Colman Park’s Curves
Widely considered one of the sweetest little stretches of road in Seattle, it’s impossible not to smile whether you are ascending, descending, walking, or running:
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Climbs
Ronde PDX
This is one crazy ride! You may have heard of the infamous Ronde PDX, an annual ride in Portland that has developed a cult following. Developed by Brad Ross and Hugh Givens, and inspired by Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour de Flanders), the route covers ~50 miles and ~7,900′ of climbing in Portland’s west hills. Although
Lake Chelan Century Challenge 2014
The “Chelan Century” is a regular event on the High Performance Cycling team calendar. Over 100 miles and 9,609′ of climbing make this an ambitious cycling objective, and during the past few years we have typically had 25+ teammates at the ride. The ride consists of three loops that all return to Don Morse Park
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Cycling Hwy 20: First Tracks 2014
Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, opened for the season Thursday May 8. As the date approached, cycling friends were buzzing with anticipation about the first good opportunity to do the 100-mile out and back across Rainy and Washington Passes to Mazama. High Performance Cycling teammates initially targeted Sunday May 11, but the weather forecast
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Seattle Area Classic: May Valley & Tiger Mt.
The Seattle area does not lack for “classic” rides that are standard parts of our route repertoire. One of my favorites is the May Valley-Tiger Mountain combo. It can be done in a variety of ways, with options to add mileage and hills in a large loop starting from Seattle. A basic out and back
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