Riders will climb and descend through the Rowena curves along the Historic Highway during stage 1. ©Pat Malach
Mt. Hood shuffles the deck for 2011
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- The Downtown Hood River Criterium will return for the 2011 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic, although it moves from Sunday’s finale to Saturday evening. © Pat Malach
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- The Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway will be a big feature of the 2011 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic’s stage 1 road race. ©Pat Malach
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- The infamous Gorge winds can shape trees and bike races. ©Pat Malach
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- A lead group descends off the Rowena bluff toward The Dalles during the 2009 Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic on the course that will be used for this year’s MHCC. ©Pat Malach
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- The Gorge provides a classic backdrop for Euro style alpine road racing. ©Pat Malach
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- Bissell leads a chase group along the Historic Highway during the 2009 Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic. Mt. Hood’s stage 1 will return here. ©Pat Malach
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- Riders will climb and descend through the Rowena curves along the Historic Highway during stage 1. ©Pat Malach
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- A field cruises toward the Seven Mile climb featured in Hood’s stage 1 this year. ©Pat Malach
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- A lead group cruises toward the summit of Seven Mile during the 2009 Cherry Blossom. ©Pat Malach
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- Bissell riders lead the bunch up Seven Mile climb during the 2009 Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic. The Pro/1/2 men will tackle this climb twice during stage 1 of this year’s Mt. Hood Cycling Classic. ©Pat Malach
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- The view from the lower slopes of the Seven Mile climb, which is featured in the Stage 1 Columbia Hills Road Race. ©Pat Malach
