ICEMAN COMETH 2024: The MTB Catalina Wine Mixer Recap
If you’ve never heard of the Iceman Cometh, stop what you’re doing, grab a calendar, and circle the first Saturday in November (11/8/2025). This race is basically the Catalina Wine Mixer of mountain biking…yeah, it’s that big of a deal. Picture this: over 5,000 riders from all walks of life, all skill levels, and all over the country showing up …
Trail Day @ Manhattan Park (RSVP HERE!)
Coyotes, WMMBA and the City of EGR are building us new trail in East Grand Rapids! We need volunteers to help clean up the park, the trail, and prepare it for a grand opening later this fall. Where: East Grand Rapids Manhattan Park Pavillion When: Saturday, 10/21 from 10am-1pm What: Park cleanup, trail preparation
Kisscross CX Race
Last weekend was a bi-week for the MiSCA race series and a few of our Coyotes headed to Caledonia for the Kisscross CX event. The Kisscross Cyclo-cross race brought riders of all ages together for a day of intense competition, camaraderie, and a Coyote team youth podium sweep! Cyclo-cross, often referred to as CX, is a unique and very different …
The Iceman Cometh 2019
It’s the biggest race in Michigan. It’s famously popular and more famously crowded. We love it, but complain about its imperfections. It’s a party in the woods with 5,500 of your best cycling friends, sometimes in the middle of the race. There are people handing out bacon, bananas, and beverages. Iceman 2019 was a race against the conditions as much …
Success on the Trail
The Coyotes showed well at two different races this weekend. Saturday – Skirts in the Dirt On Saturday, Coyotes Anabel Miller, Addison Forrester and Olivia Miller competed in the 6th annual Skirts in the Dirt, an all-woman race, put on as a fundraiser for the West Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance. In the “Dirt Diva” expert/open race, Anabel placed 4th and …
Coyotes Howl at Big M
Several West Michigan Coyotes had a great showing at the Big M Challenge XC race this past weekend. The race featured a hilly, difficult 16.5-mile loop, that gave away “no free trail.” In addition, this race put several of our racers into a strong position to win their respective Michigan Mountain Bike Association Championship Point Series age groups. As always, …