2025 CAMBA Cheq Challenge

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CAMBA is back in 2025 with one of the midwest’s most iconic mountain bike endurance races, the Cheq Challenge, traveling along the singletrack of the Sawyer and Bayfield County Forests and the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. This race celebrates our CAMBA Trail System!

Registration:

Registration is online through 7pm on Friday, August 1st. No Saturday morning registration.

Entry Fees:

$55 Adults (CAMBA Members: Please apply CAMBAMember$5OFF at checkout to save $5.00)

$25 Youth (Riders 17yrs old and under) Discounted rate will be applied at checkout.

Race Cancellation Policy: Registration fee is non-refundable. If you are unable to participate, we will consider it a donation to the Trails.

Bib Pick Up:

Location: New Moon Ski & Bike (Hayward Location on Friday – PM) and SC Johnson Outdoor Center at the OO Trailhead (Saturday – AM)

Time: Friday evening from 6pm – 8pm or Saturday morning from 6am – 8am.

Premier Pre-Ride Experience – Limited to 10 Spots!

Featuring: Brian Matter – Pro Racer, Chequamegon 40 Winner and Coach

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: SC Johnson Outdoor Center at the OO Trailhead

Package Includes:

Meet & Greet with Brian Matter (5:00pm – 5:30pm) – Connect with a seasoned pro and get insider tips.
1-Hour Pre-Ride (5:30pm – 6:30pm) – Preview key portions of the course (Start/Finish) while mixing in some gravel for variety and great conversation.
Post-Ride Strategy Session (6:30pm – 7:00pm) – Ask questions, fine-tune your race plan, and get expert insights.
Photo Opportunity – CAMBA will capture the moment with a group picture, shared with all attendees!
CAMBA Swag Bag – Exclusive gear/goodies to kick off your race weekend!

FINAL STEP: Fuel up, rest those legs, and get ready to crush the CHEQ CHALLENGE!

Follow the link to secure your spot today!

Race Distances

Participants can choose one of 3 distance options to match their personal endurance goals; approximately 100k, 60k, 30k of sweet northern Wisconsin dirt, with the great majority of each distance being on singletrack.

Course

All races start at 9am and end behind the SC Johnson Outdoor Center at the OO Trailhead.

The course is run on and permitted through the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Sawyer County Forest, and Bayfield County Forest.

Course Ride with GPS files for the race have been updated.

100k course: TBD
60k course: TBD
30k course: TBD

We strongly encourage participants to download the Ride With GPS file to their computer or phone for several reasons:
— the files include cues to warn of upcoming turns, roads and trail crossings;
— the files include elevation profiles to allow riders to see what is coming up.

This is a self supported race in the wilderness. Riders should be self contained, with both paper and electronic maps.

While we have support, riders should be self contained with water and paper maps. Water on the 30k course is available at these locations and approximate mileage:

*Water location stops to be added – when courses have been finalized

Course marking info

The course will be marked with bright orange signs like the one below. The course will be “Open” to other traffic so you will need to be cautious of cars, ATVs, hikers, bikers, bears, etc. Use caution crossing roads and other intersections.

Bag Drops

A 1 gallon ziploc bag will be given to 60k and 100k participants when you collect your number plate. Fill them with your fuel of choice, give them to a volunteer in the parking lot collecting them in a vehicle and drop points TBD.

Cutoff Times

We plan to have several independent course sweeps. These sweeps will be heading out at specific times from the following points on the course.

*Locations will be provided – when courses have been finalized

Other Reminders

Bug spray – If you plan to stop anywhere on the course, it’s highly recommended that you have applied some bug protection. The mosquitoes this year are aggressive and plentiful!
Food/cash – There will be food again this year at OO as well as beverages!
Raffle/cash – Bring some cash for the raffle! It will have a ton of stuff from our sponsors!
If you DNF, please check in at the timing tent to tell the timers
Awards will be ~ 30 min after the 3rd place finisher of each race.

What if it rains?

We’ll be updating this page with contingencies as well as the time we’ll make “the call”. The CAMBA trails hold up extremely well to rain so a significant amount would be required for us to cancel or postpone the event.