Come ride in the RAW!

the 20th annual Rides Around Wilkes

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Wilkesboro, N.C.

Entry Fee $30

The BMCC is pleased to annouce that the 20th Annual Ride around Wilkes will be held May 4th 2013. We are starting and finishing at the Wilkesboro YMCA. We will be using the same routes as last year.

To register online click here

To mail in a registration click here

Did I mention the starting location?

Start Location: Wilkesboro YMCA 1801 YMCA Blvd. Wilkesboro NC 28697.

This is the same place as last year!

Take exit 286B off of US highway 421 (Wilkes Community College exit). Turn west on highway 268. Go 1.5 miles and the YMCA is on the right. Please park behind the YMCA and on Industrial Dr.

Grueling climbs, thrilling descents and beautiful back roads await you Saturday May 4th 2013 as the Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club presents the 20th annual Rides Around Wilkes (RAW) road cycling event. A pdf que sheet for all routes is available here.

The 20th annual RAW includes 25, 40 and 66 mile routes through the foothills of Northwest North Carolina. The 40 and 66 mile routes include challenging climbs through the Brushy Mountains south of Wilkesboro. With three routes of varying length and difficulty, there's a ride just right for you.

The 25 mile route loops through the rolling hills south and east of Wilkesboro, offering views of the Brushy Mountains and the Blue Ridge. No long climbs, but there are plenty of shorter hills to test your mettle. The 25 mile route has a rest stop midway. This route has 1700ft of elevation in it.

The 40 mile route is no longer an out-and-back route.. Test your early season form on the challenging climb up Windy Gap, then follow that up with a trip across the Little Brushies on Little Brishy Mt. Road. This is the route's high point. Fill your need for speed with a quick decent off Mt Siani Rd. The RAW 40 features two rest stops: This route has 2800 ft of elevation gain in it.

For the 2012 edition of the RAW we have made it a little tougher. The 66 miler winds through the fields, forests and orchard country of rural Wilkes, Iredell and Alexander Counties while still climbing the two marqee climbs, Windy Gap and Brushy Mtn Road. After Brushy Mtn Road the party isn't over as it has been in years past. At the bottom of the Brushies you will take a left and ride across Country Club Road followed by Germantown Rd. These two roads will suprise you. Total elevation is 4700 ft.