Gourmet Century 2012

Saturday, July 28th, 2012

The Gourmet Century is the signature event of the Chris King Precision Components event calendar. This year’s theme of Farm Fresh celebrates the cuisine and culture of our local farmers with the support of Ned Ludd’s Jason French and a collection of renowned chefs. The ∼100-kilometer event is a non-competitive bicycle ride through the pastoral roads outside of Northwest Portland, OR. The new route is a worthy road course interspersed with climbs, a dash of gravel and strategically spaced epicurean rest points to keep your appetite piqued and your legs energized.

The ride kicks off at Chris King's headquarters with a hearty breakfast. From there, the route rolls west with appetizing rest stops and a mouth-watering lunch, including a stop off at Chris King’s storied barn. The ride concludes with a return to the factory, where Chris King himself will be pulling out all the culinary stops in our professional kitchen. Full table service provides an intimate setting to enjoy the Gourmet Century's premier meal, expressly tailored to satisfy the efforts of a day's riding. Dinner concludes with a sneak peak into the making of Chris King Precision Components. Two seating times accommodate fast-finishing rabbits and meandering sightseers alike.

Route Description

This year’s course starts and ends at the Chris King factory and is designed to satisfy the cycling aspirations of our Gourmet Century riders. The majority of the course rolls through the picturesque plains of the Oregon countryside, at one point riders glide cross a flat 3/4 mile section of hard packed gravel. The route starts and ends with challenging climbs that will instill our riders with a sense of accomplishment and stoke their appetites. With around a 1000’ feet of climbing each these climbs were picked for their expansive views and lack of vehicle traffic, in addition the Gourmet Century staff will be on hand with support. While you ride through this course each turn of the pedals is meant to compliment the exceptional cuisine made by this years award-winning chefs.

If you need to rent a bicycle for our event there are many shops in Portland that offer this service, please follow this Google link for a short selection.

REGISTRATION

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ITINERARY:

Registration opens at 7:30 am
Breakfast served from 7:30 am – 9:00am
All riders on the road by 9:30am
Course is 66 miles
Dinner Seatings at 4pm and 6pm

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