Meijer Slush Cup and Sno-Cone Races
17th Annual Meijer Slush Cup
The Meijer Slush Cup offers beginning
cyclists the option of a shorter and more
relaxed event than the Iceman. Ap prox imate
ly 8 miles long, the Meijer Slush Cup is
perfect for spouses, youngsters, and older
riders. Riders who haven't been able to
ride as much as they'd like often opt for the
Meijer Slush Cup.
Young riders race in two-year age categories
rather than in skill or ability levels,
which allows for better competition.
The Meijer Slush Cup now starts and
finishes at Timber Ridge. Open to youngsters
and adult beginners only, the Meijer
Slush Cup course follows the Vasa 10
Kilometer trail out, around and back. The
Meijer Slush Cup course has mod er ate
climbs, some screamer down hills, and is all
on forest two track roads. The Meijer Slush
Cup trail merges with the Iceman trail at
the 4 mile mark. All Slushies will be headed
to the fi nish line before the Iceman riders
reach that section of trail.
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| 2010 Slush Cup Waves / Start Times |
| Wave 1 |
9:00am |
Men 18 & Under |
| Wave 2 |
9:03am |
Men 19 & Over, Tandems |
| Wave 3 |
9:06am |
Women 19 & Over |
| Wave 4 |
9:09am |
Women 18 & Under |
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Slushies share the last food station, Ice
Station Zebra, with the Iceman riders. Ice
Station Zebra is located at the 23 mile
mark of the Iceman Course. Heed, cookies,
apples, and bananas will be served.
Late arrivals may pick-up their Meijer
Slush Cup packets in the big tent at Timber
Ridge beginning at 7:30 AM on Saturday
morning.
Meijer Sno-Cone
The 2010 Iceman will once again host a
kid's Meijer Sno-Cone race for youngsters
12 & under. Registration is free! All participants receive a medal, a bike number
plate, stickers,and more!
The Meijer Sno-Cone will begin at 3:00
PM on Saturday, November 6. Participants
will be broken down into appropriate age
categories and ability levels. The courses
will consist of a short (1/4 mile) and relatively flat loop around Timber Ridge RV &
Recreation Resort for the very youngest riders
and a 1.5 mile course for older riders.
Each age group will ride a different number
of laps.
The only requirements are that the
participants have an ANSI approved helmet
and that their bike pass a safety inspection.
Registration is FREE but pre-registration
is required!
If you're going to watch ONE event during
Iceman, it has to be the Meijer Sno-Cone
races for children 12 and under! These
races have it all, high speeds, crashes,
heroics as fallen riders climb back on their
bikes to finish, and even pink handlebar
streamers!
| 2010 Sno-Cone Groups |
| Group 1 |
Girls 4 & Under |
| Group 2 |
Boys 4 & Under |
| Group 3 |
Girls 5 - 7 |
| Group 4 |
Boys 5 - 7 |
| Group 5 |
Girls 8 & Over |
| Group 6 |
Boys 8 & Over |
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Everyone who comes back to Timber
Ridge to watch the end of the professional
races had better plan on arriving a bit early
to catch some of the fi ercest racing of the
day. In fact, the loudest cheers of the day
definitely occur during the Meijer Sno-
Cone as the cacophony of noise follows the
young riders throughout Timber Ridge Resort.
Every single girl and boy in the Meijer
Sno-Cone receives a huge ovation from the
crowd. Usually reserved spectators bang on
the coreplast signs, ring their cowbells, and
scream encouragement for these young
athletes. Just be sure to rest your voice so
you can be sure to cheer on the future of
mountain bike racing.
Pre-registration is required. We cannot
accept "day of entries" any longer. If your
child is interested in participating in the
2010 Meijer Sno-Cone, all you have to do
is get him, or her, pre-registered. It's easy
and it's free! Just go to the "Registration"
header at www.iceman.com and you'll fi nd
a link for Sno-Cone registration. The key is
to sign them up early so we can make the
appropriate arrangements so everybody has
a great time. (We are planning on assigning
individual race numbers to each athlete this
year so they can be easily identified when it
comes time to look at Dave Ditzler's photos
of every rider as they finish.
