What do you get when you gather some of the County's best cycling hill climbers on the County's steepest paved road? A lot of agony, sweat, groans, and one heck of a good time (for the spectators)!!
Several of CCCC's finest gathered this morning at Moonrise Trail to test their fortitude against almighty gravity. Everyone who showed up were winners, but of course there has to be a "FIRST" winner.
Moonrise Trail ascends approximately 300 feet in approximately a 1/4 mile. The road approaches a 30% grade as it nears the top, making it the steepest paved road in Cochise County.
Moonrise Trail also happens to be a private road, normally posted with No Trespassing signs, but the residents on the road, Tim and Mary Cunningham, were gracious enough to allow, a one-day-only pass to hand full of cyclist to try and conquer Moonrise Trail.
Since this was an inaugural event, it was not publicized and the participants were kept to a select few.
There was definitely some strategizing going on between the competitors, which seemed to make the difference for the top three finishers. Slow and steady ruled the day.
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| CCCC Viceroy JT Tarnawski, awarding Martin the highly regarded POLKA DOT jersey, signifying Martin's supremacy on Moonrise Trail. |
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| Home owner, Tim, and race winner, Martin Coll. |
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| Female winner, Laurel Pierquet and Male winner, Martin Coll. |
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| The top three finishers!! |
First Place Male - Martin Coll - 4:24
Second Place Male - Mike Pierquet - 4:38
Third Place Male - Chris Sullivan - 5:06
First Place Female - Laurel Pierquet
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