Who's riding te Hotter'N Hell Hundred century ride this year?
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Who's riding the Hotter'N Hell Hundred century ride this year?
It's supposed to be the biggest century ride in the country. 14,000 riders last year.
100 miles in 100 degree heat! What could be more fun than that?
I want to ride it, but I'm wondering about local accommodations. Are all the hotel rooms within 100 miles booked solid every year, or are there some semi-affordable options? how far in advance do you need to book your room?
100 miles in 100 degree heat! What could be more fun than that?
I want to ride it, but I'm wondering about local accommodations. Are all the hotel rooms within 100 miles booked solid every year, or are there some semi-affordable options? how far in advance do you need to book your room?
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Years ago, the ride was broadcast on TV. It was the first time I heard the name Lance 'Army' Armstrong. He was a Cat. III at the time. He bridged up to the Pro I II field. Kent Bostick was driving the field in the crosswinds. I betcha that surprised him seeing some unknown rider bridge up.
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It's supposed to be the biggest century ride in the country. 14,000 riders last year.
100 miles in 100 degree heat! What could be more fun than that?
I want to ride it, but I'm wondering about local accommodations. Are all the hotel rooms within 100 miles booked solid every year, or are there some semi-affordable options? how far in advance do you need to book your room?
100 miles in 100 degree heat! What could be more fun than that?
I want to ride it, but I'm wondering about local accommodations. Are all the hotel rooms within 100 miles booked solid every year, or are there some semi-affordable options? how far in advance do you need to book your room?
These are in Wichita Falls. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if they are still available.
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Typically, you need to get hotel reservations several months in advance. If you're serious about a place to stay, I know someone who had reservations they wanted to sell. But, they are not cheap. Probably $180. to $190. a night, with a two night minimum.
These are in Wichita Falls. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if they are still available.
These are in Wichita Falls. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if they are still available.
I wonder if it might be easier/cheaper to rent an RV up there?
Or I wonder if it might be feasible to stay in Fort Worth and drive in in the morning (of course that means you have to actually go into FW )
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Went in 2010. Once was enough for me. About 10k of the 14k riders are morons. The guy I went with left with a concussion and separated shoulder because a guy jumped a median and crossed the path at like 45 degrees. . Lost bottles all over the road from inexperienced riders and possibly the most boring/featureless course on the planet.
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Went in 2010. Once was enough for me. About 10k of the 14k riders are morons. The guy I went with left with a concussion and separated shoulder because a guy jumped a median and crossed the path at like 45 degrees. . Lost bottles all over the road from inexperienced riders and possibly the most boring/featureless course on the planet.
possibly the most boring/featureless course on the planet...
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I ride almost every year. You can make a reservation for next year after this year's ride. You can check the website for open hotel rooms and what is called indoor camping. The last few years has not been that hot staying below 100 degrees. You can read about my ride last year at this link:
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I'm afraid I won't be able to make it this year... but I'm trying to find out for next year.
I wonder if it might be easier/cheaper to rent an RV up there?
Or I wonder if it might be feasible to stay in Fort Worth and drive in in the morning (of course that means you have to actually go into FW )
I wonder if it might be easier/cheaper to rent an RV up there?
Or I wonder if it might be feasible to stay in Fort Worth and drive in in the morning (of course that means you have to actually go into FW )
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I will be there for the first time !
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I am/was fortunate enough to have family in WF and rode it last year. Yeah there's not much to see as far as scenery but the organization is top notch and it really is a spectacle with all those riders before, during, and after.
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I would sure be there. No doubt about it. But my jerseys drawer is getting out of hand so I better see to it.
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I can tell you I checked the Motel 6 website yesterday and they were booked in Wichita Falls. I might head down that way and stop an hour or so out the night before myself. I know there are rooms within an hour drive on my side of Wichita Falls. I also noticed there were plenty of tent camping sites available at Arrowhead State Park if you were willing to take a chance on how warm it might be and deal with the headaches that go along with camping before a ride. Dirt cheap camping though - like $10 + $3 park entrance fee for sites with no electricity.
