Dirty Chain Podcast

Episode 99: Ben Alter joins the podcast to share about his experience taking on BOTH the Polar Roll Mass Start and the Polar Roll Ultra - the unofficial Polar Roll Double!
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Episode 98: Michigan Gravel Race Series 2024 The Michigan Gravel Race series has been a staple in the community for seven years now, so it was definitely big news late last year when series founders, Matt and Jenny Acker, announced they would be

***Over 100 registered in the first day!***
Registration is OPEN!!!
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Episode 97! Robbie Koets has been a staple in the Michigan cycling community for several years, leading and sweeping on his moto for some of the largest events - Iceman Cometh Challenge, Barry-Roubaix, and Coast to Coast Gravel Grinder, to name just a few. Hear all about what it takes to be the fastest person on two wheels!
📸: Rob Meendering Photography

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Episode 96! The Iceman Cometh Challenge 2023 from three perspectives - first, Michigan favorite, Paige Onweller, shares about the pro women’s race where she took an amazing 4th place. Second, pro cyclist and YouTube mega-star, Kerry Werner, tells us about the pro men’s race and the absolute wild finish where he landed a strong 10th overall spot. And finally, the perspective from the age-group waves where local Michigan rider, Jake Lombardo, helps me share about our epic battle for the podium. Long live Iceman!

Episode 96: Iceman Cometh Challenge 2023 with Paige Onweller and Kerry Werner The Iceman Cometh Challenge 2023 out of Traverse City, Michigan from three perspectives - first, Michigan favorite, Paige Onweller, shares about the pro women’s race where she took an amazing 4th plac

Episode 94: Marji Gesick! Follow the journey from the Forestville start to . Afterward, Trevor sits down with now-expert sag support, Scott Richard, to reflect on the whole insane experience.


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Episode 94: #FINISHER - Marji Gesick 2023 Known as one of the hardest single-day mountain bike races in America (if not the hardest), Marji Gesick, out of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, pushes riders not only to, but beyond, their limits. Follow

Marji Gesick. Finish what you start.
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Episode 93! Jorden Wakeley, multi-sport athlete from Grayling, Michigan, joins the podcast coming fresh off his overall win at the Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic. Jorden talks about his Ore to Shore race, his 2023 season, and, of course, his love of canoe racing.
Trevor also sits down with Scott Richard to process their recent ride through the RAMBA trail system in the Upper Peninsula in preparation for the Marji Gesick 100.

Played in the mud at Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic over the weekend and I was as happy as a 🐷 in 💩

We’ve all been there, Tadej

No longer a Lumberjack 100 virgin. Not sure what took me so long to check it out but I’ll definitely be back.
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Episode 91: Mohican 100 🌧️🌧️🌧️
Sometime races don’t go as planned (or rather sometimes you don’t plan properly)

Episode 91: Mohican 100 2023 - Mud! No Brakes! All the Beers! The 2023 edition of the Mohican 100 was a muddy mess to say the least! Mitch DeYoung, Zach Nachazel, and Jason Kuhnle join Trevor post-event around a campfire to share all about their race experiences

Hard to believe was only a month ago. With the gravel/mountain bike season now in full swing, what is everyone’s next adventure/event? Mohican 100 up next for me🤘
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Post Sea Otter FUEGO XL race hydration, and man, was it needed 🥵

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Episode 88: Barry-Roubaix 2023! With beautiful weather and near perfect conditions, Barry-Roubaix 2023 was another one for the books! Trevor, Sebastian, and Tristan crack a few beers and share their experience of the Psycho Killer 100.

Photo Credit: Rob Meendering Photography

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Who else is still feeling a little like this a few days removed from 🙋🏻‍♂️


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My dad raced his first gravel race Barry-Roubaix today and ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED IT!

Pre/during/post nutrition essentials. Only thing missing is 🍺🍺🍺

Not yet green, but still pristine

And just like that, gravel racing is in full swing. A beaut of a day for the full of heavy hitters and pothole after pothole. Couldn’t hang at the front but happy with a 2nd age group finish. Up next - !!!

Episode 87! The DIRTy Mitten Racing League is cooking up some of the most interesting and creative racing on Zwift, and Brad Hochstetler, the brains behind the league, joins the pod to tell us all about it.

Episode 86! Chelsea Strate (, ) joins the podcast to share her Polar Roll ULTRA experience. Spoiler: It was great until it wasn’t.

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Snuck in one hell of a ride to wrap up a non-bike vacation…

Episode 85! Winter ultra super star, Jill Martindale, joins the podcast to share all about her Arrowhead 135 unsupported first place win! We also chat a bit about Michigan fat bike races, Snow Angel and the upcoming Polar Roll. Bonus: Jill shares her favorite gear secret!

📸: Dan Martinek

Episode 84! Recently sat down with Jon Conkling and John Mosey, the two behind that puts on several popular endurance events in the state of Michigan. We talked about the 2023 schedule, their progression as race directors and promoters, the growing state of gravel cycling, and they even let me try on a wrestling belt trophy for the Dirty Mitten Triathlon 🤣

A foggy day in gravel town

Attn: Lansing area cyclists!

Exciting changes for 2023

2023 Barry-Roubaix course and start time updates We've got some exciting changes in store for the 2023 edition of the Barry-Roubaix. TL/DW: we're going back to a single finish line, some exciting tweaks to ...

Iceman Cometh Challenge - 2022! Tristan, Scott, and I sit down and reflect on what turned out to be an absolute stellar of a day with ripping conditions and even better post-race activities.

📸: Rob Meendering Photography