The 2016 Rule #5 New Years Day Cycling Epic

Cycling Route

Details
145.06 mi
1,709 ft
If you want to get your year started on an Epic Foot consider this your invitation. At 7:00 am New Years Day the OEBC hosts the most Epic Ride in Eastern NC. Never mind what Strava says, this route is 140 miles of pure sufferage, epic to the core, and not for the faint of heart. If you want to be part of a growing tradition, roll our with us from the Persimmons Parking lot at 7:00 am sharp. This isn't a no drop ride. If you can't hang you are on your own. Come prepared for to change your own flats (though lets be real, we are cyclists, and we have a soft spot for each other, but don't assume that spot will be soft on on New Years Day) fix your own mechanicals and feed your own hunger. We stop in Beaufort for a quick sit down at the Beaufort Coffee Shop. Be warned at least 20 miles of this route is on unpaved Forest Service Roads and though these roads are usually as hard as asphalt the washboards will have you paying a visit to your dentist on January 3rd (because you won't be able to move January 2nd). Most all riders stick with their road machines but today is the day to bust of the 25-27mm tires. The perfect bike for this route is probably a Specialized Crux or something similar. You will want beefy meats, especially is there is rain, snow, sleet, or some other form of precipitated nastiness. For more details, and to follow the testosterone laden spray leading up to the event be sure to Like our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/rule5HTFU
Created By
George L

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Down Perrytown1.91 mi-3 ft0.0%
STP TT7.46 mi-46 ft-0.0%
don't be lead out0.31 mi-33 ft-2.0%
Beaverdam Branch 4.51 mi20 ft0.0%
Belgrade Swansboro Rd1.32 mi-20 ft-0.2%
3rd rest stop7.62 mi-23 ft-0.0%
Belgrade Southbound3.89 mi23 ft0.0%
Swansboro Loop Rd3.28 mi-23 ft-0.0%
Stella Loop Sprint Finish0.25 mi-13 ft-0.5%
Trattoria to Hill Street1.57 mi16 ft0.0%
Carteret County Sprint: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic p/b Circle Squared Data Labs0.29 mi-10 ft-0.1%
Hill St. to Hardware0.88 mi16 ft0.4%
Vistor Center to EI BRIDGE0.78 mi-23 ft-0.5%
EyeLand Out7.24 mi-66 ft-0.0%
Up the EI Bridge0.75 mi-20 ft-0.5%
Emerald Island Climb0.56 mi49 ft1.6%
KOB #1: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic p/b Circle Squared Data Labs0.39 mi52 ft2.6%
EI to AB TT18.35 mi-33 ft-0.0%
Food Lion Light to CVS Light0.40 mi0 ft0.0%
EI Water Tower to EI Water Tower6.05 mi-16 ft-0.0%
Chapel By the Sea to Gas Station2.36 mi-20 ft-0.1%
Pierpoint West0.31 mi-7 ft-0.3%
CC Velo TNR W-E10.98 mi-30 ft-0.0%
final push7.45 mi13 ft0.0%
W-E 3 miles3.04 mi13 ft0.1%
1 Mile Sprint1.06 mi7 ft0.0%
AB TOWN SIGN SPRINT0.34 mi3 ft0.1%
Intergalactic Championship Sprint0.18 mi0 ft0.0%
Causeway AB to MHC1.29 mi75 ft0.1%
KOB #2: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic p/b Circle Squared Data Labs0.46 mi66 ft2.6%
Front St. - Queen to Hill0.58 mi-0 ft-0.0%
Front St. Eastbound0.65 mi7 ft0.1%
Boathouse Turn to Leonda0.68 mi13 ft0.0%
Sector 2: Rule #5 New Years Day Cycling Epic 0.92 mi-7 ft-0.0%
Sector 3: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic1.02 mi-7 ft-0.1%
mill pond to creek2.18 mi-13 ft-0.1%
Craven County Sprint: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic p/b Circle Squared Data Labs0.19 mi0 ft0.0%
Catfish Dirt 2.93 mi20 ft0.1%
Sector 4: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic2.43 mi20 ft0.1%
Sector 5: Rule #5 New Years Day Cycling Epic4.82 mi-13 ft-0.0%
Croatan Pave North4.63 mi-13 ft-0.0%
Sector 6: Rule #5 New Years Day Cycling Epic1.80 mi-7 ft-0.1%
CLD 2 New Bern1.94 mi-7 ft-0.1%
Sector 7: Rule #5 New Years Day Cycling Epic 0.49 mi-13 ft-0.5%
Creekside to Taberna1.22 mi-3 ft-0.1%
Taberna Sprint0.11 mi-7 ft-1.0%
Recovered from taberna sprint? BS sprint point0.36 mi23 ft1.1%
creekside burn0.67 mi-16 ft-0.4%
Howell Rd "back to the tracks"0.87 mi-7 ft0.0%
Finish Line Sprint: Rule #5 New Years Cycling Epic p/b Circle Squared Data Labs0.22 mi7 ft0.6%