|
(You're
Impatient and don't want to read this. Click
HERE to go straight to the 2008 web
site.) Clarksville Sunrise Rotary Club
ANNOUNCEMENT
Two Rides!! Two Dates!!
In 2008, we will move the 100-Mile Sunrise Century from its original Labor Day weekend date to Saturday, September 20th. We will continue the Labor Day weekend event by staging a 62-Mile ride along with a shorter 25-Mile ride. This event will reclaim the moniker of "The Labor Day Classic" and will be held on Saturday, August 30th. Why the split? The reasons are many: The continued growth of the combined century and metric century. Available parking for all participants. Improved support at registration and at rest stops. Requests from our volunteers and century riders to spend more time with their families on Labor Day weekend. Afternoon heat in early September. We also recognize that our century course continues to be - to the best of our knowledge - the only sub-four hour century in the United States. We have searched extensively to find others to challenge our claim, but they are either keeping their ride a secret or it doesn't exist. The Sunrise Century. Fast. Really Fast. A sub-four century
gives us bragging rights to having the fastest
hundred miles in the USA. We believe that’s really
unique and special in the world of cycling. We have decided to expand that
concept by separating the 100-mile ride from the shorter
events, so elite single riders (sorry - tandems are not allowed to
participate in this event) will have open roads to attempt to beat the current
record of 3:56:11 and weekend warriors can shoot for a personal best. Regardless of the
event we'll be there to support you. In 2008, the 100-mile route and the 62-mile route will be the same as in 2007. For those familiar with the local roads, the new 25-mile route will follow the 62-mile route left onto Port Royal Road, then right onto Sale Road, then right onto Old Guthrie Road, where it will merge with the 62-mile for the return to Rossview High School. The updated web site is in place. Click HERE to enter the 2008 web site. Read about the great effort of the elite peloton to break 3:53:00 on a really windy day back in 2007. Questions? Email "rideinfo at clarksvillecentury dot com" (This is the anti-spam format. Knock out the spaces, exclude the quotation marks, use the @ sign, etc. You know the drill. ) |