Come Ride With Me: 2010 Six Gap Century

This past weekend I did the Six Gap Century. This was the third year that I've done this ride. It is held in the mountains of North Georgia, starting in Dahlonega and going around, up, and down the surrounding mountains. People come from all over the country to test themselves in the Georgia mountains. It is a tough ride and this year was even more interesting due to rain.

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• Six Gap Century
• Bike Rides
• Century
• Dahlonega
• Georgia
• Hogpen Gap
• Neels Gap
• Jacks Gap
• Unicoi Gap
• Wolfpen Gap
• Woody Gap
• Rain

[mtn0freek1]

What is your training regimen for this ride Mark?

[VideoBeerReviews]

@mtn0freek1 I don't do anything specific to train for this century. I ride several days a week pretty much year round and try to make at least one of the rides a longer one of 40 miles plus. We do go up into the mountains to ride every once in a while so that helps with the climbing. I've done about 40 century rides over the last 9 years so my body is used to it.

[pzanello]

awesome



[VideoBeerReviews]

@pzanello Thanks! It is a really beautiful ride, even in the rain.

Thanks for watching!

[mdozier43]

Hey Mark, I was checking out your times from your transponder 309th is damn good. Also 45.46 up Hogpen was great. I was their with ya. This was my first year doing the six gap. A lot of people decided to do the 3 gap because of the weather. I hung in their and did the six. I was way back in 736th place. I spent too long at the rest stops, but not next year.

[VideoBeerReviews]

@mdozier43 I had a good time on this year's ride even with the rain. I was slower than last year though. I thought I'd be faster up Hogpen but I think the rain/colder weather had an impact. This was my third year and I plan on doing it next year as well. It's a tough ride but worth the effort. Congrats on finishing your 1st!

[DeviantDigi]

If uphill had a face it would punch itm then go to a Mcy D's on the way back! haha thanks for sharing mark.

[VideoBeerReviews]

@naturalswill Glad you enjoyed it. I had fun riding, even with the rain. I ended up with a total time of 7 hours and 24 minutes of total elapsed time and 6 hours 49 minutes of actual ride time. The difference is due to the few stops I made for food, visit the porta potty, etc. I was hoping to go a little faster but the weather, bathroom breaks, etc. slowed me down. I'm still happy with the time but I'll be back next year and I'll be faster!

[naturalswill]

Loved this video, thank you for sharing with us. What did your official time end up coming in at?

[VideoBeerReviews]

@pinkync Don't worry about me. Believe it or not, I ride my bike to relax! Even though I work hard while riding, I finish the rides relaxed and energized. I used to race, which was a little stressful, but now I just ride for myself. The bonus is that I burn so many calories riding I can drink a lot of really good beers! I'm drinking an awesome Imperial Stout right now that I'll post next week. Cheers!