Dirt Spanker Classic, Mont Du Lac Recreation Area

The Dirt Spanker at Mont du Lac, this course offers everything a great mountain bike race could ask for.

One minute your legs are screaming as your try to distance the pack while climbing and the next you’re trying to hang on as you plunge back down. Mix in fast, rooty, hilly forested sections and you have a course where the strongest rider wins but everybody has a great time. The course is 5 miles in length and features one sustained climb each lap, along with long sections of classic Upper Midwest style singletrack.

The Shimano Youth Series is designed to give children an opportunity to compete like their parents in a positive and fun environment. Over the years, the Shimano Youth Series has expanded to include over 100 races per year, reaching over 5000 kids.

The Shimano Youth Series is free to children ages 3 to 12. Kids receive a t-shirt, a number plate, and a shiny new gold medal. Parent cyclists ride and race with the kids, providing motivational and physical support.

Race starts at 12:45 PM! Helmets are required.

Register on-site only, Sunday, June 13 by 12:30pm.

Food and drink will be for sale on race day and primitive camping is available on-site for $5 per night.

Mont du Lac has a bar that will be open Saturday night and all day during the race. You can purchase sports drinks or a post-race brew inside the chalet at the bar.

Saturday night before the race COGGS and Mont du Lac will be hosting a pre-party so come early and enjoy the festivities. We'll be having a bike polo tournament, grilling out and going for a night ride on the race course. There will also be live music to enjoy. Make it a weekend at Mont du Lac!

The course will be open for pre-riding to REGISTERED racers. The XC course is on PRIVATE PROPERTY and there is a fee to ride the trail on any other day, except for Tuesdays if you’re a COGGS member.

Spectators FREE

Kids race free

Various registration fees for different classes ranging from $10 to $29 for pre- registration and $15 to $35 day of. Day of registration begins at 7:30 a.m.

Click here for additional information or online registration - online registration closes

* USAC Sanctioned - All Series events are USAC Mountain sanctioned.

All Expert (Cat 1) riders need an annual USAC MTB License and all Pro Riders need and International License.

To purchase a license visit www.usacycling.org