Summer Dirt Bag GPS Files

87 mile gpx file

35 mile GPS file

To make things confusing here is the 85 mile route from previous years.  The 87 mile adds a bit near Maple Lake but I'm not sure the file is working.  So if you can't get it to work use the 85 miler.

Sorry for the hassle.

Results

Thanks to all who came out to make the 2017 Dirt Bag another good day for the gravel community.
The previous days rain made the course a little soft and put a twist in the story of these otherwise fast roads. That's gravel though, it's dynamic!

Thank you also for being generous and helping to keep it free. We covered our expenses and still have shirts available.

There is another gravel race in out area on Sunday Gravel West Bike Ride. Check it out.

Here are the results as best as I recorded them:

87 Mile

Place    Name                                                   Time

1          Ian Hoogendam                                  4:15

2          Drew Wilson                                       4:18

3          Pat Ellis                                               4:31

4          Chase Work                                        4:32

5          Ben Doom                                           4:40

6          Reid Lutter                                         5:09

6          Charles Wolf                                       5:09

1 W     Kyia Anderson                                    5:09

7          Alex Schad                                         5:17

8          Cory Forslund                                     5:33

9          Michael Latsch                                    5:47

10        Jere Mohr                                            5:54

10        Kurt Stunek                                        5:54

11        Gary Lindberg                                                6:09

12        John Carline                                        6:18

13        Chris Hill                                             6:31

13        John Hoch                                           6:31

14        Paul Fickle                                          7:26

1 Fat    Dan Peterson                                       9:15    

DNF    Sam Fritz

DNF    Noah Middlestaedt

64 Mile

1          Corey Shouse                                      3:37

1          Mike Schiff                                         3:37

2          Darryl  Shoemaker                              3:54

3          Frank Thueringer                                 4:06

3          James Rinuette                                    4:06

4          Jason Rupnow                                     4:16

5          Markus Rupnow                                 4:17

1W      Carol Marston                                     4:17.30

6          Tim Boyd                                            4:18

6          Mick Quinn                                         4:18

7          Chris Fandel                                        4:39

8          Jerold Smisek                                      4:45

9          Greg Knoll                                          4:55

10        Kaelen Nelson                                     5:01

10        Eric Nelson                                         5:01

DNF    Chris Kvaal

35 Mile

1          Ray Fini                                              2:09

2          Darrel Uithoven                                  2:12

2          Ed Shaw                                             2:12

2          Carl Gammon                                      2:12

3          Angela Hop                                         2:17

3          Sean Pease                                          2:17

4          Jeni Schad                                           2:35

4          Charly Schad                                      2:35

4          Larry Krause                                       2:35

4          Jim Krause                                          2:35

4          Bill Laferriere                                      2:35

4          Chris Tacl                                            2:35

4          Sheila Amo                                         2:35

4          Bryan Amo                                         2:35

4          Eric Voegel                                         2:35

4          Bryan Rolph                                        2:35

4          Scott Fritz                                           2:35

5          Michael Heinen                                   2:50

6          Eric Brown                                          3:05

6          Douglas Keller                                    3:05

7          Frank Huben                                       3:34

7          Curtis Gregory                                    3:34

8          Jennifer Markling                                3:34.30

9          Ben Alm                                              3:35

9          Wayne Chmelik                                  3:35

10        Bruce Berwald                                    3:58

DNF    Patsy Zimmerman

Sunday Funday

The weather looks good for Sunday. Clouds early then sun later and a balmy 50+ degrees.

GPS files can be found here RideWithGPS Dirt Bag 35/64/87 Mile

T-shirts will be available and don't forget to visit the Podiumwear Store for Dirt Bag jerseys, hat and vest. Password is "dirtbag"

Bring a spoon and bowl if you want and fill it with warm goodness after the ride.

Dirt Bag Apparel from Podiumwear

The Podiumwear storefront is open for Dirt Bag jerseys, vest and cap. New for this year is the vest with rear pockets. It's a great compliment to the long sleeve wool blend jersey.
The Bronze SS jersey is their club fit which is good for those who drink more beer than electrolyte.
These items will go into production after the storefront closes Oct 3rd and dropped shipped to you.
These are quality products that will make you faster by keeping the wind at your back.