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Went in 2010. Once was enough for me. About 10k of the 14k riders are morons. The guy I went with left with a concussion and separated shoulder because a guy jumped a median and crossed the path at like 45 degrees. . Lost bottles all over the road from inexperienced riders and possibly the most boring/featureless course on the planet.
I'll charitably say it's something to do once, but doesn't even make the bucket list by a long shot. I can't fathom why people would take a couple of days out of their precious vacation time to travel across the country (people do this) to ride a barren, charred landscape full of questionable riders and get beat by the sun for 4-6 hours, or more for some people. Go to Colorado and ride some mountain roads for 40 miles instead.
I did it once, but a new-to-me bike had a wheel waiting to self implode, so I only managed to limp it to the 60 mile mark where the tire was rubbing the frame. I might go again once to complete, but I would be an idiot to do that.
It's bad enough I have to ride in 100+ degree heat every summer, but I don't need to drive several hours to do it while surrounded by a bunch of riders I don't trust.
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You can always stay at the YMCA. We've stayed at the downtown Y the last couple of years. Bring a camping mattress of some sort since you're sleeping on the floor somewhere in the building. It's got AC, it's cheap, they provide a limited breakfast, it has bike storage, it has showers, and it's only a few blocks from the start.
Contact info is on the HHH website under alternative accommodations.
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Contact info is on the HHH website under alternative accommodations.
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Yes, yes, and yes.
I'll charitably say it's something to do once, but doesn't even make the bucket list by a long shot. I can't fathom why people would take a couple of days out of their precious vacation time to travel across the country (people do this) to ride a barren, charred landscape full of questionable riders and get beat by the sun for 4-6 hours, or more for some people. Go to Colorado and ride some mountain roads for 40 miles instead.
I did it once, but a new-to-me bike had a wheel waiting to self implode, so I only managed to limp it to the 60 mile mark where the tire was rubbing the frame. I might go again once to complete, but I would be an idiot to do that.
It's bad enough I have to ride in 100+ degree heat every summer, but I don't need to drive several hours to do it while surrounded by a bunch of riders I don't trust.
I'll charitably say it's something to do once, but doesn't even make the bucket list by a long shot. I can't fathom why people would take a couple of days out of their precious vacation time to travel across the country (people do this) to ride a barren, charred landscape full of questionable riders and get beat by the sun for 4-6 hours, or more for some people. Go to Colorado and ride some mountain roads for 40 miles instead.
I did it once, but a new-to-me bike had a wheel waiting to self implode, so I only managed to limp it to the 60 mile mark where the tire was rubbing the frame. I might go again once to complete, but I would be an idiot to do that.
It's bad enough I have to ride in 100+ degree heat every summer, but I don't need to drive several hours to do it while surrounded by a bunch of riders I don't trust.
You can always stay at the YMCA. We've stayed at the downtown Y the last couple of years. Bring a camping mattress of some sort since you're sleeping on the floor somewhere in the building. It's got AC, it's cheap, they provide a limited breakfast, it has bike storage, it has showers, and it's only a few blocks from the start.
Contact info is on the HHH website under alternative accommodations.
Mark W
Contact info is on the HHH website under alternative accommodations.
Mark W
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I hope to be ready to ride this next year. At this point I figure I'm one of those dangerous new riders you wont want to be around
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It almost certain that the high temp will be 97+ degrees but not certain. The high today in Wichita Falls is 71 deg with 85 for tomorrow. Unfortunately this will long be gone by next week.
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I've got a sort of oddball question. I'm reading a few blog posts about experiences with Hotter Than Hell and it has caused me to question if it takes almost a half hour just to get to the start line is it going to throw anything off if I don't hit 'start' on my Garmin until I reach the start line? I normally don't hit start until I pass under the start of an event anyway. I just wonder if it taking so long to reach the start might throw off registering for a Strava segment of the course or anything of any consequence?
Weather is looking good as of right now last I checked a few minutes ago. I'll take the heat as long as there aren't high winds forecast.
Weather is looking good as of right now last I checked a few minutes ago. I'll take the heat as long as there aren't high winds forecast.
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My personal best century time - official finish time 5:25 from the timing chip. My rolling time was more like 5:13. I was very pleased! I was just hoping to get it in under 6 hours.