Crowders Mountain Metric Century 2006 Report: 
Sunday, April 9, 2006; Crowders Mtn State Park, Gaston County, NC

Course Details: The Gaston County Cyclists sponsored its annual Crowders Mtn Metric Century ride at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2006. The weather was excellent, with a temperature of about 70 deg F, little wind, & clear skies. The start/finish area was Crowders Mtn State Park in Gaston County, NC. The course was 60 miles long, with 3000' feet of cumulative climbing. Two optional courses were available of 37 miles & 22 miles.

Organizer/Volunteers: Thanks go to Jack Moore for organizing the event, marking the course, & patrolling the course. 
The Friends of Crowders Mtn www.friendsofcrowdersmountain.org provided all of the support & organization for the ride.  In addition to Jack, course volunteers included Bob Muhl, Verna Neal, & Mark Lowe.  Proceeds from the ride will be donated to benefit the Friends group.  
Thanks also go to club members Charlene Angel, Stephen Dow, & Steve Overstreet for helping with registration.

Participants: 214 riders were registered - a record number for a GCC sponsored ride.
112 registered for the 60 mile course, 93 on the 38 mile course, & 9 on the 22 mile.

The average age was 42. The oldest was 69, & the youngest were 14 (two 14 year-olds rode).

Riders came from the following 37 towns:
NC:   Belmont, Charlotte, Concord, Cornelius, Cramerton, Davidson, Gastonia, Harrisburg, Hickory, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Lincolnton, Maiden, Matthews, Monroe, Mooresville, Morganton, Mount Holly, Newton, Salisbury, Shelby, Sherrills Ford, Stanley, Statesville, Waxhaw,

(91 riders registered with Charlotte addresses)

SC:   Clover, Fort Mill, Greenville, Lake Wylie, Moore, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Tega Cay, York.

VA:  Virginia Beach