Password is "dirtbag"
Dirt Bag Storefront at Podiumwear

Dirt Bag 2017 is On!

"Nobody goes home hungry"

Ride or race on the fast gravel on a 30, 60 or 80 mile loop starting and ending at the park outside of Clearwater.

Dirt Bag '17 is Sunday, Oct 15 Registration opens at 8am. Race start at 9am.
Sportsman Park is the start and finish point. It is located about a mile NW of Clearwater off of CR 75. Parking is available.
Pavilion has restrooms and water.
Walk up day of race registration is the procedure. No entry fee. Donations fund our event.
Coffee and bagels pre race. Soups and stews post race.

34 Mile Results

34 Mile Ride

1.  John Rammel        2:12
2.  Ed Shaw                2:12
3.  Scott Fritz             2:15
4.  Jake Bailey           2:15
5.  Eric Voegel           2:20
6.  Brad Hilderbrandt  2:27
7.  Brad Jr.                  2:27
8.  Sue Sperstad          2:30
9.  Dave Sperstad       2:30
10. Elmer Corbin        2:40
11. Bobby Youngdahl  3:24
12. Bea Winkler           3:24
13. Jen Lasar                3:33
14. Jan Lasar                3:33
15. Frank Huben          3:33

34 Mile Results

34 Mile Ride

1.  John Rammel        2:12
2.  Ed Shaw                2:12
3.  Scott Fritz             2:15
4.  Jake Bailey           2:15
5.  Eric Voegel           2:20
6.  Brad Hilderbrandt  2:27
7.  Brad Jr.                  2:27
8.  Sue Sperstad          2:30
9.  Dave Sperstad       2:30
10. Elmer Corbin        2:40
11. Bobby Youngdahl  3:24
12. Bea Winkler           3:24
13. Jen Lasar                3:33
14. Jan Lasar                3:33
15. Frank Huben          3:33

Results of the 85 and 63 Mile Race

Here are the results from the Dirt Bag 2016. Please let me know if I got something wrong.

85 Mile Race

1.  Mark Skarpohl         4:00       1st Men

2.  Ben Doom                4:00.01

3.  Noah Middlestaedt   4:20

4.  Kyia Anderson         4:31      1st Women

5.  Kris Anderson          4:31

6.  Vic Weiss                  4:52      SS

7.  Alex Schad                4:58

8.  Mike Larson              5:17    (finished in alphabetical order)

9.  Michael Latsch         5:18           "         "          "          "

10. Gary Lindberg         5:34           "         "          "          "

11. Greg Knoll               6:14

12. Jon Loye                  6:14

13. Erik Riker-Coleman 6:14

14. Chris Fandel             6:14

15. Tim Boyd                 6:14

16. Brian Woods            6:20

17. Kurt Stunek              6:20

18. Mason Riedesel        6:33

19. Dan Peterson            6:33

63 Mile Ride

1.  Charles Wolf            3:04

2.  Jason Rupnow          3:05

3.  Chris Corley             3:05

4.  Noelle Andry..          3:22

5.  Patrick Butler           3:22

6.  Jen Newman            3:22

7.  Jim Ringette             3:23

8.  Bob McNutt             3:36

9.  Scott Swenson         3:36

10. Chris Heller            3:40

11. Anna Sviben           3:40

12. Matt Gryniewski     3:40

13. Phil Hibley              3:40

14. Ben Granquist         3:53

15. Jeffrey Florence      3:54

16. Tim Walsh               4:34

17. Rich Zvosec            4:34

18. Frank Thueringer     DNF

It's not too late to register, in fact it's never too late as we will accept anyone who wants to ride.
Walk-ups are allowed the morning of.
Nobody turned away and nobody goes home hungry.
See you Sunday!

