RIDE 542 is hopefully more than just a bike ride up a hill to you. It is to us. Since its inception, we have geared this event to be environmentally friendly to our planet, supportive to our local cancer care community, recreationally fun for everyone participating and...as competitive as you want it to be.
The average grade from start to finish is about 3.35% The fastest climb avaraged 18.77 mph. The actual 10 mile final climb averages about 5.9%. The only time I did the climb I left from my home in Bellingham and and returned to my home for a round trip of 112 miles so I don't know how I would do for a short run up the climb. I never was able to make this ride due to my work schedule. Sure wish I could.
ecoovert 1 year ago
sooo excited...cant wait till september 13th!!! for anyone who has done this before, do you find that ur time is faster during the race than going up there for practice? i think the first 20km a large group would definitely speed things up.... (:
watchtforthefullmoon 2 years ago
24.5 miles total. check out the profile map on the site. 3 smaller climbs to start, including a KOM/QOM then a sustained 16K of 5+% the last 2.5 miles is a bit steeper up to 10%. road is closed to traffic during event.
infonorkarecreation 2 years ago
The ride is about two miles long with an average gradient of nearly 7½ percent and some stretches as high as 16 percent.
cujo711 2 years ago
What's the total distance and average grade of the ride?
ecoovert 2 years ago