NOTICE: Bidding has ended. Congratulations to the two winners!

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON FEBRUARY 1 AT 6:00 A.M.

215 SPOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE MT. WASHINGTON AUTO ROAD BICYCLE HILLCLIMB.

NEW FOR 2008 - THE PRACTICE RIDE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

Newton's Revenge will open after the Hillclimb sells out.

Click to register for Newton's Revenge.

Race Day: July 12th, 2008

This race mirrors the MWARBH. If you need or want to race Mt. Washington Auto Road Newton's Revenge is your only option.

Click the link below for the 2008 Merchandise Order Form.

Note: All orders must be in by July 15th.

DISCLAIMER Tin Mountain Conservation Center reserves the exclusive right to determine who will participate in the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb.

RACE DAY DISCLAIMER - We will delay the start time, postpone or cancel the race if the following conditions are reported on the road or summit on the morning of race day : ICE, SNOW, VERY HIGH WINDS or HARD DRIVING RAIN. We will stop the race if conditions are deemed unsafe for the riders in the race. We will not cancel the race for "uncomfortable" conditions. You are participating in a race where the venue, Mt. Washington, is noted for having very challenging weather conditions, please come prepared for the weather.

If weather should cause cancellation both days, your entry fee will be graciously accepted as a donation to Tin Mountain. Sorry,there will be NO REFUNDS.

REGISTRATION DISCLAIMER - Refund and Exchange Policy for the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb Refunds will only processed after the Hillclimb registration has closed and to the extent that there exists eligible replacements on the wait list. All refunds will be processed at the sell out level less $50.00 service fee. Exchanges will not be processed after August 1st. 2008 and No refunds will be given after June 1st, 2008.

In the event of cancellation a non supported ride will be available. Choose between 40 miles or 80 miles. See race officials for directions.

Lunch will not be cancelled; all racers are encouraged to stay for lunch. We will serve lunch between 11:45 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Plan your time accordingly.

Riders that have registered for the Hillclimb may not trade, sell, or exchange their registration with anyone else without the expressed permission of TMCC.

Please make sure you understand our Disclaimers and Policy's before you register for this event. There will be NO exceptions.

CENTURY RIDE

Information on the 2008 Century Ride will be available soon. For the Mt. Washington Century Ride-NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER July 1st. 2008. Riders that have registered for the Century may not trade, sell or exchange their registration with anyone else without the expressed permission of TMCC.

What does "Weather Date" mean? We will move the race to the Weather Date if the following conditions are reported on the road and summit the morning of race day - ICE, SNOW, VERY HIGH WINDS and HARD DRIVING RAIN. We will stop the race if conditions are deemed unsafe for the riders in the race or cars heading down. We will not cancel the race for "uncomfortable" conditions. Your are participating in a race where the venue is note for having the most challenging weather conditions - Mt. Washington. If weather should cause cancellation both days, your entry fee will be graciously accepted as a donation to Tin Mountain. Sorry, NO REFUNDS.

Greetings from Mary, Amy and TMCC,

Preparations have begun for the 36th annual Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb. The cancellation of the 2007 race was a huge disappointment to all of us. Mount Washington just said NO to all bike racing. We can't control the weather but we can implement a few changes that might help if we are faced with bad weather. 1. New Race Day Schedule - basically we are starting 1 hour later. The Auto Road will open to UPBOUND race related traffic at 6:15 a.m. NOT 5:15 a.m. Your drivers will love this! The first wave - Top Notch will start the race at 8:40 a.m. not 7:40 a.m. Please review Race Day Schedule for all time changes.

If we are forced to cancel - a non-supported 40 mile or 80 mile ride will be available. Lunch will not be cancelled. It will be served under the tent from 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

With February 1st just around the corner please note the change in the 2008 registration process.

In fairness to those racers that were registered for the Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb for 2007 and were then shut out of the race due to cancellation - they will be granted first option to register for the 2008 MWARBH.

Those individuals will receive registration instructions via email on January 18th, 2008.

Registration is limited to 600 racers Entry fee is $300 per person

If there are entries available - those open spots will be available to the general public on Friday, February 1 at 6:00 a.m. There will be a counter on the registration page so you will be able to see the number of people that have registered.

Once the MWARBH sells out a Wait List will be available. Registration for the wait list will be on line at www.bikereg.com. When planning your summer race schedule, consider Newton%u219s Revenge on July 12. Register on line at www.newtonsrevenge.com

The Practice Ride will not be open to the general public. The Practice Ride is reserved for those that have registered for the race. A few days after the Hillclimb sells out, registered participants will receive Practice Ride registration instructions via email. The Practice Ride is limited to 300 riders.

Please understand you are considering participating in a race where the venue is Mount Washington, which is noted for having very challenging weather conditions.

Thank you for your continued support of Tin Mountain Conservation Center.

See you next summer.

The 2007 MW race was cancelled Aug 18th due to summit winds of 55 mph with gusts to 94 mph and 32 degree temps. Fortunately, the race organizers rescheduled the ride for today, Sept 1. The winds on the summit have been unusually mild for the last week giving great hope to those of us looking to lower our PR's (1:10.51) on the Rockpile.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature obviously has been conspiring with the Mountain and the wind was expected to increase from 10-15mph Friday to 30-45mph for Saturday am:(

During a wonderful dinner in Gorham Friday night, 5 of us Rockpilers enjoyed piles of pasta while getting Blackberry wind updates from the Mount Washington Observatory.

While ordering dinner the sustained winds were 21 mph, appetizers 24 mph, check please....29 mph!! The worry was that if winds were in excessive of 30 mph, any thoughts of setting PR's would be history. Morning wakeup at 4:30am and right to The Weather Channel...39 mph...arrrrgghhhh! By the time we left the hotel an hour later...43 mph...with gusts over 50 and summit temp of 35 degrees...forget about PR's...are we even going to be able to climb the mountain?

Thankfully the weather stabilized at this point and the ride was on! As usual, the weather and conditions were just perfect the first four miles while the auto road remained under treeline. I started out hard, pushing my 34X21 up the first two miles, hitting that mark in 14:14. To reach the halfway mark (3.8mi) I dipped into my 34X24 a couple times to finish the easier first half in 31:00 and the 4 mi mark in 33:00. At this point I felt strong and knew a PR was a possibility is the winds weren't too bad. Sure enough the NW 42-44 mph winds reared their ugly head right around the 4 mile mark. Fortunately, once I made the left turn up 5 mile grade, the winds were partially behind me. The six mile area was definitely the worst-taking a beating from the wind-this is the one spot I dropped into my bailout gear of 34X27 and hung on for dear life!!

Before I knew it, I was cruising thru the Cow Pasture at 1:00.00 wondering just how far I had to go. The next time I looked down at my computer it read 1:08 suddenly I could hear the crowds cheering from the summit. I put the hammer down and flew up the last quarter mile-ok, maybe I FELT like I was flying. The last 50 yards at 22% were a blur and then I was home-1:09.11!!! A new MW PR was an exciting way to finish off a wonderful year of cycling! All of the guys in the dinner group had great rides!

Thanks to all my fantastic cycling buddies for another incredible year!!