Jeff Schalk
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Schalk |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72.6 kg (160 lb; 11.43 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek-VW East |
| Discipline | Mountain Bike Racer |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
Jeff Schalk (born February 6, 1974 in Santa Cruz, California) is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer (practicing in San Francisco, California) on hold in 2006 to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, Schalk specializes in ultra-endurance racing events.
Major achievements
2008
- National Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series Champion
- Maryland State Champion
- 1st, Cohutta 100 (NUE Race), Tennessee
- 1st, Mohican MTB 100 (NUE Race), Ohio
- 1st, Lumberjack 100 (NUE Race), Michigan
- 1st, Wilderness 101 (NUE Race), Pennsylvania – New course record
- 2nd, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate Chris Eatough))
2007
- 1st, Shenandoah 100 (NUE Race), Virginia – New course record
- 2nd, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada (with teammate Chris Eatough))