NOTE: SEE REVISED PLAN AT THE END OF THIS ENTRY
We'll be riding the 67 mile route that was planned for this year's Hancock Horizontal Hundred. As you have likely heard, the Hancock Handlebars Bicycle Club has made the difficult decision to cancel the HHH due to the coronavirus. However, they will be posting the planned route(s) and inviting bicyclists to ride on their own anytime during the month of September. The ride will start at 8:00 a.m. at The Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, 200 W. Main Cross St., Findlay OH. Meet in the northwest corner of the MCPA lot. There will not be restrooms at the start location. Look for a gas station in town for your pre-ride pit stop.
The route description indicates that porta potties will be available at 25 mi. and 75 mi. and there will be flush toilets available at 50 mi. This is NOT a supported ride. No sag wagons. No snack service, etc. So, come prepared to carry sufficient water and snacks with you. I'm sure there will be gas stations along the route which we can also stop at for purchase of refreshments.
Rain Date: If the weather for Sun., Sept. 13 looks too threatening, we will plan to move the ride one week later to Sun., Sept. 20.
For more route information, apparel purchase, etc. go to the website http://hancockhorizontalhundred.com/ If you make a $15 donation on the website, you will receive a HHH 50th Anniversary ride patch and neck gaiter. There is also a limited quantity of t-shirts and jerseys for purchase.
This is the final year of the HHH. It's a ride on which many of our club members rode their first century on the flat roads of Hancock County. We have enjoyed a number of HHH century rides over the years and are sad to hear that the Hancock Handlebars Bicycle Club will disband at the end of this year due to declining participation in this ride and declining membership/volunteers to conduct this ride.
Marathon Performing Arts Center Parking Map
Click below for map/cues: (updated 9/8/20)
3* Route
*********************REVISED PLAN ***********************
Looking at the weather for this Saturday and Sunday in Findlay, the ride leaders have talked and decided to alter the start times and route distances as follows:
Saturday
Start rides at 9 a.m. from Findlay Inn & Conference Center, 200 E. Main Cross Street, Findlay
66 mile route (only 31 miles will count as club miles)
3+ PJ Doheny
4- Sue Schneider
We should be able to finish this ride before the rain comes in late afternoon.
Sunday
Start rides at 9:30 a.m. from Marathon Center for Performing Arts, 200 W. Main Cross Street, Findlay (start time may be delayed if rain has not subsided)
3+ Norm Diederich
3- Eva Weber
3* PJ Doheny
We will ride the first half of the 31 mile route (approx. 15 mi.) to get to the box lunch stop which some of us have registered for (deadline for requesting that has passed). Leaving the lunch stop Norm and Eva will pick up the remainder of the 100 mile route (approx. 50 mi.) for a total of approx. 65 miles. PJ will either finish the 31 mile route (if there are riders wanting to ride the shorter route) or may also pick up the remainder of the 100 mi. route if there are no 31 mi. riders in their group. Any distance up to 100 miles can be reported as club miles on Sunday, since that was the max. distance in the original club calendar posting. Norm may add parts of other routes to get 100 miles on Sunday.
We are asking ANYONE planning to ride either on Saturday or Sunday to phone or text Peggy Doheny and inform her of your plans as to which ride, pace and distance you tentatively plan on.
Peggy Doheny: 216-533-9708
We hope to see some of you in Findlay Saturday and/or Sunday. This will be our last year to ride a Hancock Horizontal Hundred route...I wish the weather was going to be more cooperative on Sunday to go with our original ride plans.
Norm Diederich
Sue Schneider
Peggy & PJ Doheny
Eva Weber
