Hour of Faith Course

Submitted by Brian Sather on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 7:11pm

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Distance: 14.7 mi. / 23.7 km
Altitude (max): 3091 ft. / 942.229 m
Altitude (min): 2722 ft. / 829.755 m
Elevation Gain: 1112 ft. / 338.864 m
Elevation Loss: -1069 ft. / -325.886 m

Bring your road bike and your courage. This ride is for (somewhat) experienced riders.
The agenda

Roll out from La Grande Ride Headquarters on Albany St. at 6:30 am.
Roll south down 21st St and then past Bi-mart on 20th.
Cross Gekeler and hit the short climb up the cemetery full throttle (big chainring only).
Cruise down the hill and roll west on Gekeler.
Turn left on 12th St and full throttle to the top of the pavement
Cruise down and turn left on Gekeler, then right on 2nd street and roll easy for a while.
After the stop sign at X St, open up in a paceline all the way through Blackhawk Trail Lane.
Left turn on Spruce St. and roll for a few hundred yards. Open up the paceline again at the creek crossing bridge and maintain max speed until Hunter.
Roll easy south on Hunter through Island City.
Right turn on Cove Ave., and open up the paceline again, right turn on Walton Road, Left turn onto Mulholland (careful!) and the open into a sprint that finishes at the end of the fence.
Roll easy back to the shop for a tea break.

Join anywhere on the route. This style of riding will ramp up your aerobic capacity and prepare you for races. There will be several re-groupings along the way so a wide range of fitness levels can participate...and you can always head back to the shop at any point to enjoy apres-ride.

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