Another year of ice bike racing in the Twin Cities is complete with the Penn Cycle – Ice Bike Loppet. This last Saturday on frozen pond in Theodore Wirth Park, in North Minneapolis, Minn., the annual event was held. Again part of the City of Lakes Loppet Festival, see some of this year’s photos at the Penn Cycle Flikr site or links to a couple video’s below.

Round and round they go, competing for prizes while having fun

Each year the Loppet Weekend kicks off with ice bike racing and bikers circle a short track on ice that offers winter commuters, cyclists pining for summer and anyone with a penchant for thrills to have some fun on a cold winter day. Four heats, 8 to 15 riders in each, includes a beginner, intermediate, advanced and women’s category, were contestants circle a circuitous track in a criterium format, for fun and prizes.

See the result of the Women’s Race, here (Video). See the result of the Men’s Advance Race, here (Video).

Check back tomorrow for the recap of the 2015 Penn Cycle Fate Bike Loppet here at HaveFunBiking.com or on our Facebook Page.