Jeff Schalk Explained

Jeff Schalk
Fullname:	Jeffrey Schalk
Birth Date:	6 February 1974
Weight:	72.6kg (160.1lb)
Currentteam:	Trek Mountain Co-Op
Discipline:	Mountain Bike
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Ultra Endurance
Proyears1:	2006-2008
Proteam1:	Trek-Volkswagen East
Proyears2:	2009-2011
Proteam2:	Trek Mountain Co-Op

Jeff Schalk (born February 6, 1974, in Santa Cruz, California) is a retired professional mountain bike racer. His racing career began in 2006 when he took hiatus from a career in structural engineering, practicing in San Francisco, California. He moved to Washington, D.C., 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, 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 Trek Bicycle Corporation continued its support of Jeff by directly signing him to full sponsorship. After his breakthrough in 2007, he moved to Frederick, Maryland, and began to specialize in ultra-endurance racing events, namely 100-mile mountain bike 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: Trek Bicycle Corporation, Bontrager, Fox Racing Shox, Shimano, PowerBar, 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 structural engineering. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, and works for JVA Consulting Engineers.

Major Achievements / Results

2011

• 1st, Mohican MTB 100 (NUE Race), Ohio - course record^[1]
• 1st, Breckenridge 100 (NUE Race), Colorado - course record^[2]
• 1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania - course record^[3]
• 1st, Pierre's Hole 100 (NUE Race), Wyoming - course record^[4]
• 2nd, Lumberjack 100 (NUE Race), Michigan
• 2nd, Syllamo's Revenge 125k (NUE Race), Arkansas
• 3rd, Cohutta 100 (NUE Race), Tennessee

2010

• National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
• 1st, Cohutta 100 (NUE Race), Tennessee^[5]
• 1st, Mohican MTB 100 (NUE Race), Ohio^[6]
• 1st, Lumberjack 100 (NUE Race), Michigan^[7]
• 1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania^[8]
• 1st, Fool's Gold 100 (NUE Race), Georgia
• 1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania
• 2nd, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia
• 3rd, Breckenridge 100 (NUE Race), Colorado

2009

• National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
• 1st, Cohutta 100 (NUE Race), Tennessee - course record^[9]
• 1st, Lumberjack 100 (NUE Race), Michigan
• 1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania
• 1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania
• 2nd, Breckenridge 100 (NUE Race), Colorado
• 3rd, Mohican MTB 100 (NUE Race), Ohio
• 3rd, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia

2008

• National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
• 1st, Cohutta 100 (NUE Race), Tennessee^[10]
• 1st, Mohican MTB 100 (NUE Race), Ohio^[11]
• 1st, Lumberjack 100 (NUE Race), Michigan^[12]
• 1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania^[13]
• 2nd, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate Chris Eatough)
• 3rd, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia

2007

• 1st, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia^[14]
• 1st, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate Chris Eatough)

2006

• 3rd, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia

External links

• Trek Bicycle Website
• JVA Consulting Engineers Website

Notes and References

1. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-mohican-100-ne/results 2011 Mohican 100 race coverage by Cycling News
2. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-breckenridge-100-ne/results 2011 Breckenridge 100 race coverage by Cycling News
3. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-wilderness-101-ne/results 2011 Wilderness 101 race coverage by Cycling News
4. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-pierres-hole-100-ne/results 2011 Pierre's Hole 100 race coverage by Cycling News
5. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-1-cohutta-100-ne/results 2010 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
6. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-2-mohican-100-ne/results 2010 Mohican 100 race coverage by Cycling News
7. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-3-lumberjack-100-ne-1/results 2010 Lumberjack 100 race coverage by Cycling News
8. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-5-wilderness-101-ne-1/results 2010 Wilderness 101 race coverage by Cycling News
9. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=mtb/2009/apr09/cohutta100 2009 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
10. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2008/apr08/cohutta100 2008 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
11. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2008/may08/mohican100_08 2008 Mohican MTB 100 coverage by Cycling News
12. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=mtb/2008/jun08/lumberjack100_08 2008 Lumberjack 100 coverage by Cycling News
13. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2008/jul08/wilderness101_08 2008 Wilderness 101 coverage by Cycling News
14. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/mtb/?id=2007/sep07/sm100_07 2007 Shenandoah 100 coverage by Cycling News