Aug 18 & 19 Coup de Cascades Race & Ride; Route updates

Hi folks… due to construction on MANY of the local roads… this will be our new official route this year to start the 425 mile RACE…and the 50 & 100 mile RIDES. Please note that everything this year is an out and back, and all routes to and from Granite Falls are NOW MARKED. So,Continue Reading

AUG 18th & 19th 2nd ANNUAL Coup de Cascades – RACE to END POLIO

DO IT….NOW….the children of the world are hoping YOU will help ……..it’s time to GET- er- DONE!!!   Aug 18th & 19th, 2012 is coming fast…. your support & money helps to : END POLIO NOW Sign up now on-line  CLICK the registration button on the home page…or on the registration link. We have more info onContinue Reading

2012 Race Map!

Click here to view this year’s race map!  http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=208275698101353826165.0004bd57e186a20d7dde1&msa=0

Riding for a CAUSE, to END POLIO…how can YOU help.

Why do you RIDE?…. We certainly know it is good for you…but have you ever thought of riding for a CAUSE bigger than you? Well, here’s your chance. The 2nd Annual COUP de CASCADES is looking for 100 AWESOME people who want to make a difference in this world. The END POLIO campaign continues this year andContinue Reading

AFRICA – Children in the Wilderness, Global bike ride

http://tourdewilderness.entelectevents.co.za/Content/GenericContent.aspx?eid=63&group=Tour%20de%20Wilderness%20Home&name=N/A Click on the link to see a WONDERFUL program I just learned about. This has been going on for 10 years and is connected to the Paul Newman – Hole in the Wall camps….it is called  CHILDREN IN THE WILDRENESS. Your heart will be touched, as mine was. Thanks, Kelly Kyle  425-765-5433 Co-founder of the Coup de Cascades BIKEContinue Reading

Seattle Bike Expo – March 10 &11, 2012

  Going to the Bike Expo?…. you better get on down there…..  All kinds of good things await the cycler this season. The Bike Expo is put on by the Cascade Bike Club and is a NOT to MISS event around here.  Don’t forget to register for the Coup de Cascades Bike event in AUGContinue Reading

Sponsorship: Hammer Nutrition!

          Goodie Bags! Hammer Nutrition has joined the Coup de Cascades as a product sponsor – – and that means the awesome goodie bags are ALREADY starting to fill up!  All participants during the big event August 18-19 will get an extra edge with a sample of Hammer Nurtition Fuel, and aid stations willContinue Reading

Why Do You Ride?

By Shannon Henery, Co-Founder and 1st Year Racer The main reason I love cycling… I love the shift in perspective that comes with pushing beyond my limits.  For example, when I cover more mileage under my own power than I ever had before, suddenly mileage that had previously seemed significant becomes no big deal. AfterContinue Reading

Let’s Get Crackin!

              ATTN: CASCADERS!!! Is your team training NOW for WA State’s only RAAM qualifier?!? ……………….Wait a second, is your team REGISTERED?  If not, click the blue “register” button on the left to reserve your space now!……………… Back to Training!  August 18th will be here before you know it.  NowContinue Reading

Coup de Cascades is now a RAAM qualifier AUG 18th & 19th 2012

It is now official, we are a RAAM QUALIFIER!  Coup de Cascades is on the map, racing forward to a town near you & making history!….come join in the FUN, this year AUG 18th & 19th. We will start again in Redmond and make a big 425 mile circle over 2 mountain passes, all within the 36Continue Reading