TA DA!
Another dirt road race right here in Michigan! This event will create a third choice of dirt road races in addition to the Barry Roubaix and the Grampian Challenge. This race takes place on the dirt roads around Manchester, MI. The course description sounds interesting:
THE CLASSIC. 36.63 miles. Includes two laps of a 15.5-mile loop with nearly 4000 total feet of climbing. Two trips down (or should we say “up) the infamous Bemis Corridor with the devilishly steep “Three Sisters”. Two grinds up the insidious Maple Grade. And just two miles of pavement in the entire course. The rest? Hard-packed gravel - except where it isn’t so hard-packed. Tough enough if the weather cooperates – but who knows what we’ll get in mid-April. Sun, rain, snow, slush – take your pick. Oh, and did we mention the wind?
I was a bit confused when I first saw the title of this event and realized it is taken from the River Raisin which flows through the area. Unfortunately, there is no connection to dried grapes.
I also discovered the Ragin' Raisins are a wrestling team out of Pennsylvania.
Whodathunk?
Enough about raisins.
Although I could not find any results from last year it looks like this will be the second running of the event. With established road and mountain bike events in the area this could be the beginning of a new trend to round out the racing calendar. I hope so. DO IT!
Complete information can be found at Wild Side Events.
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