Shenandoah 100

The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998.

The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring based in Harrisonburg, VA also runs the Wilderness 101 in Central Pennsylvania along with numerous other cycling races, events and tours. The SM100 is part of a Nationwide series of endurance races the National Ultra Endurance Series since 2006.

Map of 2008 course

The SM100 course starts and finishes in Stokesville Campground near the Stokesville Observatory. The majority of the course is in George Washington National Forest and uses part of the Wild Oak Trail. The course is primarily in Virginia but a small section crosses into West Virginia. The course covers the USGS Topo Maps of Stokesville, Palo Alto, Reddish Knob and West Augusta. As the name implies, the course is 100 miles long and has nearly 12,500 feet of vertical climbing.

Notable Records

Larry Camp, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is the only rider to have completed every running of the event, finishing again in 2016 in 12:05. Jeremiah Bishop holds the record for fastest male finisher at 6:49 in 2015 and Sue Haywood holds the record for fastest female finisher at 8:11 in 2007. The longest finisher recorded was Neil Curtis in 1999 taking 18:07 to finish.

Drop bags ready for racers in the 2014 event

Results

See also

• Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race

External links

• US National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Series
• The Shenandoah 100 Home Page