Once known as Pisgah Preparation, the all new Soldier Cutoff Hillduro probably comes closer to conveying how epic this race is. Is it challenging, yes. Is it worth and totally accomplishable for a normal human, yes. But, come ready to climb hills like you’ve never seen in Iowa. If you have ambitions to ride climbs out west, this is great preparation for it.

The area around the Loess Hills State Forest is amazing and hilly and beautiful. The route for this race will swing around Preparation Canyon State Park and wind through the valleys of the Little Sioux River and Soldier River Cutoff (hence the name). The geography in this area is diverse and challenging. We’re estimating the elevation on this race will be over 4,000 ft. But, like we said, it will be worth it. Every climb opens up to another vista and every descent lets you discover a new and less travelled area.

Pisgah’s City Park has great facilities, including camping and showers.

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	Details
Date	Saturday August 19th, 2023
Start time	7:00AM
Start location	Pisgah City Park
Distance	100 km / 62 mi
Climbing elevation	About 4000 ft
Meal Option	Dave’s Old Home Cafe

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2023 Route

Event Details

• Aug. 18th – Packet pickup available in the Pisgah City Park from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Great place to camp and hangout before and after the race.

• Aug. 19th

  6:00AM – Packet pickup opens at Pisgah City Park

  6:45AM – Line-up at starting line for last minute instructions

  7:00AM – Race starts, group start

  8:00AM – First aid station opens

  9:00AM – Second aid station opens

  10:00AM – First aid station closes

  Noon – Second aid station closes

  1:00PM – Sweep starts on route.

  2:00PM – Route sweep complete, all racers still on the route are on their own for support.

  Podium

  Once the first three racers in the men’s and women’s divisions cross the finish line, we’ll take pictures of them on the podium.

• Week of Aug. 21th – Start looking for links to photos in your inbox!

2023 Results

Pl.	Bib	Name	Division	Club	ChipTime
1	1125	Bender, Theresa	f	The Bikeway	3:29:16
2	491	Combs, Jessie	f	Prairie Bloom	3:44:11
3	488	Borer, Maria Julie	f	Prairie Bloom	3:45:36
4	1120	Sheffield, Jennifer	f		3:48:55
5	490	McClain, Kimmai	f	Prairie Bloom	4:11:34
6	1141	Young, Shawna	f		4:39:16
7	1132	Fong, Hannah	f	Prarie Bloom Cycling Club	5:02:00
8	282	McIntosh, Tracy B.	f		5:19:02
DNS	330	Woelber, Karmen	f	Zoom Performance
DNS	485	Tate, Melissa	f
1	468	Wait, Jonathan	m	Lonely Guy Racing	2:56:10
2	1121	Loewens, Travis	m	The LORDT Fam p/b Neon Bananas	3:01:19
3	1138	Pike, Kenn	m	East to West Cycling	3:01:22
4	331	Holst, David	m	Midwest GNAR	3:08:21
5	1134	Strominger, Joel	m	MAGA Racing	3:09:38
6	1136	Hopwood, Brady	m	Good Life Racing	3:13:07
7	1137	Lodl, Colin	m	Kaos	3:19:11
8	1130	Clark, Mike	m		3:30:17
9	1135	Eichler, Paul	m	The Bike Way/Omaha Velo	3:38:14
10	1124	Cunard, Cory	m		3:40:56
11	492	Hare, Mark	m		3:41:36
12	377	OVIATT, WILLIAM	m		3:42:03
13	486	McDermott, Patrick	m		3:42:59
14	1133	Fong, Gabriel	m	Team Stages	3:45:46
15	1139	Schmidt, Joe	m		3:46:15
16	388	Pelan, Matthew	m		3:52:48
17	389	Oviatt, Matt	m		3:54:39
18	1123	McClain, John	m	Nebraska Medicine	3:55:07
19	1140	Muller, Nicholas	m	Flo Factory Team	3:59:09
20	1122	Sheffield, Todd	m		4:23:40
21	1149	Shulo, Jessie	m		4:30:28
22	1128	Acevedo, Manuel	m	Ames Velo	4:45:00
23	1142	Kolakowski, Michael	m		4:54:51
24	420	Marley, John	m		5:02:07
DSQ	477	Welk, Gregory	m		3:30:57
DNF	1131	Boling, Christopher	m	Bike Surgeon Cycling
DNS	313	Parnell, Mitch	m
DNS	337	Vint, Patrick	m	Magnum Thunder
DNS	422	Stephenson, Nate	m	Nebraska Medicine Cycling Team
DNS	469	Jackson, Camden	m	Ames Velo
DNS	471	Kopsa, Benjamin	m
DNS	489	Lemon, Spencer	m
DNS	1127	Okerbloom, Neal	m	Flatulating Flora Fumes
DNS	1129	Smith, Craig	m	Nebraska Medicine Cycling Team

2023 Photo Gallery

More photos in the shared album.