Manly Warringah CC

MWCC Dirty Dozen


15/12/2024
The Stand, Dee Why NSW 2099, AUSTRALIA
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MWCC Dirty Dozen Online Entry 06.30am 90km/2,000m N/A 50 $20.00 BOOK NOW

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Maickel Sweekhorst and the Dirty Dozen are back again for 2024!
 
Starting from The Strand at Dee Why, the 7th edition of the Northern Beaches Dirty Dozen includes 2 new climbs this year, increasing the number of stars from 57 to 61 out of a theoretical maximum of 65.  Each power climb (max 1km) is rated like the cobble sections in the Classics by multiplying the average gradient by the distance giving it a one-star to five-star rating.
 
The Dirty Dozen started in 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where the brothers Chew picked the 13 steepest climbs under 1km length in their neighbourhood and connected them as a challenging 80 km route to what is now a massive annual event on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving and has inspired similar initiatives around the world since. Why is a dirty dozen 13 in count instead of 12? Well in medieval England there were laws related to the price of bread to the price of wheat and when bakers were found cheating they were facing strict punishment. To avoid coming short, bakers threw an extra loaf in the dozen.
 
This is on the menu for us. I suggest saving the route and marking the power climbs as a live segment.
1. Alexander St.  5 star.
2. Kirkstone Killer.  5 star.
3. Elanora Rd.  3 star.
4. Cabbage Tree Hill.  5 star.
5. Kananook Cres.  5 star.
- refill & snack at Winnereremy Reserve Park, Bayview (35 km) -
6. Grandview Dr.  5 star.
7. Loombah St.  5 star.
8. Weetawaa.  5 star.
- coffee at Sam's Place, Careel Bay (55 km) -
9. Stapleton Park.  5 star.
10. Hudson Parade.  5 star.
11. Hudson/Hansford/Lower Plateau.  5 star.
12. Mon Cheryl's true face.  5 star.
13. Mighty Myola.  3 star.
- drinks and nibbles at Truck Bar, Brookvale (90 km)
$20 covers refill refreshments, coffees and nibbles. 

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WHEN & WHERE


Event date: 15/12/2024
Time:  06.30am

Entries open: 30/10/2024
Entries close: 14/12/2024

  The Stand, Dee Why NSW 2099
0434 167 016
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