Event Details

The Bloody Rose - Mountain Bike Climb

The aptly named Bloody Rose mountain bike race challenges the endurance and spirit of its’ participants.  The 12.2 mile course throws in several sections steeper than 15 percent, mixing in single track, fire roads, and sections of pavement.  The first true test for riders is a 15 percent grade aptly named “The Wall of Death”, where knobby tires fight for traction on the sandy surface. Continuing up the mountain, survivors will pass over the highest year-round road in the Sierra, get a brief downhill respite, then commence a death march up NFD 051.  The next four miles are as much about survival as they are about speed. Riders will curse the small downhill when they make the final hairpin for the last quarter mile climb. When “Funeral Hill” ramps up to 16 percent, riders have to dodge softball-sized rocks and sear their lungs at almost two miles above sea level. Many will be getting off to walk. Those that make the 4000 ft ascent to the 10,128 ft. summit will be treated to amazing views of Lake Tahoe and Washoe Valley and bragging rights for completing the challenge.

The Bloody Rose Mountain Bike Climb sponsored by Watson Rounds Law Firm

Registration Fees

Online Registration (through Sept. 19) – includes T-Shirt $42.00

Online Registration (through Sept. 24) – NO Guarantee T-shirt $42.00

Students $25.00

Mail-In Registration (must be received by Sept. 19) $42.00

Mail To: Galena Fest, Inc., 16750 Mt. Rose Hwy, Reno, NV 89511

Onsite Registration: Sun. Sept. 30, 2012 7-8am CASH only and timing $ 55.00 
not guaranteed

Watch a video of previous years The Bloody Rose Bike Climb.

parking map (view PDF)

course map (view PDF)

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