The most unique one day cycling event in the country the Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride presented by SPY, rolling through North County and San Elijo Hills, Sunday April 24, 2016. A gravel grinder with the perfect mix of dirt and tarmac to keep things interesting.
Known to provide riders with an incredibly memorable day on the bike, the Belgian Waffle Ride will take its riders on a ronde through North County San Diego, where it will clatter through agrarian hamlets and the Ardenne-like hills—not over classic mountains per se, but rather a never ending string of ups and downs—along single track climbs, sandy trails, and roughly paved roads carved through inland San Diego’s beautiful rural and sometimes forested backcountry.
Participants ride drop bar road style bikes not mountain bikes and several San Elijo Hills Residents will participate. Come out and cheer the athletes as they take the trail by the San Elijo Hills City limits sign past the Albertsons, San Elijo Middle, San Elijo Elementary on the Copper Creek trail passing the Brightwood Drive Cul-de-sac on The Garden View trail riders will return to the paved road at Queshaven Park and start the steep accent towards the summet of Double Peak Park. Riders will be passing through San Elijo Hills trails and roads at the 134 mile mark so give them a cheer, they will need it!
The ride offers two challenging routes in two different distances, the full BWR course will cover 144 miles, 11,000 ft. of vertical.
The second route, the Cervélo Belgian Wafer Ride, tops out at 68 miles and takes riders up and down a shortened course, while still including a few of the BWR’s most famous dirt sections and iconic climbs. A perfect option for those entering their first gravel grinder, the Wafer ride delivers the challenge and excitement of the Waffle ride in a fun-sized package.
A fully supported ride with CHP escorts, a multitude of support vehicles and feed stations dotted throughout.
Here’s the course by the numbers:
- 146 MILES OR 235 kilometers
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13 CATEGORIZED CLIMBS (INCLUDING THREE CATEGORY 2 CLIMBS)
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13,000 FEET OF CLIMBING
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17 DIRT SECTIONS OVER 40 MILES (LONG, SANDY, WET, ROCKY, HILLY, UGLY)
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14 WATER CROSSINGS (OR FOOT BRIDGE CROSSINGS)
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3 KOMS
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10 FEED ZONES
– The winner of this year’s event will take around 8 hours to complete the course. This means for most it’s an 11-12- or 15-hour day on the bike.
ROUTES:
WAFFLE COURSE: https://www.strava.com/routes/4429640
WAFER COURSE: https://www.strava.com/routes/4644925
WAVE TIMES:
7:00am—Cat 1/2/3
7:05am—Women
7:10am—Cat 4
7:15am—Cat5/Public
8:00am—Wafer (all riders)
