Staff photos/Laurie Johnson The starting lineup of the Sawtooth Mountain Challenge in downtown Grand Marais on Sunday, August 23. The race leads bicyclists up a 600-foot vertical climb to Pincushion Mountains. Especially impressive were the young boys in the under 11 years group!
Dave Bartol of Grand Marais was the first finisher in the 8-mile race.
Pete Schow of Minneapolis was first in the men’s 18-mile race.
Jan Guenther of Mound, MN was all smiles in the women’s 18-mile race.
The top three finishers in the men’s 24-mile race hung together through several laps. They are (L-R) Nikolai Anikin, Duluth, 2nd place; Joshua Tesch, Superior, WI, 1st place; and Ted Loosen, Minneapolis, 3rd place.
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