OBRA
Discover Bicycles and the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
present the

Hell of the Cascades
Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Do you have that favorite ride you wish you could share with everyone? Well, this is that ride for me. 80+ miles, stunning views, epic climbs, a gnarly four mile gravel descent, what's not to like? Best of all, when you finish and your non-cycling friends ask you what you did this weekend, you can say "I rode around Mt. Hood!"

Course Profile
Hell of Cascades profile

Start Times
9:00 AM - Cat 1,2,3 (125 field limit)
9:05 AM - Cat 3,4 and Women (125 field limit)
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. 30 slots from the 3,4 field will be held for Women until Sunday, July 13th. Promoter reserves the right to combine categories.
If you don't like my categories, or you are BAR-whore like Kenji, put on your own race.

Registration
Pre-registration - $25.00, Day of Race registration - $30.00
Registration opens at 7:30 AM and closes at 8:45 AM
Pre-registration can be sent to Jeff Lorenzen, 1886 Belmont Drive, Hood River, OR, 97031. Make checks payable to Disco Velo.
OBRA licenses required. One-day licenses can be purchased race day for $5, season OBRA licenses for $20.00.

Prizes
Cool trophies for the winners of each of the three groups. Gorge Delight bars and GU for everyone. Satisfaction of a job well done for those who finish.

Directions
From I-84 East or West:

  • Take exit 65 onto Highway 35 southbound. Travel 6.5 miles
  • Turn right into Odell. Stay on Odell Highway for 1.5 miles, then turn left on Summit Drive. Fairgrounds are at the intersection of Summit and Wy'East Road.

Questions
Email Jeff Lorenzen, obra369@yahoo.com

Special notes
Bring a tube and a pump. You have been warned. We will have two neutral feeds, but please remember that bottles are for hydrating, not dumping on your head. Bottles and trash are to be disposed of in the feed zones or handed to an official. Littering will result in fines and/or a beat down.

This is an OBRA event. All rules apply. See http://www.obra.org/forms/index.html. ANSI approved helmets required. OBRA and the organizers of this race do not provide insurance coverage for injuries that occur at the race. The costs related to those injuries are the responsibility of the individual participant.

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