Iceman is proud to present Ice Cycle Expo, a consumer outdoor show held in conjunction with the 2007 Iceman Cometh Challenge mountain bike race on Friday, November 9, 2007 at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa.

This year's Ice Cycle Expo moves back to Governor's Hall along with packet pick-up.

The uniqueness of Ice Cycle Expo is a result of the calendar and that the show occurs on the cusp of the fall/winter season. In addition to bicycles and cycling products, camping equipment, outdoor clothing, car rack systems, and snowshoes will be on display and available for sale.

Last year 23 different sponsors and vendors displayed and/or sold their products over the course of the event weekend! Be sure to check out their booths for swag and the latest product information!

Sales are permitted and encouraged. Sales representatives are encouraged to sell their samples, one of a kinds, closeouts, demos, seconds, and even prototypes that have accumulated in the basement so there will be some wheelin' and dealin' going on!!! Don't miss this once a year buying opportunity!

Iceman Promotions will make a $25 donation to IMBA for each Ice Cycle Expo space sold.

12:00n - 11:00pm Packet Pick-up – GT Resort & Spa Concessions Open – GT Resort & Spa 12:00n - 9:00pm Ice Cycle Expo – GT Resort & Spa 7:30am - 9:00am Late Iceman Packet Pick-up – Kalkaska Middle School Late Slush Cup Packet Pick-up – Timber Ridge 9:30am ICEMAN START – Kalkaska Middle School SLUSH CUP START – Timber Ridge 10:30am Food Tent opens – Timber Ridge First Slushie finishes – Timber Ridge 11:00am First Iceman finishes – Timber Ridge 12:00n First Bus to Kalkaska leaves – Timber Ridge 2:30pm ICEMAN START - PROs – Kalkaska Middle School 3:30pm SNO-CONE RACE – Timber Ridge 4:00pm Pro's Arrive Last Bus to Kalkaska leaves – Timber Ridge 6:00pm Ice Capades Awards Party – GT Resort & Spa

The Meijer team of Healthy Living Advisors has over fifty years combined experience in the health and food industry and they’re dedicated to providing you with simple solutions for a healthy life.

Shari Steinbach, MS RD, is the lead dietitian and Healthy Living Advisor for Meijer in Michigan. She uses her extensive background in the food industry and health education to bring you trusted advice and information about the many products and foods available in Meijer stores and how they can be part of a smart and healthy lifestyle.

You'll find Shari and her Healthy Living colleagues at many community and in-store events (like this year’s Ice Cycle Expo) as they bring Meijer’s Healthy Living message alive with presentations and fun activities.

Shari encourages you to take time for yourself and to make healthy choices that work for you and your family. The Meijer Healthy Living team is here to help!

Each month the Meijer website, www.meijer.com, will focus on a specific health topic and provide you with key Healthy Living strategies, tips and tools that can be easily used in your daily life.

LATE START TIME FOR MEIJER SNO-CONE IS A HUGE HIT!
Jim Heffner, Director of the Slush-Cup for the last 10 years, admitted that he thought we were crazy moving the Meijer Sno-Cone races to 3:30 in afternoon. "Those kids are going to get mowed down by the Pros if they’re still out on the course at 4:00 PM", Jim worried. Well, it worked out that the children were clear of the course with 10 minutes to spare before the arrival of Mike Simonson and the other "big guns" at Timber Ridge. Yet clearly, the day's biggest cheers for any athlete were saved for the Sno-Cone riders as each and every boy and girl in the Meijer Sno-Cone event received a huge ovation from the crowd as they worked their way to the finish line. "The crowd was banging on the core-plast signs, ringing their cowbells and encouraging every rider. It was wild!" Jim enthused afterwards.

Just be sure to rest your voice as well as your legs in the week prior to the Iceman so you can let it all out cheering for the future Icewomen and Iceman on Saturday afternoon. Please take a moment to thank your local Meijer store (even if you live in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, or Illinois) for their support of the future of mountain bike racing today!