Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
Bridge To Bridge
"100 Miles of Pure Hill"
24th Ride - Sunday September 16, 2012
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Congratulations to all cyclists who braved the Blue Ridge Mountain "Fog" on Sunday and conquered the summit of Grandfather in 2011. Due to the heavy fog, Parkway management decided that the Parkway was unsafe for cyclists and the Parkway segment was closed to cyclists after about 2 PM. The route was diverted to US Hwy 221. Just one of those weather things beyond our control that we learn to live with in the great North Carolina Mountains.
The climb and altitude change experienced during the Bridge To Bridge can bring drastic change in the view and weather. Most of the ride on sunday was in the fog. But the last two miles from Grandfather Mountain entrance to the top brought the bikers from the fog to glorious blue slies and warming sunshine. One biker was quoted as asking "Are we going into heaven?" Some think the top of Grandfather is very close to heaven.
RESULTS and PHOTOS
Results have been posted and photos are available. There are many more photos to be loaded. so please check back later. For right now there is a selection of photos available for viewing that were taken throughout the ride by Delbert Cline, a Chamber volunteer "Photos At Shutterfly.com".
There are also photos of individual riders that are available for purchase from the website http://www.tricyclephoto.com/.
OBSERVATIONS BY OTHERS
And, for those who were not able to experence the ride on Sunday, Aaron West has provided us his experence to share from his Blog at http://www.steepclimbs.com/. Thank you Aaron, from all of us who work to put this event on but never get to experience the ride.
Check the sidebar, we have added a section for "Media Coverage" and we will be posting articles from the news media.
Finally, thank you for being a part of the 23rd riding of the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce 2011 Bridge To Bridge. We hope you will join us again next year.
The climb and altitude change experienced during the Bridge To Bridge can bring drastic change in the view and weather. Most of the ride on sunday was in the fog. But the last two miles from Grandfather Mountain entrance to the top brought the bikers from the fog to glorious blue slies and warming sunshine. One biker was quoted as asking "Are we going into heaven?" Some think the top of Grandfather is very close to heaven.
RESULTS and PHOTOS
Results have been posted and photos are available. There are many more photos to be loaded. so please check back later. For right now there is a selection of photos available for viewing that were taken throughout the ride by Delbert Cline, a Chamber volunteer "Photos At Shutterfly.com".
There are also photos of individual riders that are available for purchase from the website http://www.tricyclephoto.com/.
OBSERVATIONS BY OTHERS
And, for those who were not able to experence the ride on Sunday, Aaron West has provided us his experence to share from his Blog at http://www.steepclimbs.com/. Thank you Aaron, from all of us who work to put this event on but never get to experience the ride.
Check the sidebar, we have added a section for "Media Coverage" and we will be posting articles from the news media.
Finally, thank you for being a part of the 23rd riding of the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce 2011 Bridge To Bridge. We hope you will join us again next year.
