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Golden Valley Residents Finish Strong in 40-mile Mountain Bike Race

Mountain bikers competed in the Chequamegon Fat Tire race on Sept. 15, and a handful of Golden Valley residents finished.

Last weekend, 14 Golden Valley residents flocked to Wisconsin to compete in what is like the Boston Marathon of mountain bike races in the Midwest.

The Chequamegon Fat Tire 40-mile mountain bike race started with 27 riders in 1983.  This year, 1,850 riders rode the 40 miles to finish at Telemark Resort.

Out of the Golden Valley competitors, 50-year-old Thomas Thornquest had the fastest time, finishing in roughly 2 hours and 22 minutes.

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Matthew Busche, of Wauwatosa, Wisc. finished with the fastest overall time, clocking 2:00:32.8.

Here are the Golden Valley results:

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Men Ages 35-39

  • Josh Brown, 36: time of 3:11.00.5, 12.8 mph average, 154th place
  • James Casey, 36: time of 3:33:50.7, 11.4 mph average, 188th place

Men Ages 40-44

  • Luther Halvorson, 42: time of 4:39:18.5, 8.8 mph average, 302nd place

Men Ages 45-49

  • Fritz Cleveland, 47: time of 3:09:23.7, 12.9 mph average, 163rd place
  • John Melin, 48: time of 3:42:00.8, 11 mph average, 243rd place
  • Jay Ruthenbeck, 45: time of 3:47:48.7, 10.7 mph average, 258th place

Men Ages 50-54

  • Thomas Thornquest, 50: time of 2:22:57.2, 17.1 mph average, 3rd place
  • Greg Fields, 50: time of 3:13:45.7, 12.6 mph average, 105th place
  • Todd Stahl, 54: time of 3:36:00.0, 11.3 mph average, 157th place
  • Tod Eckberg, 53: 3:54:05.2, 10.4 mph average, 177th place

Men Ages 55-59

  • Sam St.Pierre, 56: time of 2:49:31.7, 14.4 mph average, 13th place

Men Ages 65-69

  • Richard Martens, 66: time of 3:28:33.2, 11.7 mph average, 8th place

Tandem Mixed

  • Janine Siejam, of Golden Valley, and Steven Yore, of Minneapolis: time of 2:44:49.7, 14.8 mph average, 6th place

Single Speed, Men

  • Thomas Karlson, 45: time of 2:34:48.7, 15.8 mph average, 23rd place


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