New epic mountain bike race to happen in Wisconsin

Racers start another popular Wisconsin mountain bike race, the Chequamegon 40.

Racers start another popular Wisconsin mountain bike race, the Chequamegon 40. (Image credit: Bruce Adelsman)

The world's top off-road racers were deprived of their chance to tackle the terrain of Wisconsin's driftless region when Chicago lost its bid for the 2016 Olympics but this summer that opportunity returns. On Saturday, August 28, any fit cyclist can take on the challenging slopes in a 75-mile race called the Unnamed Epic - at least for now.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.