Get ready to pedal to your heart’s content in the two-day Alleghany Highlands Cycling Festival.
The event is July 14 and 15 in Covington and Clifton Forge with three race options on Saturday and a cool down race Sunday morning.
On Day 1, the toughest riders can bike more than 100 miles with 10,000 feet of climbs, including a pair of category 3 climbs at Pitzer Ridge and a category 1 climb in the Gran Fondo race. The Medio Fondo option is a shorter race with 81 course miles, including 7,700 feet of climbing and one category 1 climb up Warm Springs Mountain. The Piccolo Fondo is the least strenuous of the three races and includes 44 miles of rolling terrain.
On Day 2, riders can participate in the 25-mile Raisin Recovery Ride, beginning in Clifton Forge and routing through Douthat State Park and back. The ride ends with a festival at the finish line from 2 to 8 p.m.
Register for the Saturday races or Sunday ride online. Gran and Medio fondos are $75, Piccolo Fondo is $50, and the Raisin Recovery Ride is $30.
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