Date: Saturday – August 28, 2010
Time: 7:00 AM
Event: Hotter ‘N Hell 100
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Entry Fees: Family rate $25 if postmarked, 35$ after
Routes: 10k , 100k, 25, 50 and 100 Miles
Route Maps and Elevation:
History: The Hotter’N Hell Hundred celebrated its 28th Annual event in 2009. The 28th Annual HHH was a huge success. Larger numbers of riders and racers along with our largest Consumer Show topped the weekend along with the largest finish line village in history of the HHH. The Hotter’N Hell Hundred grew out of efforts to find a special way for Wichita Falls to celebrate its centennial in 1982.
Roby Christie of the Wichita Falls Bicycle Club proposed a bicycle ride – 100 miles in hundred-degree heat to celebrate 100 years. The original HHH committee promoted the idea as a unique and fitting event to honor the spirit of Texoma and the people that first settled the area. A consulting company from New York City proposed a rocking chair marathon. After lengthy discussion the Centennial Committee agreed with the HHH committee that early settlers were not rocking chair people. Gritty people capable of riding 100 miles in Texoma heat were a more fitting symbol of the tenacity of early settlers. Mark and Jo Alice Davis, now of Weatherford Texas, coined the name, Hotter’N Hell Hundred. The rest is Hotter’N Hell History.
Some of the original committee members have moved but Roby and many others remain involved in planning and implementing the event in each of its now 28 years. The committee started with 7 people and is now in excess of 90.
Website: http://www.hh100.org/
Registration: mail-in registration form, Online registration via BikeReg.com
Additional Info:
Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred and the cycling community of America can look forward to continued innovation in 2010, GPS mapping, and changes to Hell’s Gate. Riders and racers from all over the USA will celebrate the 29th annual Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred on Aug. 28, 2010. Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred will continue to excite record numbers of participants and add to their fitness experience. The Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred is one of the oldest and largest cycling events in the nation. Fitness oriented riders and bicycle racers will come to Wichita Falls, Texas, from virtually every state and several foreign countries. They will set their calendars for the week of Aug. 26 – Aug. 29, 2009. The official ride start will be approximately 7:00 a.m. (official sun rise) on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. The Endurance ride is Saturday Aug. 28,2010 with USA Cycling Criterium racing on Friday and Saturday. The HHH will continue to offer an off-road mountain bike race on Friday August 27, 2010 and a trail run on Sunday August 29, 2010 as well. By the way, the HHH is always 9 days before Labor Day.
Several things happen during the Hotter ‘N Hell weekend. The activities that comprise the HHH are: Registration, Consumer Show, Spaghetti Dinner, USA Cycling Criterium Race, USA Cycling Road Race, the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride, an Off-Road bicycle race, off-road trail run along with entertainment food and fellowship at the Finish Line Village. In other words, HHH is not just one day, it is at least 4 days of challenging and inspiring activities.
Endurance cyclists will face wind and heat with the help of 4,000 event volunteers on routes up to 100 miles. The Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred route is rolling with some long inclines accentuated by incessant wind. With the huge consumer products show, off-road mountain biking and USA Cycling Races over the weekend, the Hotter ‘N Hell offers an awesome start and the greatest weekend on two wheels. If you are going to ride 100 miles, the best place to do it is at the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred!