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Omnium/Stage Race

Distance - ride there

ALPE DU ROY'S is THIS FRIDAY (3/28) at Captain Roy's! Racing at 7:30, mingling starts about 6PM. gonna be an AMAZING night of fun (and weather). ride your bike down. heckle some people. Help raise money for a great cause. The cool spring breeze will be blowing through open garage doors as you watch the suffering. 

Your race roster is:

• Matt Zimmer - Project Echelon
• Vance Fletcher - Easttown Racing
• Rick Blackford - Knavewear
• Scott Olsen - Phoenix Syndicate
• Juan Cerda - Bikeiowa
• Caleb Short - OYRB
• Chris Nealy - Presto
• Ryan Tweeten - All the Wattz
• Andrew McCoy - Denovo
• Cory Bryant - Sakari

What is ALPE DU ROY'S?

Watch some of Des Moines finest cyclists race to raise money for Project Echelon Racing Team as they climb Zwift's Alpe d'Huez route.

Alpe Du Roy’s will be a 7.6 mile climb with an average grade of nearly 9% (read; hard).

Matt Zimmer (Project Echelon team rider) will attempt to beat all. For his efforts, we ask you consider making a pledge for every minute he cumulatively beats the field by. Link/details: https://forms.gle/grXrDUG4Z1kFhidF8

Please attend! If you’re unable, you can still make a pledge and we’ll let you know what amount to pay!

Come mingle as racers setup and warmup, starting at 6. RACING STARTS 7:30PM!

What is Alpe d'Huez?

Alpe d'Huez is the Most ICONIC Tour De France Climb with 21 hairpins, 8.64 miles, and 3,668 feet of vertical elevation gain and an average gradient of 9%.

The Alpe d'Huez has been in the Tour de France 32 times, making it the 13th most used climb in TDF history. It was first included in 1952, and most recently in Stage 12 of the 2022 edition.

What is Project Echelon?

https://www.projectechelon.org/

Let's go!

 

Route

Ride there!

Registration

This is a FREE event, but your can pledge money for Project Echelon Racing Team here https://forms.gle/grXrDUG4Z1kFhidF8

Contact

Rob Versteegh

robsversteegh@gmail.com