65 riders competed in the 2016 Snow Crush Fat Tire Bike Race at River Bend Nature Center (RBNC) on Jan. 16, raising over $2,000 for both CROCT and RBNC.
Article by Jerry Smith in the Faribault Daily News: Fat tire bike race warms up River Bend Nature Center on a cold day
See all the tweets on the event via the hashtag #SnowCrush2016.
Photo album: Continue reading Snow Crush 2016 was a hit: see the photos, race results, and more
A slide presentation: slide titles are clickable!
We are teaming up with River Bend Nature Center (RBNC) to host the Snow Crush Fat Tire Bike Race this coming Saturday, Jan. 16. It’s a fundraiser for both organizations. RBNC’s Education Coordinator Kaytlan Moeller & CROCT president Marty Larson teamed up to put the event together:
The Snow Crush poster (PDF) has details on the entire day’s activities:
Visit the Snow Crush Fat Tire Bike Race page on RBNC’s site to pre-register for some savings. And check the Facebook Snow Crush event page for the latest updates, including a race map and a video from a fat bike group ride last winter.
We’re also thrilled to have these sponsors supporting the race:
F-Town Brewing Co., Milltown Premium Adventure Goods, Tandem Bagels, Stoke Coffee Roasters, 45NRTH, hvh Engage, and Matt Shimon Creative.
Despite the horribly warm & snowfree winter day, yesterday’s local Global Fat Bike Day #GFBD2015 brought out two dozen riders for an afternoon 13-mile group ride around Northfield, culminating with snacks & refreshments at Downtown Bicycles.
Props to CROCT member Christopher Tassava @tassava & Downtown Bicycles owner Tom Bisel for organizing & hosting this event.
$7,000! Yep, we’re on our way to funding a modular, portable pump track, thanks to the Northfield YouthBank and Northfield High School mountain bikers (L to R) Christof Zweifel, Ellis Orjala, and Patrick Welch:
We’ve added a page to our website that lists all the Rice County area businesses that have donated time, money, goods or services to CROCT in 2015.
