14th Annual Blood Sweat and Gears

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Triple T Plumbing

Michael Galleher Construction

Watauga Amateur Radio Club

The BSG is a challenging to strenuous full English century - 100 mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The route roughly circles Boone through the outskirts of Watauga County, the heart of North Carolina's High Country. The terrain is constantly changing with hills of all lengths and curves too numerous to count. The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top.

"It's a great area for riding, very hilly, but I'd say it's the best area for training in the whole of the United States." –– Lance Armstrong on Boone, NC Cycle Sport (June 1998)

BSG offers a demanding route, which showcases the mountain communities of Watauga County, North Carolina; highlights of the route include a 21 mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a strenuous climb over the 4,500 foot gap at Snake Mountain, and a 10 mile "flat" on old US 421.

A 50 mile "Half Century" is available for those who prefer the sanity of a challenging but shorter route. Both rides are fully supported with aide stations and SAG support.

Click here to view the BSG custom gear. You can purchase these items while registering or on their own by clicking on on Custom Gear.

Proceeds from the ride will benefit the Jeremy Dale Fisher Fund and The Russell Fund, established by the Watauga County Chapter of the American Red Cross, which provides assistance to local families that are displaced by fire, flood or similar disasters.

Check out the Watauga County Red Cross Run 4 The Red Marathon and Half Marathon (www.run4thered.com)! The race is on September 15th, 2012 in Valle Crucis, NC and is a fundraising run for the Watauga County Red Cross. We hope to see you there!

Have you considered volunteering? Slots are still open for the 2012 Volunteer Team. Please click here to register.

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