Well, The race is shaping up….and so is the RIDE. Even one of our Fans…Harrison, is proud to be a Rotary KID…. & likes the Coup de Cascades and the Redmond Rousers Rotary. He is shown here at the Derby Days Parade, getting ready to ride his bike in support of the Race. The Coup… Continue Reading
RACE SEPT 24th & 25th + Adding: Century & 1/2 century RIDES …..for more involvement.
The Coup de Cascades Bike RACE/RIDE…just got MORE interesting!!!! Wa-Hooooo…. now not only can you RACE…. you can RIDE your bike 54 miles in the 1/2 century ride… or the 101 mile century ride, to help others. The rides start at Marymoor park, at 7:30am…. and you will be given a # and an opportunity to… Continue Reading
Building the BEST 425 mile bike race, in the PNW.
Building this 425mile bike race did not seem so overwhelming in the beginning. But after 4 months of hard work from all of us, it has really taken on a new meaning to the word, “ENDURANCE”. My long nights of little sleep, while working on it….I can appreciate the endurance the racers and riders will… Continue Reading
Continuing the fight against POLIO – you should help, here’s why!!!!
Ever look at your baby or youngster…and think, WOW, what a beautiful gift. How in the world will I do it, how will I protect this precious soul. Well….here’s the good news: “We’re this CLOSE to ending Polio”. Only 200 new cases this year in 2011…. in only 4 counties. Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, & Nigeria….… Continue Reading
The Last Mile of POLIO – will you help us??…..
This is a video designed to inform you about the last push to eradicate polio in the world. Please watch. Learn WHY we are doing this race and learn more about ROTARY, in general. Then help us, sign up, as we do our 425 mile RACE around the cascades. You can race, or you can ride… Continue Reading
Setting up checkpoint areas with local businesses
Monday, I decided to follow Gordon’s guidelines he had carefully mapped. According to planned, it went very well. I was pleased that the scenery is AWESOME and so beautiful in addition to the route being a pleasant ride through magnificent countryside places and towns. I followed the northern route and went North, up Hwy 9… Continue Reading
We are driving the course for the first time, mapping out 8 checkpoints
Rowdy Rouser, Rotarian Gordon, took off to trace the actual race course of the Coup de Cascades bicycle race today. He left Redmond’s Marymoor park, and went north on Hwy 202, through Woodinville, up to hwy 9. He continued up hwy 9, going north and stopped at what we hope will be the first checkpoint. He then… Continue Reading
A Day in the life of building a BICYCLE RACE
The Redmond Rousers Rotary Club, the race organizers, had our 1 st official, KICK OFF….and it turned into a great time to talk about the race and get good info and feedback. For the first time out, we did ok…not quite what I had in mind, but successful non the less. Polio was at the top of… Continue Reading
Redmond Rousers Rotary – Sponsoring Bike Race
The Redmond Rousers Rotary Club is sponsoring this 425 mile Race around the Cascades in Washington State. As of right now, May 31st, our kick off tonight will be smaller & eventually postponed a few weeks, but we will still be at SOUL FOOD BOOKS…. talking about the race and directing traffic into the site. We are still… Continue Reading
Why this Race? Coup de Cascades
The race came about from my frustration that our Redmond Rousers Rotary Club had NO real, long-term Fundraiser. For many years people always asked me WHY we did not have a Bike Race/ride of some kind. So, this spring 2011, Shannon & I got to talking about her passion of riding and racing bicycles and the… Continue Reading