Twickenham Road Race
May 10th, 2008

"A different kind of bike race" brought to you by all six Hobsons:
Nathan, Claire, Rachelle, Lauren, Samantha, and Garrett

Not one flat mile.
No feed zone.
No wheel support- one final sweep vehicle if you need a lift.
A very safe finish - see the shark tooth profile!
Two categories: Fast (Men Category 1/2/3) and Getting Faster (Men 4/5).
*Women may ride one category down from their normal category.
Some food and lots of fun at the finish of a road race!

We invite you to share in the beauty of Fossil and the surrounding area. Remember the Columbia Plateau Stage Race? This course starts off using the same highway as stage three but turns right at Service Creek where the second climb of the day commences. Take in the John Day River and painted hills as you tackle the "twin" summits of this climb. Turn right for a breathtaking descent plunging back down to the John Day River and Twickenham. Take care as there are numerous tight switchbacks, off camber turns, no center line, two cattle guards, and some rough pavement on this descent. You have arrived at the final climb of the day. Starting at the river you will again climb back to the pine forest and the crest of Butte Creek for the second time of the day, only from a different direction. Congratulations for finishing this challenging course! (The ride back to town is all downhill after a brief ¼ mile climb to the true summit).

Staging: Wheeler County Court House Fossil, Oregon
Start times: Fast 1:00 PM, getting faster 1:10 PM
Registration: Day of race, $25.00 or save $5.00 and register early by sending $20.00 to:

Nathan Hobson
4004 SE Licyntra Lane
Milwaukie OR 97222 with OBRA release. (Checks payable to Nathan Hobson)

Prizes: Unique Fossil from Fossil. Top 3 Finishers in each field. Cash if riders sign up and there is some left over for top 5 in each field.

This race will be the perfect tune up for Mount Hood and a great chance to ride with your teammates across all categories. Spend the night and take on the Chainbreaker in Bend the next day or enjoy more of the fantastic riding around Fossil. Camping available in Fossil and surrounding area. Average high temperature is 66 degrees for May.

www.mapquest.com for directions to Fossil. You can't miss the court house, two story brick building visible for highway.

Questions? sixhobsons@comcast.net, phone 503-679-5190.

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*Race is an OBRA event and you must have an OBRA license to participate. OBRA season or one day licenses will be available for purchase at registration, day of race. All OBRA rules will be enforced, see www.obra.org for details. Race is ODOT permit pending.