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Tim Ek joins MBR to discuss his latest race, the Dirty Kanza 200. Tim lives in Duluth, Minnesota, is a staple in the Midwest endurance scene, and rides with Salsa Cycles on his back and underneath his chamois.  

Jeremiah and Matthys come on to discuss their week at the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic. If anyone is interested in calling in, we will be taking calls near the end of the show.

Cheryl Sornson

Rich Dillen (aka Dicky) joins Mountain Bike Radio to discuss his Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic experience. After Stage 4, he was sitting in 2nd place of the singlespeed overall. For more information about the show and all the other interviews from the Trans Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic, go to our 2012 Special Events Page HERE

Sue Haywood joins Mountain Bike Radio to discuss the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic (TSE). She took the Stage 3 win and is just over 5 minutes back of Cheryl Sornson in the overall after the stage. We'll see what she thinks so far this week, how she's feeling, and what her plans are for the rest of the week. For more information about Sue and other TSE racers, check out MountainBikeRadio.com.  

Jake joins Mountain Bike Radio to talk about racing a duo team at the TSE. Currently, after 3 stages, Jake and his teammate, Coloradan Dax Massey are holding the overall lead.

Barry comes on to discuss the second day of the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic. For more information about Barry and other TSE racers, check out  the MBR website (http://www.mountainbikeradio.com/past-shows-all-archived-episodes/pros/barry-wicks/).

***This episode is brought to you by CarboRocket*** Drew is coming off a recent win at the second NUE series race, Syllamo's Revenge. Today is the first day of the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic and he is nice enough to join Mountain Bike Radio to discuss today's stage, how he is feeling coming off a good race last week, and how he feels going into the rest of the week.

***This show is brought to you by CarboRocket. For more information on some of the best ride nutrition, check out CarboRocket.com*** Ric Damm is the coach of the Ripon College Cycling Team. Ripon is a small college in east central Wisconsin. He joins us to discuss his history in the sport, how the Ripon team started, and what it's like to coach college cycling. Under the leadership of Coach Damm, the Red Hawks have established themselves as one of the premiere collegiate mountain bike programs in the Midwest by winning the MWCCC Division 2 Team Championship, as well as the men's and women's D2 individual championships, in three consecutive seasons. The Red Hawks recently made their third appearance at Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in Angel Fire, New Mexico. Ripon put two riders on the podium and finished 8th among D2 programs.

Justin Lund of Wisconsin joins us to discuss his mountain bike racing and all the new things he has going on. He recently raced at the Crystal Lake Classic, the second race of the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS).

Georgia Gould joins the show to discuss racing, training, and the upcoming Olympics in London. For more about Georgia and her episode, check it out on the Mountain Bike Radio site here: http://www.mountainbikeradio.com/mbr-show-categories-all-archived-episodes/pros/georgia-gould/  For more shows with pro mountain bikers, check them out here: http://www.mountainbikeradio.com/mbr-show-categories-all-archived-episodes/pros/ 

Randy Wegener joins us to discuss his 2nd place finish of the first race of the Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series (WEMS), The Northern Kettles Endurance Challenge. The WEMS series is one of the county's best state series of endurance racing. Racers enjoy a grassroots atmosphere and strong midwest endurance racers,  while challenging themselves to 3/6/12 hour or 30/60/100 mile formats.

***This episode brought to you by MTBCoach.com. Get 10% off your next training plan by mentioning MBR.*** Yep, another Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) racer interview. The series deserves some serious love because it's the biggest and best of it's kind. Through all the willing interviewees, you can sense the enthusiasm and passion for the series. So...we will keep bringing on racers as long as they are willing. This episode Corey Stelljes joins MBR. He currently is riding with The Bike Hub Cycling Team (http://www.thebikehubcyclingteam.com/) Corey brings an impressive resume. He was a runner until injuries led him to cycling in 2009. He was a NCAA Division 3 National 10k champion and 4-time All American in Cross Country and Track. He ran one of the top 100 marathon times by an American between 2004 and 2008, resulting in an invite to the 2008 US Olympic Trials in New York City. In 2009 Corey raced his first mountain bike race in the Sport (Cat 2) category. He is now competing against the fastest pros. His 9th place finish at the Iola Bump & Jump proves that determination can overcome. Earlier in Corey's running career, he had a revolutionary heart procedure done to ablate an extra nerve in his heart that was causing a rapid heartbeat.  Check out Corey's blog for more race reports and thoughts:  http://raceofattrition.blogspot.com/ The Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) is the largest state mountain bike race series in the country. The series provides a great opportunity for a wide range of racers, including juniors and beginners up to some of the fastest racers in the country. For more information and full results, check out http://www.wors.org/series/

This episode is a recap of the weekend's mountain bike racing here in the US. I run through the races that happened over the weekend, give a recap of the results, and mention some notable happenings. You can find more information about these races I mentioned on the show by checking out the following links: 12 Hours of Mesa Verde - http://12hoursofmesaverde.com/ 12 Hours in the Wild West - http://www.ziarides.com/12wildwest/ Rasta Rally - http://rastatrails.org/events.html (The Bike Hub riders are guys I know and snagged a 1st and 3rd! http://www.thebikehubcyclingteam.com/) Mad Dog Cycles 8th Annual Sundance Spin - http://www.intermountaincup.com/ Northern Kettles Endurance Challenge - http://wemseries.com/ Stony Creek 6 & 12 Hour Race - http://www.funpromotions.com/ Hammerhead 100 - http://www.goneriding.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=564&Itemid=286 On the Rocks at French Creek - http://masuperseries.com/ Be sure to check out the race calendar over at http://xxcmag.com/2012-race-calendar !  We're working on a website, so please be patient as we build Mountain Bike Radio into THE voice of mountain biking.

On this episode of Mountain Bike Radio we have another rider discussing the first race of the Wisconsin Off Road Series, the Iola Bump & Jump. Casey Hildebrandt joins us to talk about how the race went, some of his training leading up to it, racing as a junior, and his goals for the rest of the summer. Casey is an accomplished young racer with several great finishes: -2010 USAC Midwest Regional XC Champion Cat. 1 Junior 15-16 -2010 Wausau24 Pro Overall Champions - 4 person team (all juniors) -2011 USAC Wisconsin State Champion Cat. 1 Junior 15-18 -2011 WORS Overall Champion Cat. 1 Junior 15-18   The Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) is the largest state mountain bike race series in the country. The series provides a great opportunity for a wide range of racers, including juniors and beginners up to some of the fastest racers in the country. For more information and full results, check out http://www.wors.org/series/