Four weeks until Hood’s peloton descends on Tabor

May 5, 2010 by editor

PORTLAND — Four weeks from today the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic will revisit Mt. Tabor for stage 1 of the six-day race that starts Tuesday, June 1, in Portland with a prologue time trial at PIR. The last time Hood’s pro/am field visited the dormant volcano in southeast Portland, Toyota-United’s Hilton Clarke covered the 40 miles in 1:29:37, averaging nearly 27 mph for the win in front of teammate Ivan Stevic and HealthNet’s Rory Sutherland.

Watching nearly 200 of the country’s top cyclists maneuver through the familiar Mt. Tabor course was inspiring for any racing fan, and it should be again this year. As a little preview of things to come Wednesday, June 2, Check out this video from the 2008 stage on Mt. Tabor …