Dan Nigon-Kirgis, David Nigon, and Gustave Sexauer at Cycling V Olympians,   After a grueling eleven year wait, Greg Nigon finally got his wish: a mountain bike Olympic event. It  was indeed overdue, as it's our fifth cycling event, but the first since 2013. With a stacked field of six determined bikers and 2.5 mountain bikes, today's event was turning heads at Upper Hixon in La Crosse, WI. Just finished: CYCLING V: CROSS-COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKING T he best weren't saved for last, as we sent them out in the first wave of our 1.5mi time trial course. Wave one saw Dan Nigon-Kirgis on a borrowed Specialized, David Nigon on his own mountain bike, and Renee Nigon on a "mountain bike" with no suspension, standard brakes, and a ripped up seat. Offset by a minute at the start, Dan led the way and avoided being passed as he projected himself across the finish line and his breakfast into a trash can. David sped past turn one, blaming the course setters' signage, but som...

  Stasa Arnold in the First Round Olympians,   It's been some time since the last update, but fear not! Athletes were kicking and punching their way through the karate event right up to the final last Saturday. Didn't catch it on ESPN8? See the summary below. Next, we gear up for the long awaited, much anticipated: mountain biking event! And don't forget to wax your board for surfing! Next Up: CYCLING: CROSS-COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKE I n honor of Greg Nigon's big accomplishment (getting married), we're finally answering his repeated requests for a mountain biking event. Join us at 10:30am on July 9th at the Human Powered Trails in La Crosse, WI. More details to follow for those who are interested. Just finished: KARATE I: KATA O ver the past three months, the kata tournament has slowly played out. It began with a seeding round to place the eight competitors in a ranked bracket. After that it was one-on-one matches and single elimination. Kate Nigon showed early promise,...