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LATEST NEWS & BLOGS: ♦ New events are on tap for 2024: ♦ Note that the 2025 events have been accepted by RUSA. Registration will open as I can get to them. ♦ Steve Atkins rode and documented our ride up Kitt Peak. Check out his blog report HERE. ♦ NOTE: ALL riders MUST be current RUSA members in order to ride any Brevets in the US. This is an insurance mandate imposed by our insurer. To join, please see: https://rusa.org/pages/memberservices ♦ I travel with an S&S coupled Ti bike. I get asked regularly how I pack it. I've put together a set of instructions with photos on how I pack it. Find it HERE if you're interested in seeing it. ♦ Have a Blog or report of one of our rides? Let me know and I'll link it or post it here! ARIZONA 2024:
UTAH: See: https://www.saltlakerandos.org
COLORADO: See: https://www.rmccrides.com/brevets.htm
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Dec 28th Humboldt Hill Climb 119km |
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Route Description: This route starts in North Phoenix at the Apache Wash Trailhead. This is a hiking/cycling meca for the area. Your day will start with some flat miles to get your legs warmed up. After that, you'll be steadily climbing (some easy, some hard!) all the way to the summit of Humboldt Mountain. Your climb will take you to the End of Pavement (EOP) on Cave Creek Rd. Most of our local rides stop there and head back down the hill. Today will have you riding this hard-packed dirt section. It's about 5 miles of dirt. Its condition will depend on how much traffic it's seen and what weather we have recently experienced. I've ridden it on 25mm and 28mm tires. I've ridden with others who were on (Gasp!) 23mm tires. 28s or larger would be my recommendation. It can be wash-boardy in places. There's a mile or so of pavement in this dirt section when the road goes by some cabins along the creek. After the dirt, you'll make the turn up SR-562 (The Climb!) to the summit. The climb is about 4 miles and gains 1600' in elevation. This gain is separated by a short downhill in the middle. There are extended sections of 10% and greater. This road was repaved a few years ago and the last time I rode it, it was butter smooth. You do need to use caution because it is open to vehicles. It's a single lane road and, on the descent, you will need to work to keep your speed under control. Come join us on a really unique route. Very few cyclists explore this climb due to the dirt. But, it's not that bad! It's totally worth the work to get the spectacular views of 4 Peaks and Horseshoe Reservoir some 3000' below you. PJAMM Cycling has a nice review of the climb here. https://pjammcycling.com/climb/1159.Humboldt-Mountain Registration, maps, and more information may be found HERE. Last Minute Notes may be found HERE. This link will be valid once available, generally the day after registration closes. Please read them. There will be a lot of information posted there. I will also send them out to registered riders. If you don't receive them, please check your spam folder. |
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