Jeff Schalk


Jeff Schalk 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.
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, Ohio - course record
  • 1st, Breckenridge 100, Colorado - course record
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania - course record
  • 1st, Pierre's Hole 100, Wyoming - course record
  • 2nd, Lumberjack 100, Michigan
  • 2nd, Syllamo's Revenge 125k, Arkansas
  • 3rd, Cohutta 100, Tennessee

    2010

  • National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
  • 1st, Cohutta 100, Tennessee
  • 1st, Mohican MTB 100, Ohio
  • 1st, Lumberjack 100, Michigan
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
  • 1st, Fool's Gold 100, Georgia
  • 1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania
  • 2nd, Shenandoah 100, Virginia
  • 3rd, Breckenridge 100, Colorado

    2009

  • National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
  • 1st, Cohutta 100, Tennessee - course record
  • 1st, Lumberjack 100, Michigan
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
  • 1st, Stoopid 50, Pennsylvania
  • 2nd, Breckenridge 100, Colorado
  • 3rd, Mohican MTB 100, Ohio
  • 3rd, Shenandoah 100, Virginia

    2008

  • National Ultra Endurance Series Champion
  • 1st, Cohutta 100, Tennessee
  • 1st, Mohican MTB 100, Ohio
  • 1st, Lumberjack 100, Michigan
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
  • 2nd, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada
  • 3rd, Shenandoah 100, Virginia

    2007

  • 1st, Shenandoah 100, Virginia
  • 1st, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada

    2006

  • 3rd, Shenandoah 100, Virginia