Races

  • Great Alaska Half Century

    July 14, 2012

    The 50-mile course starts at Sheep Mountain Lodge and heads east toward Glennallen.

  • Great Alaska Century

    July 14, 2012

    The 100-mile course starts at Sheep Mountain Lodge and heads east toward Glennallen.

  • Great Alaska Double Century

    July 14, 2012

    The 200-mile course starts at Sheep Mountain Lodge and finishes in Valdez.

  • Fireweed 400

    July 13-14, 2012

    The 400-mile course starts at Sheep Mountain Lodge and goes to Valdez where it turns around and heads back to Sheep Mountain.

  • Great Alaska 2DAY300K

    July 13-14, 2012

    The 300 Km (200-mile) course starts Sheep Mountain Lodge, heads east to Glennallen, then turns south and continues to Tonsina Lodge.

The Fireweed

The Race Across Alaska

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2012 Fireweed - 10th Year -
Friday July 13 & Saturday July 14, 2012
REGISTRATION now OPEN!

Fireweed - The Race Across Alaska, is now on Facebook.

2011 200 Results HERE. 50-100-400 Results HERE

Alaska Digital Visions photos HERE . Race movie HERE.

Race video by Matt Kinney of Valdez on You Tube HERE.

Read an article on the Backcountry Cycle Team pictured below HERE.

Funny video on what is a "Cyclist?"  $50 of your entry fee is tax deductible HERE

New book: Distance Cycling by John Hughes, who did RAAM and the Fireweed.

 

Records Fall in 2011 Fireweed

 Anchorage Daily News
sports@adn.com

Daniel Folmar of Anchorage and Eric Breitenberger of Fairbanks shattered records Saturday to highlight the 9th annual Fireweed 400 bike race, which attracted about 770 cyclists for a series of races and rides on the Glenn and Richardson highways. Folmar set a record in the 200-mile time trial with a time of 8 hours, 17 minutes, 18 seconds. He erased the old record held by Jeff Oatley of Fairbanks, who still owns the event's 400-mile record.

Breitenberger's record came in the 100-mile time trial, which he completed in 4:05:43 to shave more than five minutes off Jason Madsen's record of 4:11.15.

Titles in the 400-mile race, which went from Sheep Mountain Lodge to Valdez and back, went to Palmer riders Erik Christensen (23:42) and Kristin Wolf (25:34).

Shannon Donley of Anchorage won the women's 100-miler in 4:40:18, and wins in the 50-miler went to Anchorage cyclists Lori Deschamps (2:06:29) and Tom Peichel (1:54:53).

 

Latest News: Outstanding 2012 Fireweed bike jerseys, both short and long sleeve, designed by Kathy Sarns.  Free Spirit Wear.

The old Fireweed website is now located at http://fireweed400.com/oldsite/.

 
In 2003, the Race Across America 4-man Team Alaska organized the Fireweed bicycle race across Alaska to replace a race from Anchorage to Fairbanks. We wanted an Alaskan experience with mountains, wilderness, wild animals, glaciers, and roaring rivers. We found a road with wide shoulders and low traffic volume. The race attracted 124 racers the first year and has grown now to about 750 entrants. The Fireweed offers distances of 50, 100, 200, and 400 miles in Time Trial, Solo, and Relay format.

Everyone is welcome, from the Fat Tire non-competitive to the RAAM Qualifying 400 soloists. The 200 was not offered the first year, but has grown to our largest category with about 100 time trialists, 100 road racers, and 300 racers in relays of 2, 3, or 4 people. In 2008, we had an 8-year-old girl finish the 200 on a relay and Lew Meyer at 74 finish the 400 solo event. The Fireweed is the largest RAAM Qualifier in the world. Finishers qualify for John Morino points and Century points with the ultra-marathon bicycle association. The Race Committee has been the same since the race started. Everyone is a volunteer and all profits are given to athletic youth groups. Watch out, the volunteer helping you on the course may be an Olympian!

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