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BIKING

Participants in the race have 60 hours to reach the finish line near Tower on bike, ski or foot. They started in International Falls on Monday morning.
The 135-mile endurance race, which takes snowmobile trails from International Falls to Tower, has "on foot," bike, ski and kicksled categories.
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The ultramarathon from International Falls to Tower starts Monday. The forecast temperature is 20 degrees, but the race director wishes it had started a week earlier when it was 42 below zero.
The 40-year-old physical therapist from Duluth turned professional this year and beat everyone on the short course.

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Thousands gathered at Bemidji's Sanford Center on Sunday afternoon for Unicon 21, the International Unicycling Federation World Championship and Convention
The mountain bike event draws all levels of riders, from first-time racers to the region's fastest.
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Two days after she graduates from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Britta Swanson is off on a 1,600-mile bike trip.
The event will take place at Continental Ski and Bike on April 27-28. All proceeds will benefit the Duluth Devo Mountain Bike Program.
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Duluthian Nick Nygaard takes first place in the bicycle category.
The 2022 short course winner collapsed with a sudden cardiac arrest in February, but returned for a third-place finish Sunday.
The 9-mile system was completed in June. Volunteers already want to build more.
Riders of all skill levels can enjoy paved and off-road experiences from rental locations in Schroeder and Grand Marais, or purchase the Super73 e-bikes from its retail warehouse in Minneapolis.

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