2019 Chasing the Wind - Gravel Bike Steeplechase Fundraiser...

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Chasing the Wind - Gravel Bike Steeplechase Fundraiser :
Cycling : Chasing the Wind - Gravel Bike Steeplechase Fundraiser.
  • Race Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
  • Location:Fort Belmont
  • Address: End of Belmont Lane
  • City/State/Zip:Jackson, Minnesota 56143
  • Country: USA

_ The 2019 Chasing the Wind - Gravel Bike Steeplechase Fundraiser:

Due to low registration the Chase was postponed until 2019

 

Register for the Ozuye/Solo or Oyate/Team Steeplechase Century by May 1st and get a FREE Family 4 Pack to Fort Belmont!!! 

Chasing the Wind is a self-supported, checkpoint style, bike Steeplechase completed via Gravel Roads. The purpose of the Chase is to be a fundraiser for the creation of the West Fork Des Moines Off-Road Trails in Southwest Minnesota. At least 70% of your registration fee will go to help fund the trails. The Steeplechase will be completed on the over 850 (windy) miles of gravel roads in Jackson County Minnesota. 

Participants will ride from Steeple to Steeple in any order and on any road (as long as it is gravel) in an orienteering punch card fashion. There will be two opportunities to race, Ozuye (Oh – zue – yea) or Oyate (oh – yah – Day) & the opportunity to just have fun, Oiyokiphi (oí – yo – ki – phi).

Ozuye is Lakota for Warrior and Oyate is Lakota for Tribe. The Ozuye (Warrior) competitors will complete the approximately 100 mile chase solo and self-supported. The Oyate (Tribe) competitors will complete the 100 mile chase as a team. Oiyokiphi is Lakota for Happy Times. The Oiyokiphi (Happy Times) riders will just be having fun as they pedal 25 miles at their own pace. 

If you dare to accept the challenge you will receive your race map at check-in to plan your route. Your map will have off-limits roads/areas marked. However, it will not have the checkpoints. You will have to transcribe the locations on to your map. Planned routes will be available for a 1 hour penalty. Your support crew will also be challenged as they will not know the checkpoints until the day of the race. Some checkpoints will have refreshments available for purchase from local fundraiser groups. The first one to reach all checkpoints and return to the finish line wins!

You will have 10 hours to complete the Chase. After 10 hours race officials will attempt to contact you and assist in your safe return to the finish line. There will be an awards ceremony at the conclusion of the Chase (approximately 7:30pm). 

 

Wind is NOT guaranteed 

 

Check out the other events happening during the Windy Weekend:  

Prairie Winds Kite Fly:

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/events/20360/prairie-winds-kite-fly 

Fly-in Breakfast:

http://www.exploreminnesota.com/events/29903/fly-in-breakfast 

 

Other Info:

 

-) 2019 race registration is open • Registration Information

 


 

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