Explore Sweden 2005

Nike ACG/Balance Bar (USA)

Mike Kloser (United States)

History:

AR World Championship ´04, 1st
Raid World Championship ´04, 1st
Subaru Primal Quest ´04, 1st
Eco-Challenge, 1st place - 1998 (Morocco), 2000 (Borneo), 2001 (New Zealand)

BALANCE® Bar 24 Hour Adventure Series Champion - 2002, 2003

Subaru Primal Quest Adventure Race Champions - 2002, 2003

Adventure Sports Magazine- Adventure Sport Athlete of the Year 2003

Ford Gorge Games Adventure Race - 1st place 2001, 2nd place 2002

Ford Adventure Sport Challenge - 1st place 2003

Mount Taylor Winter Quadrathlon , 1st place 2003

Inducted into Mountain Bike Hall of Fame 2002

2001 Competitor Magazine Adventure Racer of the Year

World Mountain Bike Champion 1988

Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships, Silver Medallist 1990

World Cup Mountain Bike Series, 2nd place overall, 1989, 1990

Iditabike Champion - Alaska, 1989-90

Steamboat Winter Pentathlon 7-time champion, 1997-2003

US Winter Triathlon Series Champion, 2002 - 2004

Photo: Lisa de Speville

Dan Weiland (United States)

History:

I was born and raised in Vail Colorado.
Growing up I spent a considerable amount of time on the snow.
In High School I began competing in Cross Country Skiing. I went on to win a Junior National Championship in 1991 and had numerous top five finishes the following years.
After High School I made a short bid on the University of Colorado Ski Team, but found education to be more important than training and racing. Soon after college, I was bitten by the endurance bug, this time in the form of off-road triathlon.

After a top twenty finish at the World Championships in Maui I was asked to compete in my first adventure race. Mike Kloser and Sara Ballantyne dragged me through the woods in Oregon. We ended up winning that race and the rest is history. I have never finished worse than 2nd place in any race that I have teamed up with Mike Kloser. He is an exceptional mentor and I look forward to the challenge of Explore Sweden with him and the other teammates.

Photo: Dan Campbell

Michael Tobin (United States)

History:

AR World Championship´04, 1st
Raid World Championship ´04 1st
Subaru Primal Quest ´04 1st
Professional Triathlete, Duathlete, Mt. Biker, Cat 1 Cyclist
2001 Eco-Challenge New Zealand Champion
2000 Nissan Xterra World Champion
1999 & 2000 Nissan Xterra Series Champion
16 Xterra Victories
2 x Powerman Duathlon Series Winner
14 International Powerman Victories
2 x Triathlete's "Duathlete of the Year"
’91 Coors Light Duathlon Series & National Champion

Michael’s 2003 Team Highlights
June 7, Balance Bar Sprint, Soldier Hollow, Salt Lake 1st
June 13, Wild Onion, NYC 2nd
July 19-20, Balance Bar 24 Hours, Beaver Creek, Colorado 1st & 2nd
August 2-3, Balance Bar Sprint Portland, OR 1st & 3rd
August 9-10, Salomon X-Adventure, Idaho 1st
August 16-17, Balance Bar Sprint, Sacramento, CA 2nd
September 5-12, Primal Quest 1st
September 19, Balance Bar, New York 1st
October 16. Balance Bar Sprint Finals, LA 1st
November 14-16, Balance Bar 24 Hour Finals, LA 2nd
December, MSOQ, Borneo

Photo: Dan Campbell

Monique Merrill (United States)

History:

35,Health Food Store Owner
Xterra 1st
Preview World Championship Mtn Bke Race 4th
Co-ed Grand Traverse ski race 1st,
Montezumas Revenge 1st
Eco Challenge Fiji 7th,
Wild Onion 3rd
Raid the North Extreme 3rd
Salomon Winter Adventure Race 2nd