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The Cabin Challenge

The 15th Annual Cabin Challenge

Sunday May 25th 2025

Registration opens on March 15th at 12:01am.  

Price: $85
We sell out pretty quick so don't be a slacker!  March 15th is the day Caesar was murdered.  He was murdered because he made poor choices...hopefully this will encourage you to make better choices than  Caesar.   We sell out quick so get on it

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12th Annual Blue Hill Cabin Challenge Post Ride Celebration

"I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS MY FRIENDS... WHEN YOU ARE HALF WAY UP THE  BLUE MONSTER,  AND THE THIN MINTS AND SAMOA'S ARE OOZING OUT OF PLACES THAT SHOULD NOT OOZE, YOUR WORLD WILL START TO CRUMBLE.  IT IS AT THAT TIME THAT YOU WILL BE SMASHED IN THE FACE WITH THE STARK REALITY THAT YOU HAVE NOT TRAINED ENOUGH, YOU HAVE NOT EARNED YOUR RIGHT TO BE ON THE MOUNTAIN.  SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOR...GET ON YOUR BIKE.  ITS TIME TO PUT THE HAY IN THE BARN."
 - RIDE DIRECTOR GLENN LAPOLT, 2014

The Ride

The ride will start and finish at 14 Morningstar Drive.   It will be over the top....like everything we do....legendary and spectacular.  


What do you get for your money?

Free food and beer.  Other beverages. Lots other goodies....we have great swag.

Pick one of Four Great Rides

CABIN CHALLENGE FULL MONTY --101 miles
Route--www.strava.com/routes/3055560802237610102

There are two aid stations...mile 45 and mile 69ish.  The 1st aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Sugerloaf Road.  The 2nd aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Route 55A.  The Shackelton will be awarded to the rider with the fastest combined times  of Sugerloaf, Mohonk and Peekamoose.
Start Time -- 6:00am


CABIN CHALLENGE ORIGINALE --78 Miles
Route--www.strava.com/routes/3055561826349171376
There will be one aid station...around mile 45 plan accordingly.  The aid station will be at the intersection of Sundown Road and Sugerloaf Road.  The KOM/QOM will be the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.
Start Time -- 7:30am


FONDO--35 Miles
Fondo Route--www.strava.com/routes/3074796890146609412
Start Time -- 10:00am


FONDEUCE-- 52 MILES
​Route--https://www.strava.com/routes/3356262192349992654
Start Time -- 9:00am


The Blue Hill Cabin Challenge is a serious ride for serious cyclists. The ride is not easy .  There are four routes.   The CC Full Monty...you get everything....mostly pain. The CC Originale is serious.  The Fondo....you can drink beer the entire time.  The Fonduece ....you're definitely riding for a while, but it is leisurely. 


The Full Monty and Originale rides are often steep and full of Cat 1-5 climbs.  The Blue Monster is a 6 mile long sustained climb.   Throughout the ride you will encounter beautiful Catskill Mountains, pristine mountain streams, and local characters who might have just walked out of a Dickens novel.  The ride starts and ends in New Paltz, NY.

This is a supported ride.  There will be aid stations, equipped with a bevy of culinary delights, fresh fruit, gels, bars, water, sports drink, etc.  That being said, you should show up with water and food, this is a hard core endeavor and you should make adequate preparations.  There will also be a sweep vehicle.  However, you need to be able to support yourself.  


Can you change a tire?  If the answer is no...start practicing or reconsider this ride.  We are serious.


The Cabin Grit award is given to the individual that the ride director feels embraced the spirit of the cabin that day and demonstrates an all around solid, prodigious effort.  The Cabin Grit award is given to the rider who best embodies the spirit of the Cabin....badassery, perseverance, camaraderie, and true grit. The KOM and QOM awards are given out to top male and female riders who  have the lowest combined times of Mohonk and Peekamoose.   The Shackelton will be awarded to the rider with the fastest combined times  of Sugerloaf, Mohonk and Peekamoose.

Sorry, no bribes here - you gotta be legit.  


​While we enjoy giving out awards and encouraging a competitive atmosphere, this is a ride - not a race, and awards are doled out purely as a congratulatory measure.  Don't get too crazy out there and try not to be too serious about awards.  If you are to into yourself please find another ride.  Finally, the Ride Director has been known to give out random awards.

Some past winners claim to have received a burlap sack of broken Soviet appliances instead of their actual award.  The Ride Committee has no comment.


"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure"


Winston Churchill

KOM Brian Glancy
Shackelton James Stafford
KOM Kristy Roberts

"The Cabin Challenge ride is the best ride or race I have ever done. You guys do an amazing job."


James Stafford: Shakelton Winner

"Mountains, blackflies, Yeti's, heat, snow, rain...lots of things will kill you at the CC. What you need to worry most about....hillbillies. Being able to break into a dead sprint with your pants down is a total asset as far as I'm concerned."


Geeber

Reviews

Hudson Valley One

Hudson Valley One

Hudson Valley One

https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2022/05/31/hardy-cyclists-assail-101-mile-blue-hill-cabin-challenge/


Mitch Alter

Hudson Valley One

Hudson Valley One

"This ride is worth three times the price I  paid"

Nelg TolPal

Hudson Valley One

Aid Station up in Denning

"As I raced up into the mountain pass I witnessed a giant Yeti family carrying Jeff into the tree line. As I lit out for home I wondered if I would ever see Jeff again?" 

Aid Station up in Denning

Aid Station up in Denning

Aid Station up in Denning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhnAZFR1po


Cabin Lore

Aid Station up in Denning

Cabin Lore

In 1986 a naked Glenn LaPolt streaked through the atmosphere at 3200 degrees.  His Cabin pals were mystified with this feat of daring do.  The CC was born that day.

The Dude

Aid Station up in Denning

Cabin Lore

"This agression will not stand, man...everybody should ride at their own pace."

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