Minneapolis, MN-
Tonight is the third installment of the ColdSprints indoor racing series at Grumpy’s Bar in Downtown Minneapolis. The first two nights of computerized roller-racing raised close to $800.00 for the Second Harvest foodshelf. Tonight’s racing is a benefit for the Mark Loesch Memorial Fund and organizers are hoping for another large crowd to take […]
The second installment of the Coldsprints series once again was a successful fundraiser for the Second Harvest Heartland food shelf with close to $500 being raised by racers and spectators who ventured to the Downtown Grumpy’s to watch an exciting night of racing. Organizers also made some slight improvements to the software to allow for a more streamlined event which allowed for even more racers to partake in the stationary roller racing. The eventual champions Maria Stewart (Velo Bella) and Ted Schmid (Loon State), were among the first time racers.
After coming off a wildly successful first night of racing, the Coldsprints Roller Race series continues with its second night of competition at the downtown Grumpy’s this Friday, the 28th of December. Over 60 racers, including 18 women, took to the rollers to throw down a qualifying time that whittled the field down to the top 16 men and 8 women who battled head to head to crown the first ever ColdSprints Champions. In the end it was Linsey Hamilton and Jake Helmbrecht, both of Grumpy’s/LGR, that came out on top of the crowded field.
Jake Helmbrect (Grumpys/LGR) and Linsey Hamilton (Grumpys/LGR) came out victorious at the inaugural ColdSprint competition on Friday evening. Over $300.00 was raised for the Second Harvest Food Shelf by the local cyclists and racing fans that ventured to the downtown Grumpy’s location to witness the spectacle of indoor roller racing.
