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First Annual Bear Claw Classic (8 Canyon Climb)

April 02 2016

Los Angeles, California, USA

Date Confirmed

Distances: 115 Miles

Difficulty: Ultra Distance and Climbing for events well over 100 miles

Limited to: 2,000 or less Participants

Nicknamed the Circle of Death, the Bear Claw will see the riders travel up and down 115 miles clockwise through the beautiful, scenic Santa Monica Mountains. By the time the riders finish, they will have ascended 13,250 ft. over some of the toughest, steepest, and most infamous climbs. The 8 devils include the Rock Store, Decker PCH, Little Sycamore, Deer Creek, Potrero, Hidden Valley, Westlake Decker, and Latigo.

The first annual Bear Claw Classic is a one day event held to raise money and promote awareness for the Ride 2 Recovery program. Ride 2 Recovery is produced by the Fitness Challenge, a (501C3) in partnership with the Military and VA Volunteer Service Office to benefit mental and physical rehabilitation programs for our country’s wounded veterans and healing heroes that features cycling as the core activity. Held in partnership with the Fitness Challenge Foundation, R2R raises money to support cycling programs at military and VA locations around the U.S. to help healing heroes overcome obstacles they face. Cycling is important part of the recovery process because it’s an activity that everyone can do, no matter the disability and cycling helps speed up the recovery process.