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Minnesota cycling officials say they are proud after more than 1,000 student-athletes participated in mountain bike races at Gamehaven in Rochester. ....
Minnesota briefs: Two Iron Range school districts add mountain bike teams By Star Tribune staff Text size Copy shortlink: Two school districts on the Iron Range plan to start mountain biking teams in part of what s been a decadelong explosion in the sport in Minnesota since the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails opened in 2010. Mountain bike teams in the Minnesota High School Cycling League are being formed at Rock Ridge and Hibbing school districts, with the Rock Ridge team in Virginia being a composite team that draws from schools on the east side of the Iron Range. Mountain biking has exploded in popularity in Minnesota since the trail system in Crosby was built. In 2012, the first year of the cycling league for high school and middle schoolers, there were 151 participants from 16 teams. This past year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, there were 2,135 participants from 80 teams spanning 125 schools. ....