MBC Racing Team Places Well in Ore to Shore

The Ore to Shore mountain bike race in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of the most popular point-to-point races in the country. The Hard Rock version is 48 miles of challenging fire roads, single track, and steep sandy descents. 

For those of you who are curious, here's a helmet cam video of the Soft Rock distance.

Several Milwaukee Bicycle Company Race Team members made the trip up north and had great results. We're even on the front page of the Ore website! 

Rick and Vicki from MBC Racing

Ian Haupt, 18, who races for ISCorp on the road and MBC Racing for cyclocross, placed 25th overall and second in his age group.

Ron Knutkowski finished 54th overall and eighth of 76 in the 35-39 age group. Chad Tucker finished 99th and was 16th in the same age group.

Rick Walls, pictured above, finished 144th and was 29th of 118 in his 40-44 age group, while Vicki Pink, finished 502nd, good for 4th in her age group.

Dan used his MBC Grit mountain bike

Which MBC Bike Would We Take to This?

Deep inside, most of us at Ben's Cycle look at a race like The Hilly Billy and cringe.

Others start to grin.

It's 70 miles of gravel, dirt, mud, and some pavement outside of Morgantown, West Virginia. Watch this video from In The Crosshairs.

Here's the description: 
"This course will take you over dirt and paved "State Roads" around Monongalia County in Northern West Virginia. Finish times could be 6 plus hours for some riders. Road conditions may include missing bridges, car-sized potholes, gravel, mud, black top, cow paths,and maybe a piece of road kill or two.That's what we call good riding! Leave your expensive Flux-Capacitors and fancy wheels at home and maybe bring the cross bike. It might be the best tool for the job, but bring whatever you think is best for you. However,if you show up with Zipps on your road bike we may laugh and point at you. This race course has just about everything a cyclist says they want when they're talking it up with their buddies.Now let us see ya ride it! Course will have fully stocked aid stations along the way. "

So we're looking at our schedules and wondering about our sanity.

The race would clearly be a test of bike, rider, and will power. Looks like a boatload of fun.