The Hotter'N Hell Hundred is an annual bicycle race in Wichita Falls, Texas. It is held each year on the 4th or 5th Saturday in August (always nine days before Labor Day) and includes professional as well as amateur riders. The professional racers ride a 100-mile road race, as well as time trials and criterium. For the amateur riders, there are road routes of 100 mi, 100 km, 50 mi, 25 mi, and 10 km. The amateur routes are also open for inline skating. Approximately 10,000 to 14,000 riders participate each year, making the Hotter'N Hell Hundred the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the U.S. 2009's Hotter'N Hell had over 14,000 riders.

Hotter'N Hell Hundred
Race details
DateAugust
RegionWichita Falls, Texas
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionNational calendar
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1984 (1984)
Editions41 (as of 2023)
Most recent Dušan Kalaba (SRB)

The race was first held in 1982 as part of the Wichita Falls Centennial Celebration. The name is thus a rare example of a triple entendre: one hundred miles (i.e., century) in one hundred degree Fahrenheit weather (the race is held in August, where temperatures in Wichita Falls frequently reach and exceed this level by noon), initially conducted to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.

The race begins at 7:05 am. Participants in the 100 mile route must reach "Hell's Gate" at the 60 mile mark no later than 12:30 pm or else cannot qualify to finish the 100 mile segment, instead doing a shorter route. Averaging 20 miles an hour it is possible to complete the ride in five hours or less for well-prepared athletes, however most complete in six to nine hours.

Additional events are held throughout the weekend including mountain bike races.

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1992   Roy Knickman
1993   Roy Knickman
1994   David Mann
1995   Kent Bostick   Colby Pearce   Jorge Espinosa
1996   Kent Bostick
1997   Eric Wohlberg   Colby Pearce   Olin Bakke
1998   Julian Dean   Eric Wohlberg   David Clinger
1999   Eric Wohlberg   Kent Bostick   Steve Speaks
2000[1]   Sylvain Beauchamp   Chris Fisher   Dirk Friel
2001[2]   Clark Sheehan   Jesse Keefer   Dirk Friel
2007   Aaron Smathers   Edgar Ibarra   Brad Huff
2010   Logan Hutchings   Joshua Carter   Russ Walker
2013   Matt Stephens   Augusto Sánchez   David Wenger
2015   Nicholas Torraca   Jacob White   Mike Sheehan
2017   Julio Padilla   Grant Koontz   Tristan Uhl
2018   Mike Sheehan   Stefan Rothe   Pablo Cruz
2019   David Tolley   Tanner Ward   Kyle Swanson
2020 Cancelled
2021   Pavle Kalaba   Justin McQuerry   Doug Frenchal
2022   Doug Frenchak   Pavle Kalaba   Eli Husted
2023   Dušan Kalaba   Hasani Hennis   Pavle Kalaba

References

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  1. ^ "Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - NE 2000". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
  2. ^ "Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - NE 2001". autobus.cyclingnews.com..
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