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Bike with Pike Westcliffe Adventure |
| Event Date: | 9/12/2009 - 09/12/2009 |
| Event Location: |
Westcliffe, CO |
| Event Description: |
This will be the inaugural presentation of the Bike with Pike Adventure. The rides for this year will include a 100-mile fully supported century ride from Westcliffe to Colorado City and back and a metric century version along the same route. A fun filled family ride will encircle the old mining district north of Silver Cliff / Westcliffe and offer participants a unique look back at the mines that made the area famous.
The Century and Metric Century will take place Saturday September 12th , Family Ride September 13th (Tentative).
8-Mile Family Ride, 69-Mile Metric Century+ and 100-mile Century ride options.
Century Route accumulates 9,000’ in total elevation, Metric Century + gains 5,900’.
Ride begins and ends in beautiful downtown Westcliffe, CO at the West End Park (end of Main St.) overlooking the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley.
The ride will culminate with a delicious and wholesome pasta feed near the start/ finish at All Aboard Westcliffe.
Following in the footsteps of famous explorer Zebulon Pike along the Frontiers Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway participants will choose from one of three fully supported rides. This year’s routes include a 100-mile fully supported century ride from the gorgeous Wet Mountain Valley in Westcliffe through the rugged Wet Mountains to Colorado City and back, a metric century+ (69 miles) along the same route and a fun filled family ride that will encircle the old mining district north of the towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff. The century and metric century+ routes include some of the most scenic, exciting and challenging cycling terrain in all of Colorado. This is a must do fall activity for the whole family and adventuresome cyclist. All proceeds support the Frontiers Pathways Scenic & Historic Byway (Pueblo - Westcliffe - Colorado City) , All Aboard Westcliffe and Club America WMV, local non-profit organizations that support the byways scenic and historic character and health and fitness of the citizens residing in south-central Colorado.
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| E-mail: |
info@bikewithpike.org |
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http://www.bikewithpike.org |
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