Pictured here: Start of the race at Hammer Creek.
Below: Leaving Hammer Creek, always uphill.
Photos contributed by Doug CarverBicyclists lined up to start a race

Just for the Hill of It Bike Challenge Results

Syringa Hospice held it’s annual Just for the Hill of It bike challenge on Saturday, June 3, 2023. It was a beautiful day for this 13 mile ride up the old Whitebird grade. A big congratulations to all the riders who participated and supported the Syringa Hospice program.

Finishers are:
1st Place: Matt Morra 53:39:67
2nd Place: William McPherson 57:43:68
3rd Place: Jared Hopkins 1:01:01:10
4th Robert Wegner 1:02:51:52
5th Joe Thornton 1:05:15:44
6th Scott Whitely 1:08:17:90
7th Charlie Koenig 1:10:13:98
8th John Coy 1:19:46:45
9th Kaleb Bass 1:20:56:82
10th Heidi Lindsley 1:21:10:42
11th Elizabeth Orgish 1:21:41:27
12th Dave Wimer 1:23:01:97
13th Emily Kaschmitter 1:24:13:85
14th Bobby Carpenter 1:25:20:67
15th Dave O’Brien 1:28:10:52
16th Sam Lyman 1:28:31:23
17th Kelby Wilson 1:29:13:76
18th Chase Dinning 1:31:16:73
19th Emily Schacher 1:31:30:15
20th John Bennett 1:32:23:45
21st Melissa Lane 1:32:52:03
22nd Jamie & Paula Sutherlin 1:35-:36-13 (tandem bike)
23rd William Dixon 1:37:06:31
24th Nikkoal Kantner 1:44:17:77
25th John Widenoja 1:47:44:67
26th Dan Goehring 1:48:00:17
27th Debbie Whitely 1:49:26:95
28th Carmen Eckerson 1:54:33:63
29th Kelvin Brownsberger 1:57:33:33
30th Joe Cladouhos 2:28:08:48

And on e-bikes:
Nancy Graham 1:39:34:50
Susan Lahti 1:39:37:62