Special 4th of July Shootout- Pierce Stocking Freedom Ride
Friday, July 4th
Start: 0700
Bee group start: 0645
Start location: new waterside bathroom near Parkway/Division (because of highway construction)
Distance: 105km
Elevation: 1297m
INTERMEDIATES & COURSE FILE
KOMs: Kasson, Inspiration, Pierce Stocking, Lincoln
Sprints: Glen Arbor, Kasben
Pierce Stocking Freedom Ride course file
NOTABLE STRAVA SEGMENTS
PIERCE STOCKING SCENIC DRIVE HISTORY
The road was built in the 1960s and finished in 1967 by Pierce Stocking. A lumberman with road-building experience, he wanted to share the beauty of the area with others. He operated the facility until his death in 1976; afterwards it was purchased by the National Park Service and added to the park. In the 1980s, a two-year program reconstructed the roadway and added a number of features for visiting tourists. In 2011, the morning show Good Morning America named the Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Pierce Stocking Drive, as the “Most Beautiful Place in America” after a viewer poll on its website; publicity since the award has increased traffic along the roadway.
#9 July 5th- Awful Awful Full Send
Saturday, July 5th
Start: 0700
Bee group start: 0645
Start location: new waterside bathroom near Parkway/Division (because of highway construction)
Distrance: 107km
Elevation: 1205m
INTERMEDIATES & COURSE FILE
KOMs: Hlavka (east to west), Sugarloaf, Narlock, Philosophy
Sprints: Schomberg, Kasben
Awful Awful Full Send course file
SUGARLOAF HISTORY
1947 – Three Leelanau County men, Stanley Ball, Hans Teichner, and Art Huey, opened the Sugar Loaf Winter Sports Club. It was closed in 1950 and remained so until 1962, when Jim and Pat Ganter reopened it as Sugar Loaf Resort, eventually adding a hotel, indoor tennis, a golf course, now known as Sugarloaf, the Old Course, a 3,500-foot paved airstrip, 72 townhouses which ultimately were sold to private owners, and a wastewater treatment plant. Expansion of the slopes and addition of five chairlifts made it a modern ski area.
In 1981, High interest rates on loans and poor winter weather prompted the default on a loan and Empire Bank took over Sugar Loaf. Also, in 1981, an investment group acquired SugarLoaf for $ 7.5 million. The sale included the lodge and hotel, one golf course, the airstrip, wastewater treatment plant and 1,600 acres.
In 1997, Empire Bank reacquired the resort, but the investment group retained the golf course and the wastewater treatment facility. Also in 1997, the resort was purchased by Remo Polselli, who could not obtain its liquor license.
In 2000 the Sugar Loaf Resort closed.
#10 July 12th – St. Wenceslaus Comet *CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*
Saturday, July 12th
Start: 0700
Bee group start: 0645
Start location: new waterside bathroom near Parkway/Division (because of highway construction)
Distance: 90km
Elevation: 971m
INTERMEDIATES & COURSE FILE
KOMs: Herman, Schomberg, Philosophy
Sprints: Church, Leland, Cedar
St. Wenceslaus Comet course file
ST. WENCESLAUS & LELAND COMET HISTORY
The St. Wenceslaus Comet course is a mash of the St. Wenceslaus Confessional and Leland Comet courses.
#11 July 19th- St. Wenceslaus Comet
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#12 July 26th – Braiden’s Ride x Traverse City Shootout
Leave Traverse City at 0730 from the waterside bathroom near Parkway/Division.
We’ll take the scenic route to Suttons Bay (course HERE) to join Braiden’s Ride (info below) – and then ride home:
“Join us and the cycling community to celebrate our very special friend Braiden Voss. Meet at SBB around 8:45, grab some friends and roll around 9am. Ride, have fun, and celebrate Braiden. Stop and enjoy his view point at Peterson Park. Groups of all speeds from leisurely to pro. All welcome. Hope to see you all there.
#rideforbraiden”
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