Haley at the finish. Photo by Josh Kowaleski
Thank you! Thank you for being part of an amazing edition of Le Grand du Nord. There is so much we are grateful for. An unbelievably dedicated and energetic volunteer team. Weather that will be impossible to beat. And most of all a gathering of cyclists that are truly Graveleer (see definition of this word!)
The dust has not even settled yet we are already planning for Le Grand du Nord 2024. We also have our Fox Bikepacking race coming up on July 1. Here are a few things to think about before we meet again:
Josh from Pointed North Photography is the person we have hired for the last two seasons to capture images at our events. His work and creative eye are outstanding. Here is the link to his Le Grand du Nord images. Please download and share as you please. If you are interested in purchasing a few, contact Josh via his webpage. We want to thank Anton Moody of Taiga Design + Build of Grand Marais for his generous support of our artistic endeavors at Le Grand.
I will remind everyone about the incredible Gravel for Good project we are currently supporting…as well as the other organizations we love to share with. Thanks for your generous donations to this work!
Before life reshapes our memories from the weekend, I want you to write down a few of your favorite moments from the Le Grand weekend. Maybe something cool you were thinking about while riding. Maybe something that caught your eye. A spark of an idea. A random bit of crud that gets stuck on repeat for 8 hours (I once had the theme song to Dora the Explorer on loop for 13 hours while racing the inaugural Chequamegon 100. I am still scarred from that…) I am cooking up an art piece for the end of the season and hoping for some perfect pieces. Stay tuned for this later…
Our Heck Store is open. Check out the goods!
Please consider one of our Sponsors when shopping for gravel provisions!
Results can be had at Duluth Timing and Events. Thanks Kris and Carrie for your awesome work!
Most of all, know that you did something great this weekend. You hung out with friends and family in a beautiful part of the world. And you got to ride your bike and challenge yourself. Thanks for being part of Le Grand du Nord.
Jeremy and Avesa and the Le Grand team