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Jeff Schalk (born February 6, 1974 in
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) is a retired professional
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racer. His racing career began in 2006 when he took hiatus from a career in
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, practicing in
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. He moved to
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to pursue racing full-time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team. Schalk's major career breakthrough occurred in 2007 when he won the
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
, establishing himself as a primary name in the domestic MTB endurance scene. When the Trek and Volkswagen partnership dissolved at the end of 2008, the
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continued its support of Jeff by directly signing him to full sponsorship. After his breakthrough in 2007, he moved to
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and began to specialize in ultra-endurance racing events, namely 100-mile
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races. Over the course of his 6 year career, he amassed 17 wins in 100-mile MTB racing, winning the National Ultra Endurance Series for three consecutive years. Schalk's sponsors for the majority of his career included:
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, Bontrager,
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, Dumonde Tech Racing Oils, and ESI Grips. All of his racing victories came aboard Trek's flagship cross country race bike at the time, the Trek Top Fuel. He retired from racing at the end of the 2011 season, returning to his career in
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. He lives in
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, and works for JVA Consulting Engineers.


Major Achievements / Results


2011

*1st,
Mohican MTB 100 The Mohican MTB 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (161 km) mountain bike race held annually in early June in North Central Ohio. The course contains over 11,000 feet of climbing on single-track, double-track and dirt roads. This course is v ...
(NUE Race), Ohio - course record *1st,
Breckenridge 100 The Breckenridge 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held annually in mid July in Breckenridge, Colorado. At the same time the Breck 100 is being held, the organization offer three others options; solo 68 miles, solo 32 miles and a team ...
(NUE Race), Colorado - course record *1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania - course record *1st, Pierre's Hole 100 (NUE Race), Wyoming - course record *2nd,
Lumberjack 100 The Lumberjack 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held the 3rd Saturday in June at Michigan's Big M Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trail in the Manistee National Forest. The race is a 100-mile mountain bike marathon and is part ...
(NUE Race), Michigan *2nd, Syllamo's Revenge 125k (NUE Race), Arkansas *3rd,
Cohutta 100 The Cohutta 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wil ...
(NUE Race), Tennessee


2010

* National Ultra Endurance Series Champion *1st,
Cohutta 100 The Cohutta 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wil ...
(NUE Race), Tennessee *1st,
Mohican MTB 100 The Mohican MTB 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (161 km) mountain bike race held annually in early June in North Central Ohio. The course contains over 11,000 feet of climbing on single-track, double-track and dirt roads. This course is v ...
(NUE Race), Ohio *1st,
Lumberjack 100 The Lumberjack 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held the 3rd Saturday in June at Michigan's Big M Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trail in the Manistee National Forest. The race is a 100-mile mountain bike marathon and is part ...
(NUE Race), Michigan *1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania *1st, Fool's Gold 100 (NUE Race), Georgia *1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania *2nd,
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
(NUE Race), Virginia *3rd,
Breckenridge 100 The Breckenridge 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held annually in mid July in Breckenridge, Colorado. At the same time the Breck 100 is being held, the organization offer three others options; solo 68 miles, solo 32 miles and a team ...
(NUE Race), Colorado


2009

* National Ultra Endurance Series Champion *1st,
Cohutta 100 The Cohutta 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wil ...
(NUE Race), Tennessee - course record *1st,
Lumberjack 100 The Lumberjack 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held the 3rd Saturday in June at Michigan's Big M Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trail in the Manistee National Forest. The race is a 100-mile mountain bike marathon and is part ...
(NUE Race), Michigan *1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania *1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania *2nd,
Breckenridge 100 The Breckenridge 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held annually in mid July in Breckenridge, Colorado. At the same time the Breck 100 is being held, the organization offer three others options; solo 68 miles, solo 32 miles and a team ...
(NUE Race), Colorado *3rd,
Mohican MTB 100 The Mohican MTB 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (161 km) mountain bike race held annually in early June in North Central Ohio. The course contains over 11,000 feet of climbing on single-track, double-track and dirt roads. This course is v ...
(NUE Race), Ohio *3rd,
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
(NUE Race), Virginia


2008

* National Ultra Endurance Series Champion *1st,
Cohutta 100 The Cohutta 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wil ...
(NUE Race), Tennessee *1st,
Mohican MTB 100 The Mohican MTB 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (161 km) mountain bike race held annually in early June in North Central Ohio. The course contains over 11,000 feet of climbing on single-track, double-track and dirt roads. This course is v ...
(NUE Race), Ohio *1st,
Lumberjack 100 The Lumberjack 100 is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race held the 3rd Saturday in June at Michigan's Big M Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Trail in the Manistee National Forest. The race is a 100-mile mountain bike marathon and is part ...
(NUE Race), Michigan *1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania *2nd,
BC Bike Race The BC Bike Race is a seven-day mountain bike racing, mountain bike stage race held in British Columbia, Canada, traditionally held in early July. Typically six hundred racers ride an average of 2.5hrs per day, for 30 - 50 kilometres on single ...
, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate
Chris Eatough Chris Eatough (born 30 October 1974, England) is a British mountain bike racer (now retired) who was part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion. C ...
) *3rd,
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
(NUE Race), Virginia


2007

*1st,
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
(NUE Race), Virginia2007 Shenandoah 100 coverage by Cycling News
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BC Bike Race The BC Bike Race is a seven-day mountain bike racing, mountain bike stage race held in British Columbia, Canada, traditionally held in early July. Typically six hundred racers ride an average of 2.5hrs per day, for 30 - 50 kilometres on single ...
, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate
Chris Eatough Chris Eatough (born 30 October 1974, England) is a British mountain bike racer (now retired) who was part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion. C ...
)


2006

*3rd,
Shenandoah 100 The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United ...
(NUE Race), Virginia


References


External links


Trek Bicycle WebsiteJVA Consulting Engineers Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schalk, Jeff 1974 births Living people American male cyclists Marathon mountain bikers American mountain bikers