We are a week away and forecast is looking good.
I have the 3 courses up on MapMyRide...
DirtBag 35      DirtBag 63      DirtBag 85

I will have cue sheets at the start as well.

See you out there!

No Blogging Skills

Hey Grinders,
I apologize for the lack of currency in this blog site on the interweb. I'm not up to speed on building this but will give it a go. Hopefully, there will be links and files to download for the course, cue sheets and waiver.
Much better at FaceBook: Dirt Bag
Stay tuned,
JJ

It's time to send your post cards for registration into the 2016 Dirt Bag.

Name
Class (SS/Multi, Fat)
Email address

Dirt Bag
c/o JJ Egbers
800 12th Ave South
St Cloud, MN 56301

We will be running the 30, 60, and 80 mile courses. Placings for the 80 mile.

I'm hoping to open up the DB jersey and hat store again for orders.

"Nobody goes home hungry"

Gravel Springing Through

Here comes the spring!
The speed at which gravel riding has and continues to be gaining in popularity is encouraging to us early adopters. The major manufacturers and custom builders are bringing forth many versions of gravel/all road/adventure/etc... machines in order to provide for this ever widening niche. I have seen TV commercials depicting gravel riders in the background while marketing some product (got involved in looking at the bike trying to figure out what they were riding and missed what it was trying to sell me).
R&D is causing production to retool in order to produce gravel specific tires and other components that will better suit the demands of these new (old) roads.
So now we're kind of a big deal.
So now should we worry?
I have a concern about these things becoming too big and at some point needing a governing body. Many of our events have started out like garage bands driven by the energy and pure enthusiasm of their creator. That spirit moved more people to participate and in turn multiplied to what we are seeing today, hundreds of riders arriving at start lines located on the edge of some Starbuck-less town racing through a countryside inhabited by farm dogs and pick up trucks. And we love it!
We must resist corporatization but we should also not be exclusive. Almanzo is still going after the retirement of it's creator. The committee run edition of it last year was highly successful and enthusiastically supported even though it may have lost a little bit of that self-supported individualist flavor. The bottom line to me is more people came out to participate and join our community.
We can be kind of a big deal without taking ourselves too seriously. All it takes is to continue to be there for our fellow gravelers when a hand, innertube, gelpack or encouragement is needed. It's not all about first, it's about finishing and sometimes it takes a village.

The Riding Doesn't Quit

There are a lot of you folks still riding in this temperate weather. Fat bikes seem to be bounding over the river and through the woods everywhere. 2016 is already shaping up to be more and faster than this year.

New events are popping up on the RidingGravel Calendar and the Dirt Bag will roll again Oct. 16. I'm making a list of challenges and checking it more than twice.

It's great to see everybody having fun out there. May the holidays bring you joy in your soul and a little something for your pursuit of adventure.

Keep the faith crankin'

News from Heck of the North

Heck announces a new event even farther north...

Results from Dirt Bag 2015

Thanks to all who came out and participated in the Dirt Bag last Sunday. The temp started out a little cool and quickly picked up and so did the wind making it something to talk about.
It was fun to meet many of you while hanging out and sharing a meal.
Gravel grinders are good people and it's becoming almost like a family reunion out there. We see each other just enough...
Here are the results and if you are not listed (Shaun Flynn) please let me know so I can make the correction:

85 Mile Results

1. Ben Doom 4:13
2. Jon Peter 4:16
3. Ian Hoogendam 4:25
4. Kyia Anderson 4:25 1st Woman
5. Jim Bell 4:25
6. Cory Hedin 4:53
7. Brett Sloma 5:02
8. Michael Latsch 5:14
9. Jeff Buschendorf 5:15
10. Dave Markman 5:32
11. Kurt Stunek 5:37
12. Leah Gruhn 5:40 2nd Woman
13. Gary Lindbergh 5:45
14. Jay Dellis 5:45
15. Pamela Gonzales 5:45 3rd Woman
16. Greg Knoll 6:06
17. Tony Bell 6:11
18. Ryan Terpening 6:12
19. Bonnie Gagnon-Moebeck 6:12
20. Erik Rike-Coleman 6:24
21. Jere Mohr 6:24
22. Rudy Schoolderman 7:10
23. Tavis Westbrook 7:12
24. Jodi Gruhn 7:16
25. Steve Enger 8:02
26. Jason Johnson 8:02
27. Noah Middlestaedt DNF

