Hotter'N Hell Hundred

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Hotter'N Hell Hundred
Race details
DateAugust
Region Wichita Falls, Texas
Discipline Road
CompetitionNational calendar
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1984 (1984)
Editions41 (as of 2023)
Most recentFlag of Serbia.svg  Dušan Kalaba  (SRB)

The Hotter'N Hell Hundred is an annual bicycle race in Wichita Falls, Texas. It is held each year on the 4th or 5th Saturday in August (always nine days before Labor Day) and includes professional as well as amateur riders. The professional racers ride a 100-mile road race, as well as time trials and criterium. For the amateur riders, there are road routes of 100 mi, 100 km, 50 mi, 25 mi, and 10 km. The amateur routes are also open for inline skating. Approximately 10,000 to 14,000 riders participate each year, making the Hotter'N Hell Hundred the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the U.S. 2009's Hotter'N Hell had over 14,000 riders.

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The race was first held in 1982 as part of the Wichita Falls Centennial Celebration. The name is thus a rare example of a triple entendre: one hundred miles (i.e., century) in one hundred degree Fahrenheit weather (the race is held in August, where temperatures in Wichita Falls frequently reach and exceed this level by noon), initially conducted to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.

The race begins at 7:05 am. Participants in the 100 mile route must reach "Hell's Gate" at the 60 mile mark no later than 12:30 pm or else cannot qualify to finish the 100 mile segment, instead doing a shorter route. Averaging 20 miles an hour it is possible to complete the ride in five hours or less for well-prepared athletes, however most complete in six to nine hours.

Additional events are held throughout the weekend including mountain bike races.

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Roy Knickman
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Roy Knickman
1994 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Mann
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Kent Bostick Flag of the United States.svg Colby Pearce Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Espinosa
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Kent Bostick
1997 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Wohlberg Flag of the United States.svg Colby Pearce Flag of the United States.svg Olin Bakke
1998 Flag of New Zealand.svg Julian Dean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Wohlberg Flag of the United States.svg David Clinger
1999 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Wohlberg Flag of the United States.svg Kent Bostick Flag of the United States.svg Steve Speaks
2000 [1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sylvain Beauchamp Flag of the United States.svg Chris Fisher Flag of the United States.svg Dirk Friel
2001 [2] Flag of the United States.svg Clark Sheehan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Keefer Flag of the United States.svg Dirk Friel
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Smathers Flag of the United States.svg Edgar Ibarra Flag of the United States.svg Brad Huff
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg Logan Hutchings Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Carter Flag of the United States.svg Russ Walker
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Stephens Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Augusto Sánchez Flag of the United States.svg David Wenger
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Torraca Flag of the United States.svg Jacob White Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sheehan
2017 Flag of Guatemala.svg Julio Padilla Flag of the United States.svg Grant Koontz Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Uhl
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sheehan Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Rothe Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Pablo Cruz
2019 Flag of the United States.svg David Tolley Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Ward Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Swanson
2020Cancelled
2021 Flag of Serbia.svg Pavle Kalaba Flag of the United States.svg Justin McQuerry Flag of the United States.svg Doug Frenchal
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Frenchak Flag of Serbia.svg Pavle Kalaba Flag of the United States.svg Eli Husted
2023 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Kalaba Flag of Anguilla.svg Hasani Hennis Flag of Serbia.svg Pavle Kalaba

References

  1. "Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - NE 2000". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
  2. "Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - NE 2001". autobus.cyclingnews.com..

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