Start and finish in the european highest ski resort Val Thorens (French Alps)3 countries (France - Italia - Switzerland) 700 km - 18 000 m D+ with the best climb ( col de l'Iseran, Alpe d' Huez, Galibier, Glandon, Petit and Grand St Bernard) with the best landscape of the alps ( full lap around Vanoise mountain and around the Mont Blanc).
6 Hour race at Pace Bend Park 30 minutes west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country. Chip timed.
Vertigo Challenge - 12 hours of Pensacola will test even the best of endurance cyclist with not only physical endurance but mental endurance. Starting at 7:00 AM cyclist will take to the Five Flags Speedway, a half mile banked track to turn as may laps as possible within the 12 hour time limit. The 1/2 mile track will be fast with 15 degree banking in the turns and 9 degree banking on the straightaways. Awards will be given in several categories including FASTEST LAP, DISTANCE, SOLO, and TEAM. 12 hours of Pensacola is a road race, drafting is allowed, NO [...]
Prepare yourself for 444 grueling miles along the historic Natchez Trace Parkway! Four days of time trial cycling through 3 states! Tour the Trace now in its second year is destined to become a premier national and international road cycling event attracting athletes and teams from all over the world. Athletes can expect a fast and scenic event held in late fall providing unpredictable weather and beautiful fall foliage.
A race over the width of Ireland, from west to east coasts... and back again. Transversing the island of Ireland in September is a magical experience. Riders and crew will sail past the golden strands of Inch beach and through canopies of leaves on ancient roadside trees. Age old castles and quintessential riverside villages nestled in Irish landscape wait patiently for your arrival, as do the mountains of Wicklow. Once you descend to the coast in the East they beckon once more.
