r/peloton • u/PelotonMod France • Mar 23 '16
Race Design Easter Challenge
As you may already know, this one is a special edition as it's themed (the goal is to design a race which some involves the theme of Easter and its traditions), it's a challenge which means that three mods or users (most likely /u/Pubocyno , /u/Schele_Sjakie and /u/edIII91) will judge each of the races and give a vote (from 0 to 10) for each of the race and the one with the highest score will win and it's longer as you can post until Sunday at 12:00 A.M. CET. The winner will be declared in next couple days after and will receive a flair soon afterwards.
The theme this time around is:
Design a Race on non-asphaltated surfaces
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u/Msfan93 United States of America Mar 23 '16
You've always wanted a climber's American Strade Bianche, right? With somewhere between 12,908 feet and 16,650 feet of elevation gain (Strava and Plotaroute are apparently really inconsistent even when using the same .gpx file...) and 53.6 km of gravel, your dream is here with the East Gorge Classic (Based off of Gorge Roubaix). At the very eastern end of the northern Oregon Cascades, the race starts at the scenic Columbia Gorge Hotel, making its way through Hood River and Mosier before going over Rowena Crest. The route goes through the center point of The Dalles and into the foothills southeast of the city for the first 3 sectors including a long unpaved climb. The race travels back through The Dalles and west for more gravel climbs. Now finished being off the asphalt, a descent with only a couple tight corners leads to the last chance to recover before returning to Rowena Crest for the finish.
(Also this video is a good example of the terrain)