(Photos courtesy of CHAFE 150) For cyclists who crave both stunning scenery and a worthy challenge, the CHAFE 150 is a ride that belongs on your calendar. On Saturday June 14, 2025, this annual gran fondo rolls out from Sandpoint, Idaho, offering an unforgettable riding experience with magical mountain and lake views on your choice […]
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The Rotary Club sponsored CHAFE 150 benefit bike ride, on September 11, 2021, supports education in the greater Sandpoint, Idaho, community.
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Sandpoint Rotary presents the 12th Annual CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo, named one of the top charity rides in the US! The ride takes place in Sandpoint, Idaho, the “Most Beautiful Small Town in the USA.” The 150-mile route is a grand loop around the Cabinet Mountains—a frontal range of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and
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New record number of cyclists take part in education fundraiser Dodging one of the rainiest springs in memory, this year’s CHaFE 150 riders enjoyed brilliant blue skies as they cycled through Montana and Idaho for the fourth annual one-day event to benefit the early childhood education efforts in Bonner County. All told for the June
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Cover Photo Courtesy of Climb for the Cure The Inland NW gravel scene continues to evolve, with several second-year events making a comeback this season and two new races on the calendar: Aether’s Traverse out of Sandpoint in August and a yet-to-be-named (as of late May) new gravel event happening at Spokane’s Riverside State Park
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By Joel Sattgast Cover photo courtesy of Chafe 150 Growing up in the Midwest in the early ‘90s on a gravel road meant I was regularly riding gravel decades before it became the fastest-growing cycling market. My bike these days, a Giant Boulder from Spokane’s Spoke-N-Sport, was outfitted with wider tires, a front shock, and
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Cover photo courtesy of Syringa Cyclery The Idaho Panhandle Gravel Series returns in 2025 with an intriguing format change for the ¾ Minus Cykeltur and a new event. The ¾ Minus Cykeltur is on May 3, the Monarch Grind follows on June 28, and the new event, Aether’s Traverse, concludes the series on August 16.
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By Lisa Laughlin Cover photo courtesy of Priest Lake Watersports If this list doesn’t send you into a race-registering frenzy, I don’t know what will. Our region is packed with incredible options for running, riding, triathlon-ing, and getting outside from March through October. The only problem, my friends: you can’t be in two places at
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By Sammy Berryman Cover photo courtesy of Sammy Berryman In total, the Monarch Grind is a 70-mile race that starts at 2,000 ft. of elevation in the town of Clark Fork, Idaho. It is the final event of a three-part race series held in North Idaho and the brainchild of Charles Mortensen, the owner of
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Cover photo courtesy of Myk Crawford Ready to run, bike, paddle, swim and have some new adventures in the upcoming race season? The 2024 calendar is packed with chances to test your mettle individually or as a team in outdoor races, runs and rides. Some dates are still TBA, and a few races have shuttered.
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