Breathless Agony 5/1/10

Sit around and eat bon bons so I can beat ya. :lol:

 

Registration opens today. This one sells out but if you don't make it you can do Ride around the bear.

 

Just registered the boyfriend too.

 

I'm in! I got Feb 20th down for the pre-ride. :wave:

 

Sorry got a 300K brevet that day. I will likely head up there on an off Friday when traffic is lighter. I've been wanting to ride to Onyx Summit for a long time.

 

In

 

I can't believe it sold out so quickly. It said they had spots for 700 riders, in years past it was only 450ish. Wow. That's a whole lot of people that want to suffer...I wonder where we'll all park? :?:

 

I might ride to the start



Kidding.

 

I was emailed it sold out in a couple hours. I guess when you claim to be the hardest century in the USA you'll get some takers. I had my heart set on doing this one again.

 

Sign up for the waiting list, I'm sure people will cancel...like me last year. :lol:

 

how's it compare to a GMR to 39 to wrightwood loop? My Garmin says the 39 loop is more elevation gain, but we all know how great garmin's are with elevation...

 

where's the waiting list?

 

Here's an email that came through on the OCW Saturday Century list. Just email Chuck Bramwell to be added to the waiting list. I got in on the wait list a few years ago, I can't recall how close to the date I was notified though.

 

thanks!

 

I imagine it's nothing like what you'll experience on the Breathless agony. If you want to experience half the suffering, then you could climb up the 39 to GMR, To GRR to baldy village and back. I do this ride all the time from Pasadena, it's hard. 90 miles, 7700 feet of climbing. But remember that coming back from baldy village is a cake walk. only 900 feet of climbing, so It's about 50 miles to Baldy village from Pasadena and 6800 feet of climbing, cause the 40 miles coming home are only 900 feet of climbing.

 

I think we're thinking of different 39 loops. I'm thinking going up GMR, down gmr to east fork, up 39 past crystal lake to the 2, 2 to wrightwood, and then down the 138 to the 15.

That's a 115 mile or so loop for me, my garmin said about 14k climbing.


anyway, I'm curious cause I told myself if I did something as stupid as that loop again.....

 

Ah, that is a good climb. I don't think you could get through to wrightwood until spring. I imgaine there would be ice and snow up there on those roads. I should try that climb, sounds like fun.

 

It's absolutely AMAZING. 39 is closed to cars that high up, which is nice, and the views of what you've climbed are inspiring. HIGHLY recommended. I know that caltrans does some plowing up there - when I went up 39 in may (maybe it was march??) there were clearly plowed sections, even in the crystal lake to 2 stretch.

 

I just sent an e mail to be put on the wait list.

 

I am in along with my husband and a friend. I did it as part of KOM two years ago and signed up but didn't ride last year. I should have rolled it over. Oh well, it gives me a goal....