I want to give my impressions about the upcoming Hotter'n Hell Hundred, held in Wichita Falls, Tx. The official ride start will be approximately 7:00 a.m. (official sun rise) on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The Endurance ride is Saturday Aug. 23,2008 with USCF racing on Friday and Saturday.
The experience of lining up with over 12,00 riders of ALL ages and experience levels for the mass start is a wonderfull experience itslef, but only the bravest/dumbest attempt the full 100 'BRUTAL' Saturday ride, as my buddy, Dave & I did in 2005, which is an amazing feat they we will remember forever.
During the early part of the ride the excellently stocked and staffed rest stops come approximately every 11 miles. During the latter part of the course, very wisely, the stops are about five to eight miles apart. Remember our mantra, and the one the staff people not wanting us to collapse at 'their' rest stop kept repeating,"Only 11 more miles to go"...
The Hotter’N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride is an annual bicycle ride in Wichita Falls, Texas. It is held each year in August and includes professional as well as amateur riders. The professional racers ride a 100-mile road race, as well as time trials and criterium. For the amateur riders, there are road routes of 100 miles, 100K, 50 miles, 25 miles, and 10K. The amateur routes are also open for roller blading.
The race was first held in 1982 as part of the Wichita Falls Centennial Celebration, thus the description: one hundred miles (i.e., century) in one hundred degree plus (Fahrenheit) weather, high winds, and humidity (the race is held in August, which is usually the hottest month of the year in Texas and especially in Wichita Falls), to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.
Hotter'N Hell Hundred is the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the US. This year's event is the 27th anniversary.
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