September 10 - Ronde Van Sedgwickberg
Things happened and we had to change some dates and locations. We're very sorry, so we're giving everyone free entry to this one.
Cost: Free
Start location: Click HERE for a Google map of the start/finish area. We will drive up Forest Road 180, google maps calls it Post Office Flats Rd, and park the race van at this location or near this. See below for a picture of the van. It will be obvious. Drive up the road until you see us. Plan to take 20-30 minutes to drive up the dirt road from Milan.
Start time: 10:00 AM
Entry Limit: 74 So sign up now!
Rules: Sign in before the race and sign out when you finish. When you sign in we'll give you the run down of using the Time Machine to get your finish time to log on the sign out sheet. Roads will be open to traffic and trails will have other users on them. Any vehicle on the course is not expecting to encounter a bike race on these roads so please stay to the right hand side of the road. Don't ride like an idiot. Be nice to other people. Ride within your abilities. You are responsible for your own safety, navigating the course, and addressing any mechanicals that may arise. Last and most important have fun.
Details: Mt. Sedgwick is the highest peak of the Zuni Mountains at 9256 ft. This route makes a nice loop of the mountain with a visit to the peak. Find the USGS marker (see photo below). If we luck out and have a clear day, the views of Mt. Taylor should be incredible. The section where we ride to the peak is an out and back, remember uphill riders have the right of way. The long route does 2 loops and only goes to the peak on the second lap.
Most of these roads are really nice fast rolling, smooth gravel. But there's a few roads that have some serious ruts and volcanic rock poking out of the dirt. The road to the peak is burly. Steep and rocky. A road bike would be fun and fast until it wouldn't be.
It looks like the cartographers at Strava/google/apple decided to take a long lunch break and splashed out on some nice bottles of wine on the day they made the maps for this area. So, it looks like the roads are set to be just close enough. I'd recommend setting your device to not beep at you if you happen to be off course, just so you can listen to the sounds of nature instead of your device. Maybe zoom your course map out a little and you will be assured you're headed the right way.
There's surprisingly little dispersed camping designated in this part of the forest, so we will just be heading out for the day. Come early for coffee from Michael Thomas and stick around afterwards for tacos and merriment. Also, we have some pretty cool jerseys for the series. Ask Ryan or Greg about those if you'd like to up your style game.
Cost: Free
Start location: Click HERE for a Google map of the start/finish area. We will drive up Forest Road 180, google maps calls it Post Office Flats Rd, and park the race van at this location or near this. See below for a picture of the van. It will be obvious. Drive up the road until you see us. Plan to take 20-30 minutes to drive up the dirt road from Milan.
Start time: 10:00 AM
Entry Limit: 74 So sign up now!
Rules: Sign in before the race and sign out when you finish. When you sign in we'll give you the run down of using the Time Machine to get your finish time to log on the sign out sheet. Roads will be open to traffic and trails will have other users on them. Any vehicle on the course is not expecting to encounter a bike race on these roads so please stay to the right hand side of the road. Don't ride like an idiot. Be nice to other people. Ride within your abilities. You are responsible for your own safety, navigating the course, and addressing any mechanicals that may arise. Last and most important have fun.
Details: Mt. Sedgwick is the highest peak of the Zuni Mountains at 9256 ft. This route makes a nice loop of the mountain with a visit to the peak. Find the USGS marker (see photo below). If we luck out and have a clear day, the views of Mt. Taylor should be incredible. The section where we ride to the peak is an out and back, remember uphill riders have the right of way. The long route does 2 loops and only goes to the peak on the second lap.
Most of these roads are really nice fast rolling, smooth gravel. But there's a few roads that have some serious ruts and volcanic rock poking out of the dirt. The road to the peak is burly. Steep and rocky. A road bike would be fun and fast until it wouldn't be.
It looks like the cartographers at Strava/google/apple decided to take a long lunch break and splashed out on some nice bottles of wine on the day they made the maps for this area. So, it looks like the roads are set to be just close enough. I'd recommend setting your device to not beep at you if you happen to be off course, just so you can listen to the sounds of nature instead of your device. Maybe zoom your course map out a little and you will be assured you're headed the right way.
There's surprisingly little dispersed camping designated in this part of the forest, so we will just be heading out for the day. Come early for coffee from Michael Thomas and stick around afterwards for tacos and merriment. Also, we have some pretty cool jerseys for the series. Ask Ryan or Greg about those if you'd like to up your style game.
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