Chequamegon 2022: 39 years of racing!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Follow along as we take you on a trip to Northern Wisconsin to the fifth stop of the Lifetime Grand Prix: Chequamegon 40. The days leading up were dry and fast, but with race day came the rain as the Chequamegon National forest became a muddy mess. With over 2600 riders taking on the same course, the carnage ensued and 2 hours later Braydn Lange was crowned the 2022 winner.
Alexey is currently sitting 2nd in the Lifetime Grand Prix standings with one race left to go, Big Sugar.
Congrats on getting 3rd, better than 4th lol. Love these videos, thanks for including your setup this time, always cool to see what you end up going with. Looking forward to the next video!
Waffled a little bit, but went with my gut and I was happy with the decisions! Ill try to include setup a bit more going forward!
Thanks for sharing the video Alexey - Congrats and very appreciative of you spending time chatting with me and my buddy's after the race - Hope to see you next year.
Of course! Ill be there!
Always loving the vids alexey and avery! Keep it up! Ya'll motivate me
Thank you!!
AlexeyV!!!! Congrats on Iceman Victory! Fun wishing you an the missile “good luck !” On wood chip - DTE was Xcellent Tuesday! Cheers!
THANK YOU! I wish I could have made it down!
It's so bizarre and awesome to see so much of this old race we used to do in the 80's all over cycling media now. Nuts. Born and raised in WI. I think the last time I did it, Lemond won.
So awesome! Next year I want to do a bit of background on the history of the race! You should come back for the 40th year!
@@alexeyandavery That sounds like a good goal! Friends of mine from college at UW (graduated '93) organize a White Rim Tour where we support ourselves every year. They're dedicated. We should rendezvous in Cable once again too. Gary Crandall is legend for keeping it going and building.
@@h20s8804 Yes you should! I would be keen to hear how it has changed and how it is similar to what you guys remember!
The Chequamegon Fat Tire Fest is awesome. I grew up in northern WI and I was just back there and did the IMBA Epic ride Rock Lake. They're doing a great job of maintaining and building trails in that area. I hope you grabbed a shot of rum from the pirates - aarggh!
Unfortunately not this year, but last year I did!
"Vermeulen, 'V' as Victor" Hahaha Lex, How often did you hear your parents say that growing up? So good. We all still gotta say it! Anyway bud, Amazing vlog, since we don't get to chat as often as i'd like its great to see all this and know youre doing awesome!!!! F'N crushing the lifetime and the whole season.
hahaha - don't want them to think my last name starts with a 'b' - that would be so much less menacing! ha!
Bike check? Love to learn tire choice - sealant and liners or no liner?
Chequamegon was an all out race! Shimano XTR 36T Front ring - 10/51 rear cassette - Silca Waxed chain - Orange Seal w/o liners! Ran 2.4 Kenda Rush tires at 18psi/19psi
See ya at BWR Michigan! Solid race, brutal conditions!
Can't wait!
Given the wet conditions, do you think the Kenda Rush tires were a good choice? How do they compare to the Maxxis Aspens?
I don't think the Rush or the Aspens are great mud tires...they don't hold mud, so that can be helpful...but I would say they are similar to the Aspens but roll a bit faster and have a bit bigger side knobs when you really lean it over
Thank for sharing video
Good work shooting solo and fantastic result with 3rd, that early pace plus long grass sounds brutal! Great to see the pre riding and bike setup, did the plugs survive the whole race attached? Avery good on you for looking out for the family, has to come first, hope all is well.
Yep! Taping plugs like that is pretty bomb proof because they are so light! To take them off you have to twist each direction to loosen the tape, and then just pull.
Hi from the u.k.what set up you used on the bike please?.love the video by the way.cheers
This is a purpose built Factor Lando HT. For Chequamegon I ended up going with a 36T front chain ring and a 10/51 rear cassette, all Shimano. I chose a 2.4 TR Kenda Rush and ran a full waxed Silca chain! Always happy when equipment performs throughout a race as dirty as this!
wow ! what are those BB in those lando?!
Ceramic Speed!
Hey Buddy, I’m thinking about racing this race next year how would you compare it to Iceman?
Very similar to iceman...more grass, 10 miles longer and less single track!
Marji 2023 lifetime gpx 😂
hahaha you never know!
Alexey, do you use a power meter on the mtn (or gravel) bike?
Yes for most of the races...I chose not to for Iceman because I wanted to race with everything I had and not have anything to worry about!
I remember this race from 1994
I want to hear some stories about that because I was only born in DEC of that year!
@@alexeyandavery I started racing when I lived in Green Bay in 1992. Cheqamegon was grass roots type of race in 94 or maybe 95.
Most all of us were on ridged bikes maybe half the field had front forks or suspension stems. There were very few full suspension bikes.
@@DaveTheAligator So cool! Love the history of this sport and race!
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