About Crank The Shield
Chico Racing's Vision:
A Multi-Day Point-to-Point Adventure
Crank the Shield offers a unique experience to riders from across North America. This is Eastern North America's most challenging and popular mountain bike stage race that combines incredible food, excellent accommodations, and some of the best mountain biking Eastern Canada has to offer! Mountain bikers with international experience agree that Crank The Shield is one of the best stage races in the world, and also one of the toughest!
Why September?
Chico Racing decided to offer this unique adventure once people settle into their post-summer routines. Ontario has a long and sometimes brutal bug season. Imagine swatting mosquitoes and horseflies for 5 hours a day in late July? September will have virtually no bugs, and the weather can still be downright balmy. Lakes are still swim-able, the leaves have yet to fall, and the humidity of summer has dissipated. Add to this the availability of summer camps that would otherwise be full, and it's obvious the best time for an event like this is late summer/early fall.
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Registration is closed for the 2010 edition of Crank The Shield.
Crank The Shield Registration Closed! -
Updated course maps and profiles are now posted under each Stage!
Chico Racing -
Exciting course changes to Stage 2 for 2010 - No rail trail, and finish right at Camp White Pine.
New Stage 3 start location, Sir Sam's Ski and Summer Resort, more singletrack!
Sean Ruppel - Course Manager -
"Thanks for a great experience. All the effort you all put in showed in the fact that everything ran so smooth. The bar has been set pretty high for other Mtb Stage Races. I am sure as word gets out there will be line ups to sign on for next year."
Jim Brogden - 2009 Participant
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"Everything was absolutely perfect and spot on from the rider's perspective! From the bags and drop bags to the cabins, food, course markings, volunteers, course, etc - well it was one of the best ever."
Laurie Woodbury - 2009 Participant -
New - Crank The Shield offers a short course option with distances ranging between 50 to 60 km per day. It is still a tough ride but puts Crank within range for the average rider.
Crank - Short Course Option -
“Congratulations to the whole CTS team, as I rank this race (for course, accommodation, food,
Greg Andre-Barrett - 2009 Participant
volunteers, etc.) as tops on my list of completed races. The course was out of this world, including CTS trail, which I think is the best new single track I’ve ever ridden.”
Steve Neal Performance Presents 2010 Crank the Shield Training Plan - Starts May 31st
The 2010 Crank the Shield Plan is Almost Ready!
Are you Ready?
Starting May 31st enjoy 4 complementary Months of training and blog support from Steve Neal Performance.
Please forward any questions or suggestions for this years plan to peter@steveneal.ca
