The sixth annual Dirty Squirrel Gravel Grind took place Saturday, September 26, at Minocqua Winter Park, bringing riders together for a cool morning of gravel riding through the beautiful Northwoods.
While we had a smaller turnout this year, the conditions were nearly perfect for racing. Riders enjoyed the trails at Minocqua Winter Park along with the surrounding gravel roads, with the 50K and 100K courses taking riders out into the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Congratulations to Our Overall Winners!
A big congratulations to all of our top finishers!
100K Men’sOverall
🥇 Cam Krahn
🥈 Ty McNulty
🥉 Jacob DeGroot
100K Women’s Overall
🥇 Julia Hazenberg
🥈 Maggie Schauer
50K Men’sOverall
🥇Andrew Arends
🥈Lucas Daniels
🥉 Daniel De Lone
50K Women’s Overall
🥇 Susan Henning
🥈Kristin Schauer
🥉 Crystal Strosahl
17K Men’s Overall
🥇Gerard Lauzon
🥈Michael Bartel
17K Women’s Overall
🥇 Karrie Pomplun
Congratulations to all of our racers for taking on the Dirty Squirrel!
Race Results & Photos
Full race results are available through WEMS Timing Services.
A big thank you to Mike Trantow and Mary Dunphy for capturing photos and video throughout the event.
A selection of photos is also available through the TicketSignup registration site.
Thank You to Our Sponsors & Supporters
Events like the Dirty Squirrel Gravel Grind wouldn’t happen without the support of our sponsors and volunteers.
Thank you to Slumberland Furniture, owned by the Hesch family, for sponsoring this year’s event.
Thank you to Trig’s Minocqua for donating drinks and snacks for the aid station, and to Ryan Solem of Lost-Wave for bringing his pavilion and bike tune-up gear to race day. We encourage everyone to support these local businesses!
Special thanks to Jason Plansky of WEMS Timing Services for handling race timing and results.
Thank You to Our Volunteers
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who gave their time to help make race day possible:
Joe Sanfilippo – Overnight Camp Host and Announcer
John Craychee, Kim Harron, Mary Dunphy & Chad Metzger – Friday sign and course setup
Mary Dunphy, John Pope & Ryan Lefeber – Bike Patrol and radio support
Jim Bruno – Bib check-in and registration
Jim Smetana – Outer Lot Course Marshal
Sherry Trantow & Matt Boutcher – Aid Station
Jason & Avery DeVries – 100K turnaround, sign pickup and sweep
Eric & Mary Jerde – Racer Recovery Table and stadium cleanup
Wendy Kraly – Meal pickup and serving
Your time, energy and support helped make the sixth annual Dirty Squirrel Gravel Grind possible.
Thank you to all of our racers, volunteers, sponsors and supporters for getting dirty with us! We hope to see you back at Minocqua Winter Park for the Dirty Squirrel Gravel Grind next year.
