Cyclists to Challenge 508 Miles of Southern California's Mojave Desert and Death Valley

For Immediate Release

Event: AdventureCORPS Furnace Creek 508 bicycle race (27th edition).

Date: October 13-15, 2001.

Where: Valencia to Death Valley to Twenty Nine Palms, CA.

508 mile distance.

35,000 feet of total cumulative elevation gain.

Who: 100 or more bicycle racers from across the States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.

Why: To challenge themselves in the world's toughest single stage open bicycle race. To experience an unparallelel spiritual odyssey.

Details: 508 mile non-stop bicycle race. No drafting or pack riding allowed in any division.

Solo, tandem, two rider, relay team, four rider relay team, eight rider tandem relay team, and HPV/recumbent categories are offered.

There is a 48 hour time limit for solo and a 42 hour time limit for teams.

Course Records:
Men's Open, Rainer King Crab Klaus, '96, 28:09:34.
Men's 50+, Tom Winstrom, '91, 31:07:22.
Men's 60+, James Pteradactyl Petri, '99, 41:41:38.
Women's Open, Seana Hoopoe Hogan, '95, 28:46:34.
Women's 50+ Anne Snail Darter Schneider, '98, 42:31:45.
Men's Recumbent, Eric Hedgehog House, '94, 35:24:29.
Men's 50+ Recumbent, Don Gray, '91, 47:10:20.
Mens' HPV, Barclay Beetle Brown, '00, 40:49:31
Men's 50+ HPV, Ron Banana Slug Bovv, '00, 42:32:56
Mixed Tandem, Cindi Staiger, Mark Patten, '96, 32:28:12.
Men's Tandem, Wolfgang Erhart and Franz Kasserer, '98, 29:58:18.
Men's Tandem Team, Action Sports Centipede, '98, 23:20:00.
Mixed Tandem Team, Kern Wheelmen T-Rex, '99, 23:54:17.
Men's Team, Action Sports Buffalo, '95, 21:47:12.
Women's Team, TS Technical Bat, '95, 27:31:10.
Mixed Team, Kern Hammerhead, '97, 24:13:38.
Men's 50+ team, Bicycling Magazine Peacock, '95, 23:07:58.
Men's 60+ team, Whippet, '00, 31:37:38
Women's 50+ team, Twin Team Pony, '95, 35:59:48.
Mixed 50+ Team, Whippet, '99, 33:17:15.