Roubaix

Eugene Roubaix, that is. I went and rode Cantrell and Oak Hill yesterday, out and back. Took a series of pictures from the race direction (headed east). The whole gravel stretch is about a mile, the distance from the end of the gravel to the finish is 200-300m, the hill is maybe a half mile, quick and twisty (but safe, good pavement) descent, then you get back on Crow road and loop around again. Crow - Right on Petzold - Right on Central - Right on Cantrell, and that's it.

So here goes.


Start with an idyllic Oregon road...



Hmmmm....

Here we go....

All gravel, all straight

These guys had just finished work - yes, the whole road was steamrolled.

Pavement begins again right before the road rises up

Looking back

And 200, 300m ahead, after hitting pavement, there's the finish line (on that dark patch)

If it's not the last lap, then trade gravel for uphill

20mph my butt...

Over the top

Don't be deceived by the camera angle, that's a double digit percentage slope. Swing a right turn and then instantly snake into...

A left turn... get some major speed...

Don't screw this up, go left now, because right hits gravel again...

Sweep downhill and then there's a little kicker ahead

Only 80-100m but steep

Over the top of that, now there's a clean sweeping right turn again

And ahead is a stop sign, and turn right onto Crow road and be on your merry way around the course for another go