2006 Uphill Biking Events
Go Spam & Guinness Climb Team!
All Are Welcome!
Go Spam & Guinness Climb Team!
All Are Welcome!
When available,
info will be listed
on:
(1) how to
register, (2) race home page, (3) results, (4) course elevation
profile.
Thanks to Doug Jansen for his excellent work on course elevation profiles.
Please note that Ben & Jerry's, along with Harpoon Brewery beer and the New England BBQ Championships have been added to the official training diet of the Spam & Guinness Climb Team. We were looking for an official weight loss program sponsor, but decided to put that off for now.
Bold print dates indicate date has been confirmed for 2006
Sat, May 6 - High Point Hill Climb, High Point State Park, NJ (5.5 miles, 4.6 pct grade) - at NY-NJ-PA border
Contact: Wayne Lumkong, 973-786-7131, wslk(at)yahoo.com, registration, 2005 results
Sat, June 17, 5:30 PM - Whiteface Mtn Uphill Bike Race (8.2 mi, 8 pct grade) - Lake Placid NY - registration, home page, results, elevation profile
Sat July 8, 7:30am - Newton's Revenge (a second Mt. Washington Hill Climb race)
Sun July 9, 5:00am - 7:00am - Mt. Washington practice ride - home page, course elevation profile Registration opens each year after hill climb sells out.
Sat, July 22 - Mt Ascutney State Park Bike Climb (3.7 miles, 11.5 pct grade) - So. VT - registration, home page, 2004 results, elevation profile
Sat, August 5 - Mt Equinox Climb for Lyme (5.2 miles, 11.8 pct grade) - southern VT; Non-race mountain info: www.equinoxmountain.com/
topo map and aerial view of road from 2300 feet elevation to summit - register, home page, results, course elevation profile
Sat, August 19 - Mt Washington Hill Climb (7.6miles, 11.7 pct grade) - registration, home page, past results, course elevation profile
Thanks to Doug Jansen for his excellent work on course elevation profiles.
Please note that Ben & Jerry's, along with Harpoon Brewery beer and the New England BBQ Championships have been added to the official training diet of the Spam & Guinness Climb Team. We were looking for an official weight loss program sponsor, but decided to put that off for now.
Bold print dates indicate date has been confirmed for 2006
Sat, May 6 - High Point Hill Climb, High Point State Park, NJ (5.5 miles, 4.6 pct grade) - at NY-NJ-PA border
Contact: Wayne Lumkong, 973-786-7131, wslk(at)yahoo.com, registration, 2005 results
Sat, June 17, 5:30 PM - Whiteface Mtn Uphill Bike Race (8.2 mi, 8 pct grade) - Lake Placid NY - registration, home page, results, elevation profile
Sat July 8, 7:30am - Newton's Revenge (a second Mt. Washington Hill Climb race)
Sun July 9, 5:00am - 7:00am - Mt. Washington practice ride - home page, course elevation profile Registration opens each year after hill climb sells out.
Sat, July 22 - Mt Ascutney State Park Bike Climb (3.7 miles, 11.5 pct grade) - So. VT - registration, home page, 2004 results, elevation profile
Sat, August 5 - Mt Equinox Climb for Lyme (5.2 miles, 11.8 pct grade) - southern VT; Non-race mountain info: www.equinoxmountain.com/
topo map and aerial view of road from 2300 feet elevation to summit - register, home page, results, course elevation profile
Sat, August 19 - Mt Washington Hill Climb (7.6miles, 11.7 pct grade) - registration, home page, past results, course elevation profile
Don't forget the
Spam & Guinness Cycling Club practice climbs! All are welcome to
join!
For over 100 links to route maps for New York State, Catskills area and south, go to
http://www.sullivanstriders.org/maps.html
Hill climbs are noted by elevation gain and profiles on maps.
| Links: Go to http://www.tinmtn.org/hillclimb/forum/list.cfm? (Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb Racers Forum) for the latest uphill cycling event information. Thanks to the many cyclists who post messages there, others are guided in preparing for climbs in the Northeastern US. See Doug Jansen's great information on Northeast Hill Climbs at http://www.northeastcycling.com/ Post a message on the Mt Washington Hill Climb Forum to schedule a practice ride. |
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For over 100 links to route maps for New York State, Catskills area and south, go to
http://www.sullivanstriders.org/maps.html
Hill climbs are noted by elevation gain and profiles on maps.