Here are the photos we’ve collected so far. Check the earlier post below for the ‘Hero Portraits’ taken at the start. If you have any shots you’d like to contribute, send an email to henry@zaneray.com.
Day 1: Getting Pumped
Day 1: Riding
Day 1: Lunch!
Hot Springs
Day 2: The Long Road Home
Day 2: The Finish
Photos taken at the start of the riders and the bikes of the 2011 Cino Heroica.
Congratulations to all that completed, or even attempted this weekend’s event! At 5:00pm tonight, all were accounted for at the Cottage Cafe. No major injuries were reported, just a couple of flesh wounds, some heat exhaustion and a lot of mechanical issues. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help, or pulled over to fix another’s bike, or asked and exhausted rider if they were O.K. The Cino spirit was very strong this year for sure.
Thanks also to Filson, Rivendell, Glacier Cyclery, Hammer Nutrition and Great Northern Cyclery for sponsoring, supporting, and donating to the event. Everyone in attendance was impressed.
Photos will be posted soon, video to follow.
If you lost or forgot anything this weekend, send an email to cinorider@gmail.com. We will coordinate the found items, and can report back if we can match up missing with extras.
A couple of quick, epic shots from Mandy Mohler & Kati O’Toole:
Cino riders:
This note will serve as final instructions for Cino Heroica V.
Any questions, call sooner than later to:
Or email
Start
The ride starts from the Cottage Inn – about 9 miles west of Kalispell on Highway 2 on Saturday morning, 9/10. Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:45. Try to show up early. Pre-ride sermon at 9:45. Hoping to start at 10AM.
Preparation: Have your overnight and/or camping gear packed up in a duffle. It will go in a truck ahead of you to Hot Springs. If you have gear you may want to access on the ride, keep it separate and throw it in one of the other trucks.
Lunch contribution: Craig will be accepting your lunch contribution at the ’54 Suburban.
Breakfast: Ceres Bakery will serve a light Continental breakfast at the Cottage, including coffee, juice, baked goods, and fruit. This is plenty to get you to lunch. Our suggestion is to NOT load up on a huge breakfast this morning, since lunch is a feast and only 20 miles into the ride.
Address: Cottage Inn, 4220 U.S. 2, Kila, Montana. The Cottage Inn will actually be closed that morning, but they have given us use of the grounds. We can’t get in the building, but there will be portable toilets available. Don’t try to call their number, nobody is there to answer.
Registration: If you have a heroic bike, you will want the recognition to be official. Part of registration is going before the Cino judges and getting your number stamped as Heroic. You will be directed to do so at registration, but be sure and show up early enough at the Cottage to do this.
The ride
There will be support vehicles, but they will be off somewhere else when you need them. Bring a pump and spare tubes as a minimum.
Two water bottles on the bike is nice to have, water stations are 20 miles apart on the course.
As of this writing, the weather is forecast to be perfect. But it’s Montana, where things can change rapidly. It’s a good idea to bring clothes for cold and hot weather, and even a rain coat or good windbreaker. At least up through lunch you’ll be able to access extra clothes because all the vehicles will be there.
Hot Springs
The destination is Alamedas Hot Springs Resort, in Hot Springs
If you’re camping at Alamedas, make sure you bring $15 and a towel. You can make camping arrangements when you get there.
If you aren’t camping, it means you have reservations at either Alamedas, or Symes. If you don’t have reservations, you’re camping (because everything is already full).
Your gear will be waiting for you when you get there, along with cold refreshments, etc.
Dinner
Is from 6 to 8.
Awards
As you prep, keep in mind the following awards
Registration is open for Cino Heroica 2011. Click here to see details.
We are not planning to limit the number of riders, but are also not planning for over 150 riders either. In other words, please register as soon as you can so you get a spot and we can plan for it.
As per the past, we will be selling Cino Heroica jerseys at a fantastic price. Only this year, we’ve taken them up a notch. Click here to see what we’re talking about.
A heroic bike ride celebrating cycling’s yesteryears, in NW Montana
September 10 – 11, 2011
This ride is a celebration of the cycling days of old when road racing in Europe meant racing on unpaved dirt roads over mountain passes, in sometimes horrific conditions. The racers rode steel framed bikes that were built as much for toughness as for speed. They drank wine and smoked Gitanes to quell their suffering. “Nutrition” was real food, like cheese, salami, and a baguette. “Support” meant your ability to deal with adversity and the tire you slung over your shoulders. And at the end of the day, it was all about style: Linen suit, pasta with Truffles, the proper wine.
Each year the number of participants at Cino Heroica has doubled: 7, 15, 34, 65. We’re anticipating over 100 riders this year. Last year’s article in the Flathead Beacon gives you a taste of what it’s about: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/viva_cino_heroica/19682/
The board of Cino directors met briefly this morning to rule on the heroic classification of the marriage of Ron and Jan Brunk. They were seen riding around town yesterday on a tandem bike with a sign that read, “JUST MARRIED, 30 YEARS AGO”. The meeting was short, as it was quickly determined that the mariage’s frame was pre-1987, has leather saddles, and obviously the two were strapped to the pedals. No question, being married 30 years is very, very heroic.
Here at cinorider, we are all about sticking with technology that lasts nearly forever, and you certainly can not use aluminum or carbon to build a better framework than Ron & Jan have built. Congratulations on 30 amazing years!!!
Hey all,
We’ve started collecting everyone’s photos and are placing them in our Flickr account. If you have any you would like to add, please contact henry@zanery.com and we will figure out a way to transfer the files from you. Without further ado, the photos:
Kila, Getting Ready
The Ride, Day One
Kicking it in Hot Springs
The Ride Home, Day Two
Back at the Cottage Inn
