The main event, the Chequamegon 40, will start on Main Street in Hayward at 10 a.m. on Saturday as 1700 riders roll out of town and out Highway 77. The Short & Fat will see 800 riders head south out of Cable on a 16-mile race starting at the same time. Both events will finish on the grounds of Telemark Resort.

With the shuttering of Telemark Resort, all Chequamegon activities will shift to the 80 x 160 foot tent outside the resort. Festival director Gary Crandall expects a circus-like atmosphere under the large walled tent. The sponsor exposition and bib pick-up will take place here, as well as Chequamegon souvenir concession sales. J & D Custom Catering will provide the food and Angry Minnow Brewing the adult beverages.

On Friday, the weekend starts with CAMBA (the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association) trail tours at the Highway 00 trailhead in Seeley, showcasing the new singletrack there. The Pasta Feed hosted by the Northwood’s Preschool and American legion has also moved to a new location at the Cable Community Center on County Highway M from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..

Saturday’s races are preceded by Children’s Bicycle Parades in Cable and Hayward at 9 a.m.

The Chequamegon 40 and Short & Fat courses will again use the same routes as last year. Despite the wet summer, both courses remain in good condition. Prevailing race day conditions will determine if the long course record set at just under two hours and three minutes by Brian Matter in 2009 will remain.

On Sunday, the Cable Crit-Cross, a multi-lap cyclocross race at Telemark Resort, and the Rough Stuff Poker Ride, an orienteering event, highlight the day. The RSPR begins at 9:00 a.m. and the Crit-cross starts at 10:00 a.m. The Sunday Funday events will entertain spectators and participants with a log pull, bicycle limbo, bicycle toss, hill climb, slow race and more from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Sunday Funday events are free and open to the public.