The 5th Annual BIKE THE ROGUE bicycling event takes place Saturday, September 6th in Gold Beach, featuring three rides: 25 miles, 40 miles, and 100km/6.5 miles. The ride includes generous goody bags, well-stocked rest stations, spectacular scenery, and a free ticket ($15 value) to the GOLD BEACH BREW FEST, taking place the same day as BIKE THE ROGUE.
Gold Beach, Oregon (August 12, 2014) – The 5th Annual BIKE THE ROGUE bicycling event takes place Saturday, September 6th, at Buffington Park in Gold Beach. The event offers three different rides: 25 miles/1,100 vertical feet ($30.00); 40 miles/2,000 vertical feet ($40.00); and 100km/62.5 miles/3,000 vertical feet ($50.00). All three routes follow the banks of the Rogue River in this spectacularly scenic and remote southwestern corner of Oregon. Both the 40 mile and the 100km rides include seven miles along the Pacific Ocean, with panoramic views of beaches, sea stacks, and rugged coastline.
Each rider’s entrance fee includes a free ticket ($15 value) to the GOLD BEACH BREW FEST, which is taking place the same day as BIKE THE ROGUE. The BREW FEST features a wide selection of microbrews from all over Oregon, and musicians performing on two stages until 10:00 p.m.
Registration for BIKE THE ROGUE starts at 7:00 a.m. in Buffington Park. The entrance to the park is 3 blocks east of Highway 101 on Gauntlet Street in Gold Beach. Anyone pre-registering with a postmark before September 1 receives $5.00 off the entry fee per rider. Registration and waiver forms are available at the BIKE THE ROGUE website: http://goldbeachrotary.com/service-projects/local-projects/bike-the-rogue
Hosted by Rotary and community volunteers, generous, well-stocked rest stations provide toasted bagels with peanut butter or cream cheese, fruit, and water at the start of the event, and a wide variety of snacks and water every 7-15 miles along the route. At the end of the rides, each rider is treated to a root-beer float. Bathrooms (with flush toilets and sinks!) are available in Buffington Park at the start and finish of the event, as well as at the 11 mile point, 32 mile point, and 51 mile point.
The Rotary Club of Gold Beach sponsors BIKE THE ROGUE, in collaboration with Gold Beach Soroptimists, who host the BREW FEST and donate 50% of the ticket price to BIKE THE ROGUE, and South Coast Bicycles in Bandon, Oregon, who provide the sag wagon stocked with spare parts and a mechanic to assist with any mechanical problems. Umpqua Bank of Gold Beach donates the re-useable logoed backpacks, and Clif Bars Co. donates an assortment of energy bars to the event.
This is a SAFETY FIRST event, and BICYCLE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED.
For additional information about BIKE THE ROGUE, visit the BIKE THE ROGUE website http://goldbeachrotary.com/service-projects/local-projects/bike-the-rogue or contact Bryan Grummon at biketherogue@gmail.com.
Contact: Bryan Grummon
Chairman BIKE THE ROGUE
541-247-6356
Rotary Club of Gold Beach
biketherogue@gmail.com