4th
Annual Gravel Rouser Classic
March 15-18,
2007
Athens, Ohio
Come out for
some early spring riding and racing. To check out a recap of the
2006 Gravel Rouser, click
here.
Last year we
offered a bounty of $10 to anyone who could beat Craig
Watson in the
Grab
& Git, and that
proved an effective means of heating up the competition. (Ryan
Curtiss took home a Hamilton.) So this year we're offering a $10
bounty to anyone who can beat Brian
Matter,
fair and square, in any of the weekend's events. Brian, we think
you're great and want you to keep participating in the 'Rouser,
but jeez, the domination is getting ridiculous. Can anyone help
us out here?
Thursday,
March 15: Sundown Downhill Time Trial
Start Time: 4:30
p.m., Strouds Run State Park Dam Parking Lot (Route 50)
More new trail for 2007! See how fast you can make it down the hill.
Race down approximately 1.5 miles of singletrack (and haul your bike
and yourself up to the start).
Friday: Grab & Git City Scramble
Start Time: 5 p.m., Athens Bicycle
Take a beatin’ from Athens brick to find five checkpoints
within the city limits, then git yer ass to the finish cuz it’s
a party! This event has almost as much to do with luck
as it has to do with cycling prowess. Basically, it’s a
crapshoot, so forget the performance anxiety and come join the
fun! Food and
beverages at the finish line.
Saturday: Gravel Rouser
Start Time: 10 a.m., 77 Hudson Ave.* Click
here to download directions to the meeting place (PDF, 731 K)
Group ride past exploded house trailers and violent pets to Lake Hope
State Park. Option to race a fine piece of trail at the park before
heading home. 40 miles round trip
plus 10-mile singletrack race. Either race or spectate before riding
home. Course will be marked and maps provided; ride at your own pace.
Snacks
will be provided at Lake Hope State Park, and food and beverages
will
be available at the end of the day.
*Parking
information for Hudson Ave.: At the end (dead-end) of Hudson
Ave. on your right there is a gravel parking lot and large
white building. Park in the gravel lot on the side of the
building
*without*
blocking the city alley or the building entrance. Note that
the city alley has two access points -- one on the side of
the building and one at the back. Don't block either or the
city might tow your car!
Sunday: Coolville Ridge Cooldown
Start Time: 10 a.m., 14555 Coolville Ridge Click
here for directions to the meeting place (PDF, 771K)
Three-lap circuit race, about 5 miles each lap. Unimproved gravel
roads -- the pick of the litter!
General Information
> Enjoy all four days of racing or pick and choose as you wish
> The Gravel
Rouser Committee will accept donations to offset costs for
organizing the event and feeding participants. Suggested
donation: $30 for the entire four days of racing or $10 per
event. Contribute as you see fit. Please give your donation
to any of the Gravel Rouser Committee
members: Joey Boyle, Peter Kotses or Meredith Erlewine.
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