Cohutta 100
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The Cohutta 100 is an ultra-endurance
100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center
in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wilderness
area with approximately 35% single-track and 60% remote forest service roads, and a total of over 12,000 feet of elevation gain. My racers one of the most challenging parts are the numerous small but very steep climbs.
The race has been one of the stops of the National Ultra Endurance Series
since 2006. Jeff Schalk holds the record for the best finish time (6:23 in 2009) while Amanda Carey established a new record time for female finishers of 7:33 in 2011.
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Marathon mountain bike races
Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross country marathon , are a very demanding form of mountain bike races covering at least 40 kilometers usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race...
100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held annually in late April. The race starts and ends at the Ocoee Whitewater Center
Ocoee Whitewater Center
The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, United States, was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Olympic race course was built in the dry riverbed of the Upper Ocoee river. The Upper Ocoee is the section between Ocoee Dam #3 and its downstream...
in Copperhill, Tennessee. The course is one large loop through the Cohutta Wilderness
Cohutta Wilderness
The Cohutta Wilderness was designated in 1975, expanded in 1986, and currently consists of . Approximately are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately are located in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest...
area with approximately 35% single-track and 60% remote forest service roads, and a total of over 12,000 feet of elevation gain. My racers one of the most challenging parts are the numerous small but very steep climbs.
The race has been one of the stops of the National Ultra Endurance Series
National Ultra Endurance Series
The National Ultra Endurance Series is an ultra-endurance mountain bike race series in the United States. The series is eight stops around the country; each approximately 100 miles off road...
since 2006. Jeff Schalk holds the record for the best finish time (6:23 in 2009) while Amanda Carey established a new record time for female finishers of 7:33 in 2011.
Results
| Year | Male Winner | Finish Time | Female Winner | Finish Time |
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| 2011 | Christian Tanguy | 6:27 | Amanda Carey | 7:33 |
| 2010 | Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team... |
6:49 | Amanda Carey | 8:04 |
| 2009 | Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team... |
6:23 | Carey Lowery | 8:06 |
| 2008 | Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk is a professional mountain bike racer. He put his career as a structural engineer on hold in 2006, moving to Washington, D.C. to pursue racing full time with the Trek Volkswagen East Coast factory team... |
6:48 | Pua Sawicki | 7:44 |
| 2007 | Chris Eatough Chris Eatough Chris Eatough is a mountain bike racer, part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion.-Career:... |
6:45 | Danielle Musto | 8:34 |
| 2006 | Mark Hendershot | 7:49 | Karen Masson | 8:36 |
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See also
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