HEARTBREAK HUNDRED RIDE RESULTS
100 miles - 8,500 feet of climbing
Stage Three of the King of the Mountains Century Challenge

The weather was crazy for the 2008 Heartbreak Hundred! Instead of the usual HOT HOT HOT, it felt like the dead of winter - with temperatures ranging from the low 40s at altitude to the low 50s everywhere else. Add a bit of wind chill, and riders were glad to have leg warmers, arm warmers, vests and jackets. There was even snow up on the mountains from the storm the day before. But the cool whether was perfect for the long and often steep climbs - and riders turned in super fast times on this one-of-a-kind course!  Congratulations to Kevin McNulty who not only set a new course record of 5 hours 12 minutes, but also took the overall win and set a new record in the 2008 King of the Mountains Century Challenge.

Congratulations to the 19 women, 122 men and 6 Heartbreak Double Century riders who rode Heartbreak to complete the third stage of the King of the Mountains Century Challenge! All 147 Official Finishers received a pair of the exclusive Planet Ultra 2008 King of the Mountains finisher socks, and earned the right to wear the awesome King of the Mountains Official Finisher jersey, vests and shorts. The top riders were awarded prizes donated by VDO Altimeter/Cyclometer, Hammer Nutrition and  Detours. The support and enthusiasm for the King of the Mountains Century Challenge is incredible - and we thank all the riders and volunteers who made it great! Click here to see the 2008 King of the Mountains Final Results.

Special thanks to our friends at Bicycle Johns who hosted a wonderful and delicious finish-line barbecue! Riders sure appreciated the great hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and cold drinks after a long day in the saddle! For those of you who don't know, Bicycle Johns is one of the very best bike shops in Southern California - with four locations: Burbank, Northridge, Acton and Lancaster. The folks at Bicycle Johns are passionate and enthusiastic about cycling - and they wanted to show their appreciation not only to their customers, but to all of the dedicated distance cyclists who make our sport great.  

Heartfelt thanks the the wonderful volunteers who made this Heartbreak Hundred particularly awesome!
Rider Check-In: Deborah Bowling, Bobbi Fisher, Mike Joyce, Frank Neal, Ted Trubenbach, Martin Ward
PB&J Crew: Deborah Bowling, Bobbi Fisher, Mike Green, Vern Medeiros, Frank Neal, Ted Trubenbach, Martin Ward, Timmer Vadheim
Time Keepers: Paul Haussler, Teddie McClung
CP#1 - Pine Mountain Club: Jim Cook, Deanna Hare, Timmer Vadheim
Water Stop above Apache Saddle: Jon Shellenbarger
CP#2 - "The Place" at Ventucopa: Bobbi Fisher, Ken Kistinger
Water Stop on Heartbreak Climb: Paul Haussler
CP#3 - Heartbreak: Chris Hedberg, Frank Neal, Rick Ruotolo
Finish Line: Deborah Bowling, Tracey Lynn White
Roving SAG: Brian Bowling, Bobbi Fisher, Paul Haussler, Teddie McClung

Thank You to our product sponsors Hammer Nutrition for the awesome schwag for the goodie bags and great nutritional products for on the road, and to Bonk Breaker Bar - the best tasting energy bar ever!

Click here to view photos taken by rider Stephen Waydo.

Ride Stats:
304 Registered Riders
238 Riders Finished
12 Riders DNF'd
54 Riders had all kinds of excuses as to why they didn't start - and missed a wonderful day of riding!

2008 HEARTBREAK HUNDRED RESULTS:
STAGE THREE OF THE KING OF THE MOUNTAINS CENTURY CHALLENGE

30 Women:
(We purposefully ordered each rider's "Place" without skipping numbers after there was a tie. Most riders care more about where their time fell in the rankings of other times, as opposed to what "Place" they took based on how races would place finishers. So please don't email us to let us know we made a mistake.)

208 Men: