2025 BWR Quad-Tripel Crown of Gravel Series

Storming of Thunder Ridge

May 18 2025
Lynchburg VA
Date Confirmed
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Distances: 27, 45, 48, 75, 100 miles
Difficulty: Difficult terrain with longer, steeper hills
Limited to: 800 on the BRP, no limit on 27/45 miler Participants

The YMCA of Central Virginia invite YOU to join your friends and fellow cyclists in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains of Central Virginia on May 18, 2025 for the 16th annual Storming of Thunder Ridge road ride.

This well-supported event offers camaraderie and challenge for every rider’s ability with a choice of 27, 45, 48, 75 and 100 mile routes as you ride at your own pace along safe and scenic well-marked country roads.

Both the 27 & 45 mile routes follow a course of rolling hills and meandering back roads.  For the 4th year,  The Mountain ONLY route (49 miles) - riders drive to Big Island and start and finish there - riding an amazing 49 mile loop that tackles Thunder Ridge and Curtis.

The longer 75 & 100 mile routes test rider stamina with a 13 mile ascent to Apple Orchard Mountain, the highest peak of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. For an epic day in the saddle, the 100-mile route boasts over 9000 feet of climbing. 

Your registration helps fund the Community Support Campaign of the YMCA of Central Virginia. Included are cue sheets, fully stocked rest stops, SAG support and monitoring of riders along the course.

Indoor and outdoor camping will be available.

Storming of Thunder Ridge

 
Start Located At: 801 Wyndhurst Drive, Lynchburg, VA
 
 
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Included

Route cue sheet and GPS file, fully stocked rest stops, SAG support, Event T-shirt, Pint Glass, Specialized Water bottle, and post -ride pizza party with salad and drinks.

 
Facilities
Parking
Changing Rooms
Toilets
Registration On the Day
Pre-Packet Pickups
 
Support for Participants
Route Signposted
Route Card
First Aid
Emergency Contact No
SAG Wagon
Escort / Police Escort
Roving Mechanical Support
Mechanical Support at Rest Stops
 
Community
Volunteers
Raffle
Free Training Rides
 
Features
Photos
Personalised Bib (Name and QR Code)
Downloadable GPS files
Post Ride Shower
 
Nutrition
Feed / Aid Stations
Post Event Meal(s) Provided As Part of Entry
 
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May 18 2025 - EVENT: Storming of Thunder Ridge
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: Death Ride
Jul 12 2025 - EVENT: The Triple Bypass
Sep 14 2025 - EVENT: Mt Baker Hill Climb