2021 CABIN CHALLENGE
​KOM, QOM, & TRUE GRIT RECPIENTS

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Challenge Information and Courses

www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4939422082 The 2022 Challenge is still being impacted by COVID-19.  Our changes to the ride last year are being continued and improved on this year based on amazing feedback from participants.  We are offering FOUR different options this year...check them out:

CABIN CHALLENGE FULL MONTY --101 miles
Route-- www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4073095303
Start Time -- 6:00am

CABIN CHALLENGE ORIGINALE --78 Miles
Route--https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33231060
There will be one aid station...around mile 45 plan accordingly.  The aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Sugerloaf Road.  The KOM/QOM will be the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.
Start Time -- 7:30am

FONDO--35 Miles
Fondo Route--https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33230693
Start Time -- 10:00am

FONDUECE -- 52 MILES
​Route-- www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4939422082
Start Time -- 9:00am

The Ride Start
Riders will gather at the Cabin Challenge headquarters 14 Morningstar.  The start times listed above are set and critical to pulling off the event in a timely fashion to allow for everyone to celebrate the day at the post ride BBQ.  These are not suggestions people.  If you show up at 9am and announce you are riding the Full Monty, we can't exactly stop you, but you will be dis-owned by the Cabin Challenge and on your own out there.  We might save you a cold burger and a single potato chip in the off chance you make it back.

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General Info
The Blue Hill Cabin Challenge is a serious ride for serious cyclists. The ride is not easy .  There are four routes.   The CC Full Monty...you get everything....mostly pain. The CC Originale is serious.  The Fondo....you can drink beer the entire time.  The Fonduece ....you're definitely riding for a while, but it is leisurely. 

The Full Monty and Originale rides are often steep and full of Cat 1-5 climbs.  The Blue Monster is a 6 mile long sustained climb.   Throughout the ride you will encounter beautiful Catskill Mountains, pristine mountain streams, and local characters who might have just walked out of a Dickens novel.  The ride starts and ends in New Paltz, NY.

This is a supported ride.  There will be aid stations, equipped with a bevy of culinary delights, fresh fruit, gels, bars, water, sports drink, etc.  That being said, you should show up with water and food, this is a hard core endeavor and you should make adequate preparations.  There will also be a sweep vehicle.  However, you need to be able to support yourself.  

​Can you change a tire?  If the answer is no...start practicing or reconsider this ride.  We are serious.

"This is no time for ease and comfort.  It is time to dare and endure" 
- Winston Churchill

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Registration opens on March 15th at 12:01am.  Price: $75
We sell out pretty quick so don't be a slacker!
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​Register here:  www.bikereg.com/cabin-challenge

"The ride was worth twice what I paid for it"
           - Mitch Alter
             2017  Cabin Challenge True Grit Recipient

The Rider

You will see lots of wild life during the Challenge

The Ladies of the Cabin Challenge. 
​We are currently selling calendars.

The cost of participation is $75 per person.  This will cover your swag bag, shirt, and post-ride meal.  If you are having family join you at the finish the cost is $20 per person.  Kids under 10 eat for free, compliments of the Cabin. 

If you know of somebody who you think would be interested in the ride, but unsure if they can finish, please contact the Ride Director. Bottom line:  You have to vouch for them.  The Cabin Challenge is like the Mafia.  You vouch for them, they are your guys.  If they turn bad or become real tools, you get called in.  Getting called in is bad.  That's how it is. 

Riders will be sent off in flights starting 6am with the Cabin Monty, the Cabin Challenge at 7am, and the Fondo at 10am and the Fonduece at 8am.  Riders will be able to adjust their departure time to suit their needs.  Please discuss this with the RD.  This year the ride will start in New Paltz.  Each wave will go out with a unique send off.

The Finish

In 2022 the ride will start and finish at 14 Morningstar Drive.   The post ride celebration will be provided by our friends at the Main Street Bistro.  It will be over the top....like everything we do....legendary and spectacular.  

There are three sets of awards given out:  

• Cabin Grit award
• King of the Mountain (KOM)
• Queen of the Mountain (QOM).  

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The Cabin Grit award is given to the individual that the ride director feels embraced the spirit of the cabin that day and demonstrates an all around solid, prodigious effort.  The Cabin Grit award is given to the rider who best embodies the spirit of the Cabin....badassery, perseverance, camaraderie, and true grit. The KOM and QOM awards are given out to top male and female riders who  have the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.   Sorry, no bribes here - you gotta be legit.  

​While we enjoy giving out awards and encouraging a competitive atmosphere, this is a ride - not a race, and KOM & QOM awards are doled out purely as a congratulatory measure.  Don't get too crazy out there and try not to be too serious about awards.  Finally, the Ride Director has been known to give out random awards.

Some past winners claim to have received a burlap sack of broken Soviet appliances instead of their actual award.  The Ride Committee has no comment.

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Lance Armstrong reacts to news of another Cabin Challenge

Inspirational video....

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Bagpipes at the start

Tom and Wells