63 Mile Results

1. Charles Wolf 3:22
2. Emily Flynn 3:22 1st Woman
3. Patrick Kinney 3:23
4. Frank Thueringer 3:28
5. Jim Ringuette 3:28
6. Rich Zvosec 3:43
7. Tim Boyd 4:38
8. David Horstman 4:38
9. Cody Condon 4:38
10. Sarah Hurst 5:41
11. Frank Huben 5:46

35 Mile Results

1. Eric Nelson 2:17
2. Mark & Gina Halstrom 2:18 Tandem
3. Shaun Flynn 2:19
4. Rob Madgwick 2:23
5. Joel Dahlin 2:23
6. Aaron Blumke 2:23
7. Josh Fiedler 2:23
8. Tess Hohman 2:30
9. Andrew Gruhn 2:30
10. Marilyn Crandell 4:03
11. Corbin Elmer DNF Mechanical

Dirt Bag Sunday

The plan and the weather is coming together nicely for Sundays Dirt Bag.

Check in opens at 8 AM. Early arrives can park at Sportsman Hill which is the Start/Finish area.
Additional parking can be had at Riverside Park or, if needed, back at the Coborns store off of CR 24.

Rollout will be at 9 AM.

Cue sheets will be provided and the course gpx file can be downloaded from MapMyRide here:
Dirt Bag 85 Mile     Dirt Bag 62 Mile    Dirt Bag 35 Mile
or Strava here: Strava DB 85 Mile    Strava DB 63 Mile    Strava DB 35 Mile

Instructions will be given prior to start but most of you have heard it all before.

The course should be still relatively hard packed and fast. No leg busting climbs except that one to Corkys Bar.
There's a gas station around 17 miles, a rest stop around 33 miles, Lanttos at 52 miles (roller dogs, pizza, etc...) and Corky's at 62 miles (Fulton on tap I think).

You will be fed at the finish. No one goes home hungry.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Heck With It!

Heading up to the Heck of the North this weekend. Just hoping to finish and enjoy myself while doing it.

The registration is still open for the Dirt Bag and the cards are coming in. The cards are fun but there will be day of registration as well. I don't want to turn anyone away who can't work the snail mail technology.

The 63 Mile course was ridden last Sunday and it is fast. Most of it is hardpacked with a sheen on top. Some sections do have a few loose stones and there is little wash-boarding and potholes. But remember... Gravel roads are dynamic and can change overnight as witnessed by the GravelFest participants. So past reports do not necessarily predict future conditions.

We have procured some Holy Spirit Bouja again and my wife will be making some additional bowls of hot goodness for the post ride nutrition.

Off to get my Fargo ready...

John

Dirt Bag Jersey Store Closing Sunday

Just a reminder to friends and fans of DirtBag that the Podium Wear storefront will be closing at Midnight on Sunday 9/20.

We have a long sleeve jersey that is merino wool on the inside and polyester on the outside. I've seen a sample of this material and it is a lightweight and stretchy fabric which will move well and provide good warmth for an active ride. Full zipper for temp regulation. The short sleeve is the standard silver line and also moves well.

Here's the link: DirtBag Jerseys and Caps   and the password is "gravel"

Dirt Bag Jerseys and Cap

Dirt Bag has got some new threads!
We brought back the old DB logo and are currently taking orders for a long sleeve Woolie and short sleeve jersey from Podium wear. The wool jersey is merino inside and a blend on the outside. This is great quality wear made here in MN.

Visit the storefront and place your order before 9/16 so we can have these items available for the DirtBag on 10/18.

Dirt Bag storefront

The password is "gravel"

 Cap $30

 SS Jersey $70

LS Wool Jersey $120