Mishigami2026
One lake. One loop. No outside help. Riders set off around the freshwater coastline of Lake Michigan and don't stop until the wheel comes back to where it started. Hundreds of miles of open shoreline, dunes, and quiet two-lane roads - run entirely under your own power.
How it unfolds
Two days, one departure. Everything before Saturday morning is about getting you and your bike ready for the longest day of your season.
Friday
Registration & Rider Check-In
Collect your number plate and tracker, run through the gear check, and confirm your route file before the gun goes the next morning.
Pre-Race Meeting
Mandatory rider briefing covering rules, safety, and the course. Stick around for the raffle.
Featuring the Lake Cycling / Lake Shoes raffle - a chance to roll out on a fresh pair.
Saturday
The Grand Depart
The official start. The whole field rolls out together at first light, then the lake takes over and the race becomes yours alone.
Tracked, gorgeous, and entirely on you
Follow every rider on FollowMyChallenge
Each rider carries a GPS tracker collected at check-in. Dots move across the map in near real time, so crews, family, and dot-watchers anywhere can see exactly where the field is strung out along the shoreline - day and night, all the way around.
The roads are the reward
Expect long lakeside stretches, dune country, and quiet county two-laners with shoulders that open onto the water. Ride them with the respect they deserve - traffic laws apply at every turn, every mile.
Strictly self-supported
No team cars, no private resupply, no outside aid. Everything you use must be available to every other rider: public stores, gas stations, and public water. If you can't carry it or buy it on course, you don't get it.
- Run the official GPX - no shortcuts, no course-cutting.
- Carry lights and reflectives; you will ride through the night.
- Help is allowed only where it's available to everyone.
- Lights on, head up, and leave the shoreline as you found it.
Lake Cycling
Built for the riders who never stop pedaling.
Mishigami runs with Lake Cycling, makers of Lake Shoes - footwear built for the long haul and trusted on rides that outlast the daylight. Come meet them at check-in, and don't miss the Lake Shoes raffle at the pre-race meeting.
Enter the raffle at the briefingProud presenting partner of the Mishigami Grand Depart Weekend.