podium with their Podium Wear kits and looking good.

 Owen taking his Dads LAMERE for a ride after the race...

Fat Bike On!!

Penn Cycle Fat Tire Loppet / Minneapolis, Minnesota / Great Lakes Fat Tire Series 2015

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Setting up the pit the morning of the Penn Cycle Fat Tire Loppet. Plenty of LAMERE Bikes, not so much snow after the warm temps the previous week. This morning the temps were cold, 12 degrees with a 15 mph wind out of the north. Good winter racing weather. The course was altered because of the low snow conditions, the race was to be a 24k distance and it would be three 8k laps. About 19 minutes a lap for Jeff Hall and Jesse LaLonde. This race was, Jeff said "like a short track race, on the gas from the start to the finish".

 Jeff geared up and ready to rock and roll!

 Start from the gun was fast and furious.

 Josh Bauer, Jeff Hall and Hollywood pegging it for the woods over the hill.

 Josh, Hollywood and Jeff together chasing down Jesse who was out front.

 Jeff feels good to follow Hollywood's lead for the first mile. Then Jeff and Jesse put the hammer down and dropped the chase group.

 The two racers that battled it out the week before at the Cold Fish Cup were once again locked in a high speed showdown...

 Jeff leads into the final lap firing on all cylinders. Jesse would jump ahead on a long climb, Jeff marked him, got on Jesse's wheel and powered ahead. Jeff lead into the final corner as they entered the final straight to the finish. Jesse slipped out a bit, Jeff turned the corner under control and jumped ahead for the sprint win.

Two Elite Fat Tire Racers putting on a show of power and trading wins in two races in two weeks... 

 Sprint win!

The Ole Grizzled One and Jeff.

 Team LAMERE on the top of the Podium.

Thanks to Pat Sorensen and Penn Cycle for supporting Mountain Bike Racers and Mountain Bike Races.

 Jesse LaLonde 2nd, Jeff Hall 1st, Josh Bauer 3rd and Pat Sorensen.

Winding down on the ride back to the truck with Jeff and Josh.

Race On!