Are most 100 mile cycling events done on relatively flat ground?

Question

Are most 100 mile cycling events done on relatively flat ground?

Answer 1

Most? A good share are but I would say most are on rolling terrain. Plenty have hills and some are mostly all hill or mountain pass rides.

If you're look for flat ride, all rides have detailed info on the terrain, stops, time limits etc. Pick one you like.

Something not to discount is time of year and expected temps. Even here in MI it can get plenty dang hot in July and August. Riding a 100 in blazing sun and 90+ muggy temps is hard on everyone. Pick one in spring or fall if you don't handle heat well.

Answer 2

Flat?! Oh, if only it were so. LOL!

Check out http://www.cibaride.org and look at the Hilly Hundred section. Southern Indiana is definitely NOT flat.

CIBA is the Central Indiana Bicycling Association. One of the largest cycling clubs in the country.

Answer 3

not really just depends on where you live. North Carolina has a annual event I think is called hilly hundred for the entire route you are either going up or down but you finish the last 20 miles I think (or at least feels like it) going up. The side of the road is marked by paint of where people stopped to vomit, and then the next year they try to get higher.

I think Airizona or New Mexico has a an event of hellish hundred basically flat but thru Death Valley or some other desert flat spot.

The centries are all types, styles, and locations.

try the website www.bikeleague.org they might have listing of by state other websites to find a centry that you like if you like flat.

Answer 4

No! they are not. there all different from flat to rolling , hilly you name it! all different kinds of terrain.

Answer 5

No, most of them incorporate killer hills.

Answer 6

Not when they have names like "Mountains of Misery," "Blood, Sweat, and Gears," and "Death Ride Tour of the California Alps."

You can find century rides anywhere from pancake flat (like the Seagull Century) to as challenging as you want. Also, just because a ride is flat doesn't mean that it doesn't challenge you. Try riding into a 25 mph headwind for 50 miles. That will slow you down as much as a hill.

HTH