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Annual Konocti Challenge cycling event prepares to roll through Lake County this weekend
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The 26th annual Konocti Challenge cycling event is set to occur this Saturday, Oct. 1.
This event, produced by the Rotary Club of Lakeport, brings in hundreds of cyclists and their guests to participate in this very unique and fun event.
“This is an amazing event for our community and we are excited to bring all of these folks to our beautiful area,” said Konocti Challenge Ride Director and Lakeport Rotarian Jennifer Strong. “This is a great opportunity for us to show off the incredible assets we have and to encourage these cyclists to come back other times during the year.”
The ride is stage from the Skylark Shores Resort in Lakeport with the festivities beginning on Friday afternoon with a wine tasting and rider packet pickup from 4 to 7 p.m.
The ride takes off from the Skylark on Saturday at 7 a.m. with cyclists traveling around the lake with four different routes to choose from.
The 20-mile and 40-mile routes travel through Scotts Valley and to Kelseyville.
The 65- and 100-mile routes circle Clear Lake with the 100 mile route traveling to Middletown and up and over Cobb Mountain.
The ride route maps can be found at www.konoctichallenge.com .
The ride brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Lake County community with hotels filled, restaurants filled and the shops and wineries seeing many visitors.
The ride is highly regarded as one of the best in the state as was apparent with their recent Cycle CA! Magazine Awards for the Best Metric Century of 2014 and the 2015 Excellence in Service Award.
There's still time for interested riders to register to participate.
Go to www.konoctichallenge.com or register at the event on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.
There are also still volunteer opportunities available. Send a message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in helping.