Watch the extended highlights of the 2024 Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek, stop #4 of the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda. The historic race, set in the scenic Northwoods of Wisconsin, sees race favorites Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafañe battle it out against top contenders like Payson McElveen, Sean Fincham, Alex Wild, Savilia Blunk, Madigan Munro, and Alexis Skarda. Joining them are thousands of amateur riders racing through the rolling and fast-paced 40 Mile Chequamegon course, all vying for glory in one of the most beloved and competitive events of the season.
Learn more about the Life Time Grand Prix: https://www.lifetimegrandprix.com
Learn more about the Chequamegon MTB Festival: https://www.cheqmtb.com
On-screen rider data and production crew tracking devices, Garmin Tread Baja Edition and Garmin InReach Mini 2, courtesy of Garmin.
A film by 🎥 Cold Collaborative
Executive Producers: Kimo Seymour & Michelle Duffy Smith
Directed by Shannon Vandivier
Producers:
Zoe Andrikidis
Ryan Cross
Bowen Parrish
Rebekah Sands
Tim Johnson
Mason Mohn
Field Producer:
Katie Rose Gurkin
Edited by Blake Campbell
Additional Edit: Tyler Domingue
Commentary Team:
Bill Elliston
Lauren Hall
Tim Johnson
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42 Comments
@billygoatbuilt signting!
I missed any IG coverage because of the pesky thing called work. So, I was very excited for this highlights video.
I don't know, nor do I need/want to know, what Santa Cruz pays Tobin, but they need to double it. That dude is the epitome of a team player. I was hoping he was going to be able to hang on at the end, but knew it wasn't likely being the lead out. That guy has got to be one of the most selfless riders out there. Total respect for you Tobin!
Great coverage! Thanks again
Nice! My only complaint is that it wasn't longer!
Appreciated the Garmin data! Terrific video and so fast!! Thank you!
Fantastic coverage !
any MTB race decided by a sprint finish is not a MTB race
Top notch production! Excellent coverage and commentary. Great to see Timmy J , always the champ 🏆
Killing it with the release so soon after the race / well done 👍
love the shots
Loving the turnaround on these videos. Thank you for the investment in the sport
Great format summary and great shots put together so nicely. Kudos!
It was great to see the pros so close and to speak to them was priceless. Nevertheless I did great at my first ever MTB race. I may be old but I’m not dead! 💪🚴♂️💨
A moment of silence for those who gave it their all only to crash hard. Way to go for it! I hope nobody got hurt too bad.
It would be cool to see a new line up of races for next year! Keep the big ones like Leadville and unbound and implement new ones like the vapor trail 125 🙂
Me DNF’ing (presented by Mazda)
Do you have to ride a MTB for this event? Looks like a gravel bike could handle the terrain and would be faster.
Sofia + Keegs = Relationship Goals. Get out of here with that adorable podium love!
This is one of the better race coverage pieces from the series so far, concise and descriptive.
I feel like there's a lot of room for improvement on the periodic "leaderboard" standings updates. What time the leader is at isn't a number that means anything to me, and we don't get any statement of gaps. The cut pacing and follow-drone filming style, although cool, doesn't really let you observe those gaps yourself.
You show Tobin alone, and a group behind, but still show top 10, even when places 2-10 are a useless metric as everyone is together in a group. The most important piece of data in that moment would be the time gap between Tobin and the chasers. I'd much rather have a standard bike race style presentation that shows the gaps between groups and shows us what groups important riders are in vs a top 10 that doesn't really help describe the racing dynamic.
Outside request would be w/kg in the power meter data vs straight watts. But, I get that that might not be doable on these tight timelines.
All that said, great work on these summaries! It's nice to be able to keep tabs on the event without having to follow on event day.
Such great coverage! My only critique was I wish it was longer. I love it!
Alex Wild was so close to that win!!!
Wish I was in my 20’s or early 30’s, I would train for such race.
Prefer the 1990s course.
Great highlights. Can you include more videos of the sprint finishes and longer interviews of the contestants?
Well done Jaedon Terlouw !!! 9th place only 21 years of age and travelling from South Africa 🔥Gooi Mielies!
Talking like Tobin is actually attacking for himself. Isn’t he part of a team to reduce attacks on Keegan
I was going to ask why there are men on the course with chainsaws but then remembered this is the USA so why wouldn’t there be 🤣
9:35 gravel rider spotted
If I had a nickel for every time I heard Garmin device
Can we keep the leaderboard standings up on screen a little longer please?
Not sure why they consider this a mountain bike race. Not a single rock or anything that resembles singletrack to really make this a mountain bike event. It appears it could have easily been raced on a gravel bike.
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Was there ANY single track in this race?
great shots
when did they move the start out of twon?
Lets goooo backwards hat Dylan!
16:15 I knew that the Avata 2 fpv drone was good, but DANG that's some impressive piloting!
Why the chainsaw? Who enjoys hearing a chainsaw?
The @coldcollaborative team and the @lifetimeGrandPrix team are just killing it with these recaps. They're just awesome for us bike nerds to watch. Thanks so much for all the hard work to get them out so fast!
5:51 person I bought my s-works from, it was her old one lol 😂
Literally, the most entertaining race footage I've ever watched. Obviously due to the open nature of the course.