GRIND SOME GRAVEL

Think 75 miles with 8000+ feet of climbing
from down in Spokane at Mojo Cyclery up over Mt. Spokane and back, with fun, food and prizes, and a whole lot of weirdness!
Tacos & fizzy beverages at the end!
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What the hell is this?
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Is it a race? Sort of. There are people and presumably one will cross the finish line first, and the winner gets the rubber chicken! 3rd place is where the prizes get cool, so think about that when you're gunning for the checkered flag. Special prizes for the women's field too!
The Dirty Spokanza is a self-supported multi-surface ride. You'll be carrying your own food and water and at some point you will feel like you brought the WRONG bike. If you're interested in this thing, you're probably no stranger to endurance riding, but if you're not, this is a hell of a way to begin! The main thing is to EAT BEFORE YOU'RE HUNGRY and DRINK BEFORE YOU'RE THIRSTY. I call it "the old chomp & stomp." We'll find out if the water will still be on at the Channel 4 TV towers so we can refill. Otherwise we might need a volunteer to stash some at the top.

Dress in layers. You never know what mother nature's gonna throw at us, so you might want a snowmobile suite for the ride down. I'm stashing winter riding gloves and wool socks in the bag as well as a rain shell. 

​There is no medical support, so take 'er easy on those descents and perhaps don't back flip the Trick-Step on your gravel bike. 

Ride ALL the miles

About 80+ miles of just about every surface you can imagine, including jumps & drops. (You can go around those if they're not your thing!)

Climb ALL the feet

Probably pushing 8000 feet on this one. We'll see what Strava says. 8,400 apparently.

Grind ALL the gravel

Every nugget of gravel will be hand polished to a glimmering sheen. 
Here's a video of the ride that conceived The Dirty Spokanza... and no, it wasn't an immaculate conception.

Note:

All riders participate at their own risk. Maybe next year we'll have insurance and entry fees and all that kooky stuff.
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