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SUMMARY:La Flèche PDX
CONTACT:PDX Classics - Chasing Lions
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to La Flèche PDX. Like its namesake La Flèche 
 Wallone\, it will dish out relentless\, steep climbs. As you have come to 
 expect with all the PDX Classics\, this parcourse will provide a voyage of
  discovery\, pleasure\, and pain over 95% paved steeps with a little dirt 
 thrown in to make connections and keep you on your toes. A light road bike
  with 28mm slicks and some underbiking skills is the optimum steed. Feel 
 free to size up your rubber if you're okay with the weight penalty and 
 prefer the confidence on the few dirty sections.\n\nThis time we play in 
 an area where many folks haven’t explored – ravaging multiple steeps of 
 Bull Mountain and Cooper Mountain\, plus visits to the lesser East Butte\,
  Sexton Mountain\, and Mount Williams. We’ll seek and destroy most of the 
 hard climbs in Tigard and South 
 Beaverton.\nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/33028481\n\nWe begin the day in
  downtown Tigard's Rotary Plaza behind Symposium Coffee. If you’re 
 suburbaphobic\, don’t worry. It’s an easy 10 mile ride to the start from 
 downtown Portland - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34277087 There is also 
 ample parking if you choose to drive to the start.\n\nLike the Mur de Huy 
 at the end of La Flèche Wallone\, this course saves one of the most brutal
  punches to your legs until the very end. Don’t let the cutesy name of 
 Morningstar Drive fool you. It should be named Deathstar Drive. But fear 
 not - after recovering and celebrating with the water fountain and shade 
 of Bull Mountain Park at the end\, you can practically coast the whole way
  back to the start on this boring return route - 
 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34294850 (more interesting options 
 exist).\n\nThere will be an Aid Station and Celebration Station thanks to 
 Skratch Labs\, Nossa Familia Coffee\, Hopworks Brewing.\n\nTo raise funds 
 for our charities\, Gifted Wishes\, and Community Cycling Center\, we are 
 raffling cool\, original art (attached) by local artist Phoebe featuring 
 phenom Paul Seixas\, winner of this year's Flèche Wallone. Raffle tickets 
 for sale and start\, aid station\, and finish. Need not be present to win.
  $10 for 1. $40 for each 5 tickets.\n\nThe course will NOT be painted. You
  must know how to navigate with your phone or GPS head unit.\n\nEvent is 
 free and unsanctioned. Ride at your own risk. You are responsible for your
  own safety. Course is entirely on public streets and paths. Be polite and
  yield to pedestrian on any shared surfaces. Obey all laws. Sign the 
 waiver to join.\n\nwww.rondepdx.com \n\nRwGPS event  
 https://ridewithgps.com/events/153194-la-fleche-pdx-2026\n\nStrava event 
 https://strava.app.link/dgBYFy6TV4b\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/chasing.l
 ions.pdx/\n\nhttps://ridewithgps.com/organizations/6577-chasing-lions-the-
 pdx-classics\nMeetup 8:45ish. Announcements 9:00. Rollout 9:05\nEnds at 
 Bull Mountain Park\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24668
LOCATION:Behind Symposium Coffee Tigard\n12345 SW Main St. Tigard OR
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260802T160000Z
DTEND:20260802T170000Z
CREATED:20260722T102841Z
DTSTAMP:20260722T102841Z
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URL:https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24668
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