The red earth in our area gets its name from the iron in the soil, so it's appropriate, if not entirely expected, for the Red Earth mountain bike race to be sponsored by a mining company.
Excerpt: Last weekend, mountain bikers raced through Ishpeming, just a few miles to the west, on a 35-mile and 15-mile course, as part of the debut Red Earth Classic. Race organizers (and Ishpeming natives) Justin Koski and Matt Palomaki are hoping the event will help make Ishpeming and Negaunee mountain biking destinations. The race is one of a dozen races and bike events this summer in the U.P., including a cyclocross tour and an upcoming enduro in nearby college town Marquette.)
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Source: Outside Online
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