Bell's Iceman Cometh Challenge 2026

Registration for 2026 will open in early March.

The Bell's Iceman Cometh series of events will be held on the first Saturday in November. Additionally, the Ice Cycle Expo will be held on the prior Friday before the races at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Over 5,400 men and women, as well as 300 children in 77 age divisions, will take part in the Bell's Iceman Cometh events. The main event, the Bell’s Iceman Cometh Challenge presented by Trek, is around a 30-mile point-to-point cross-country mountain bike race from Kalkaska to Traverse City.