Category Archives: RAAM qualifier

2013 Coup is AUG 17th & 18th ….Sign up now…

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Shannon Henery • 0 Comments

Hi folks…. here we are again…anothBanner-425 (2)er year of racing and riding in the BEAUTIFUL Pacific N.W.  Suit up….helmuts on, let’s ride…. Sign up your friends and ride as a team. Or just be a little crazy…and go it solo the whole 425 miles around the Cascade Mts.

Come enjoy the ONLY ….RAAM ( Race Accross America) qualifier in Washington state… You will love this ravce and our many rides….25, 50 or 100 mile ride for charity….Do it to END POLIO….and to help find a cure for Diabetes.

Thanks,

Kelly Kyle – Executive Director – Coup de Cascades

info@coupdecascades.org    425-765-5433   for info or questions… or go look us up and LIKE us on Facebook

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COUP de CASCADES – Washington State’s only RAAM qualifier

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Shannon Henery • 0 Comments

The Coup de Cascades is a 425 mile bicycle race route, through the Cascade Mountains, making it a RAAM qualifier. Race Across America or RAAM as it is known, has been deemed the “toughest bike race in the world”, according to some. RAAM owner and past racer, Fred Bothling visited the Redmond Rousers Rotary Club,… Continue Reading

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AND….they’re OFF… 2nd Annual Coup de Cascades is underway…

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Shannon Henery • 1 Comment

The first solo Racers took off this morning at 7:29 am . Mic Walsh & Larry Denke were smiling and joking as we blew the whistles and gave them a great send off. All 3 vehicles passed inspection and all crews were ready for action bright and early at 6am. The only 2man team, Dave Preston &… Continue Reading

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Coup de Cascades, AUG 18th & 19th cycling RACE set to be the best of the best in the Pacific N.W.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Shannon Henery • 0 Comments

This 2nd year we have quadrupled our attendance in our 425 mile RAAM qualifier RACE to 6 people;  4 solo racers and ONE – 2man team. The race route has a C in a circle in bright YELLOW…sprayed onto the road in Chalk paint.  It looks like this: © …. but in YELLOW ( © ) The 6 RACERS… Continue Reading

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