Nebraska Cycling News

Kevin Limpach (Trek Stores/Midwest Cycling Community) leads the Category 1 event during the Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series Maskenthine XC Classic Mountain Bike Race. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Limpach.

Blue skies, reasonable temperatures and a strong south wind greeted racers at Maskenthine Lake just outside of Stanton, Nebraska Saturday for near perfect racing conditions.  With few appearances in this year's series, Stephen Jarrett (Trek Stores/Midwest Cycling Community) was the unknown at the start line of the Cat 1 event, but race favorite Kevin Limpach (Trek Stores/Midwest Cycling Community) had him marked.  Jarrett took the lead in the uphill gravel start only to see Limpach jump around as the racers took to the singletrack.  Along with with John Rokke (CycleWorks/Moose's Tooth) and Ryan Feagan (Bike Masters), Limpach & Jarrett created a gap on Norfolk native Jesse Peterson (Monkey Wrench Cycles/Icon Graphics), with the remainder of the field strung out

Lincoln, NE -- These are the dog days of summer, school is in session, many regional road and MTB race series are coming to an end, so what's next? Cyclo-cross! The Flatwater Cycling Team will host a weekly training series at Van Dorn Park in Lincoln beginning, Wednesday, September 1. The training sessions will feature two heats, Men & Women Category 1/2 and Men & Women Cateogry 3/4.

Temperatures that have dropped into the mid 80's and nary a speck of rain in the forecast make for great MTB racing conditions at Maskenthine Lake just outside Norfolk, Nebraska this Saturday.  Veteran race hosts Elkhorn Valley Cycling are hosting the 7th event in the 2010 Nebraska Lottery Psycowpath Series, featuring a tight series of trails in the trees along Maskenthine Lake.  Racers participating in the Maskenthine XC Classic will enjoy the trails, camping accommodations, and take a dip in the lake to cool off when the racing is over!  Pre-registration online is required for all classes, available at RaceRegister.net.  Saturday's races start at 10am & noon.