Mohican MTB 100
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The Mohican MTB 100 is an ultra-endurance
Marathon mountain bike races
Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross country marathon , are a very demanding form of mountain bike races covering at least 40 kilometers usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race...

 100 mile (161 km) mountain bike race held annually in early June in North Central Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The course contains over 11,000 feet of climbing on single-track, double-track and dirt roads. This course is very scenic, almost entirely tree covered and more than 90% on dirt.
This course is only one lap and is almost entirely in the 5,000 acre (20 km²) Mohican State Park
Mohican State Park
Mohican State Park is a Ohio state park in Ashland County, Ohio, United States, located about south of downtown Loudonville, Ohio. The state park is surrounded by the Mohican-Memorial State Forest. Mohican State Park is located along Ohio SR 3 and Ohio SR 97...

. This course has been designed in part by a veteran, experienced endurance racer keeping in mind all things loved and dreaded about other courses. The race has been one of the stops of the National Ultra Endurance Series
National Ultra Endurance Series
The National Ultra Endurance Series is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race series in the United States. The series is eight stops around the country; each approximately 100 miles off road...

 since 2006. In both the 2006 and 2005 races, problems with course markings were reported by multiple racers.

Results

Year Male Winner Time Female Winner Time
2011 Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team...

6:45 Cheryl Sornsen 8:36
2010 Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team...

7:33 Amanda Carey 9:15
2009 Jeremiah Bishop
Jeremiah Bishop
Jeremiah Bishop is a professional mountain bike racer from the United States. He primarily competes in the Olympic discipline event of cross-country cycling....

6:50 Betsy Shogren 8:35
2008 Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team...

7:09 Betsy Shogren 9:08
2007 Chris Eatough
Chris Eatough
Chris Eatough is a mountain bike racer, part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion.-Career:...

7:08 Carey Lowery 9:16
2006 Harlan Price 8:42 Tricia Stevenson 10:37
2005 Jeremiah Bishop
Jeremiah Bishop
Jeremiah Bishop is a professional mountain bike racer from the United States. He primarily competes in the Olympic discipline event of cross-country cycling....

8:05 unknown unknown
2004 Garth Prosser 10:07 unknown unknown

See also

  • Montezuma’s Revenge
    Montezuma's Revenge (bicycle race)
    Montezuma's RevengeLocal name:Montezuma's RevengeRegion:USA, ColoradoDate:AugustType:Mountain Bike RaceHistoryFirst Edition:1986Number of Editions:20First Winner:Sam Orez Most Wins Male:Rishi Grewal, 3 timesMost Wins Female:Monique Merrill, 2 times...

  • Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race
    Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race
    The Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race is an ultra-endurance 101 mile mountain bike race held annually in late July. The race starts and ends in Coburn, Pennsylvania. The course is a single loop covering roads, forest roads and trails...

  • Lumberjack 100
    Lumberjack 100
    Local name:Lumberjack 100Region:USA, MichiganDate:third Saturday in JuneType:Mountain Bike RaceHistoryFirst Edition:2005Number of Editions:6First Male Winner:Scott Quiring First Female Winner:Kim Luks Most Wins Male:Jeff Schalk, 3 times...

  • The Endurance 100
  • Shenandoah 100
    Shenandoah 100
    The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998...

  • Breckenridge 100
    Breckenridge 100
    The Breckenridge 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held annually in mid July in Breckenridge, Colorado. The race offers two distance classes, and . No awards are presented to those doing the shorter version, it simply offers an easier alternative for those riders not ready to take...


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