Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race

The event is organized and run primarily by Shenandoah Mountain Touring (located in Harrisonburg, VA) and has been one of the stops of the National Ultra Endurance Series since 2006.

The owner of the Bicycle Shop, Randy Moore, put together an off-road loop of 101 miles, with the specific goal to be longer than a 100-mile race.

Moore was among the early east coast mountain bike pioneers who discovered the trail riding in Rothrock and Bald Eagle State Forests in the late 1980s.

He was a Penn State student at the time and according to an interview in the Oct 1991 Dirt Rag, only decided to race the event the week before.

Harry won the race on a Bridgestone MB-0 mountain bike with very narrow and smooth tires (1.5" Avocet Cross) and a set triathlon aero bars.

The 1992 Woman's winner was Susan Combine [2] John Stamstad, a famous pioneer in endurance and ultra-endurance mountain bike events, won the 1993 race.