Candi Murray/Oregon Bicycle Racing Assn

Simple but brutal. This stage will be the first test of the riders' fitness

and endurance. The race will start and end at Cooper Spur Mountain Resort.

The start of the race will consist of a steady descent on Cooper Spur Road

for approximately 10 miles before joining Baseline. Once on baseline the

riders will cross over on flat roads to highway 35 where the real climbing

begins. They will gradually climb up hwy 35 to the turn off to Cooper Spur

Mtn Resort. Here is where you can anticipate the racers to attack one

another as the road gets steeper as it nears the summit. Riders can expect

to climb nearly 7000 feet on this day alone. The course is amazing as

riders will start from the fertile farmland and orchards of the upper Hood

River Valley and proceed up into an Alpine setting at Cooper Spur. This

course is set right on the climatic transition zone.

Length 18.8 miles per lap

Elevation 1800 feet per lap