Final statement of the original NSBR (2018-2025):
I don’t always retire, but when I do, it’s because I invented it and then showed you how in 8 for 8.
This is website is how I & a handful of Legends did it.
The North Star Bicycle Race is over. But its spirit endures within the new North Star Bike Race & the handful of original Legends bringing it to you! Contact the new NSBR via [email protected] to get in on how they're gonna roll.
The North Star Bicycle Race began as a contest of endurance and sportsmanship. Racers must act in the spirit of self- sufficiency, equal opportunity for all racers and, to be done, with integrity and gratitude. The NSBR is an old fashion unsupported road race with no cause nor commercial angle. It is a battle! And whether riders wage that battle against time, mother nature, friend, foe, or innocent stranger... it's all good here. Celebrate yourself, keep it clean and let's all come out pedaling.
Battle by bicycle, my friends. Battle by bicycle.🙌
Formerly Known as Chief Instigator,
Brian Rhea
NSBR
WHAT
The North Star Bicycle Race is an unsupported 629.4+ mile out & back attack done in the solo self-supported one stage style. No entry fee, no meetings, no merchandise and no sponsors. The NSBR is a racers' race complete with no control points and no prizes.
Face to face endurance racing brought to you by an out & back of MN's north shore. A battle by bicycle.
WHEN:
Starts @ 0700, the 2nd Wednesday after Labor Day.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Roll out @ 0700.
WHERE:
START & FINISH congregation spot: Upper Landing Park @ 226 Spring St, St. Paul, MN 55102
North Star Bicycle Route US Bicycle Route 41 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
MnDOT Maps
Northbound GPX
Southbound GPX
I don’t always retire, but when I do, it’s because I invented it and then showed you how in 8 for 8.
This is website is how I & a handful of Legends did it.
The North Star Bicycle Race is over. But its spirit endures within the new North Star Bike Race & the handful of original Legends bringing it to you! Contact the new NSBR via [email protected] to get in on how they're gonna roll.
The North Star Bicycle Race began as a contest of endurance and sportsmanship. Racers must act in the spirit of self- sufficiency, equal opportunity for all racers and, to be done, with integrity and gratitude. The NSBR is an old fashion unsupported road race with no cause nor commercial angle. It is a battle! And whether riders wage that battle against time, mother nature, friend, foe, or innocent stranger... it's all good here. Celebrate yourself, keep it clean and let's all come out pedaling.
Battle by bicycle, my friends. Battle by bicycle.🙌
Formerly Known as Chief Instigator,
Brian Rhea
NSBR
WHAT
The North Star Bicycle Race is an unsupported 629.4+ mile out & back attack done in the solo self-supported one stage style. No entry fee, no meetings, no merchandise and no sponsors. The NSBR is a racers' race complete with no control points and no prizes.
Face to face endurance racing brought to you by an out & back of MN's north shore. A battle by bicycle.
WHEN:
Starts @ 0700, the 2nd Wednesday after Labor Day.
St
Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Roll out @ 0700.
WHERE:
START & FINISH congregation spot: Upper Landing Park @ 226 Spring St, St. Paul, MN 55102
North Star Bicycle Route US Bicycle Route 41 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
MnDOT Maps
Northbound GPX
Southbound GPX
