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Hell Ride 5 - are you ready?
April 4, 2008Published by bruleIt's Baaaaack!
The Santa Cruz Hellride, which takes place neither in Santa Cruz nor Hell, will return to the rugged steeps above Downieville, California, August 1st-3rd. What has in the past been an opportunity for two unlucky souls to get mugged by Mark Weir and Rachel Lloyd for about 12 solid hours, with the chance to limp away at the end of it all with a new Santa Cruz Nomad for their efforts, is taking a new twist this year. This year, applicants will be narrowed down to a field of about 32, who will then be voted by the internet public down to a final 8 (4 men, 4 women), who will then be invited to Downieville. They will then compete against each other, as well as Hellriders Weir and Lloyd, in a series of feats of strength (think "American Gladiators" meets "jackass") to gain hopeful time bonuses for the following day's Hellride. The Hellride itself will take in somewhere between 65 and 75 miles of prime high country riding, mostly singletrack, with anywhere between 12,500 and 15,000 feet of climbing. The contestants will race each other, as well as the pursuing wheels of Weir and Lloyd, in battle where attrition and willpower will feature as strongly as fitness and bike handling ability, in the hopes of winning a brand new Nomad, kitted out with SRAM and Rockshox finest, valued at more than $5500. Entries are being accepted now, at: www.santacruzbicycles.com/hellridefive Entries will close on June 1st, and voting on finalists will begin on the same site the next day. The final 8 contestants will be announced on July 1st.  |
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hendu
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dude i wish i could do that
dude second coment soo stoked lol
haha im just getting in to dh
3rd comment i want to go to that. and im pissed cuz everything happens in CA
technically you have second because the other guys one is a reply
Have you seen Mark Weir's facial hair? It's even scarier.
sounds like a hell of a ride...
cool racing format...
cool racing format...
Sounds like alot of fun if you won the bike but imagine the pain that you would go through to get it.
dude I want to do that so badly!!! It almost sounds like fun? Haha but probably not.
Sounds like Jackass/Ag + a Marathon. Quite a challenge, I´d say.
that would be fun to compete in but the climbing is prbably no fun
there is know climbing its a dh race
Wow Connor.
with anywhere between 12,500 and 15,000 feet of climbing
I dont know about you, but maybe climbing has a different meaning now?
with anywhere between 12,500 and 15,000 feet of climbing
I dont know about you, but maybe climbing has a different meaning now?
hell of a ride
Damn i wish i could do that, oh and jazzboy, what Rennie has going on is WAY scarier than mark weir, all respect due tho.
Hell ride? Where does it say I have to include my wife on this ride?
Signed up last year, will be signing up again this year! Started training for the slim chance I'll get selected already too!
the biggest challange is for santa crus selecting a XC/DH balance. aha i think they look for more the DH side...
I need to get one of my friends to enter this... the guy is nuts, he rides a 50lb scott high octane with a monster T 10 miles to work everyday, he also entered his first super D race (yes on that 50lb scott) and won semi-pro. He seriousaly seems to have unlimited energy.
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