Jeff Schalk

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.

Jeff Schalk
Jeff Schalk in the Frederick Municipal Forest in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Schalk
Born (1974-02-06) February 6, 1974
 United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72.6 kg (160 lb; 11.43 st)
Team information
Current teamTrek Mountain Co-Op
DisciplineMountain Bike
RoleRider
Rider typeUltra Endurance
Professional teams
2006-2008Trek-Volkswagen East
2009-2011Trek Mountain Co-Op

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

2009

2008

2007

2006

References
  1. 2011 Mohican 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  2. 2011 Breckenridge 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  3. 2011 Wilderness 101 race coverage by Cycling News
  4. 2011 Pierre's Hole 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  5. 2010 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  6. 2010 Mohican 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  7. 2010 Lumberjack 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  8. 2010 Wilderness 101 race coverage by Cycling News
  9. 2009 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  10. 2008 Cohutta 100 race coverage by Cycling News
  11. 2008 Mohican MTB 100 coverage by Cycling News
  12. 2008 Lumberjack 100 coverage by Cycling News
  13. 2008 Wilderness 101 coverage by Cycling News
  14. 2007 Shenandoah 100 coverage by Cycling News
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