Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina

Welkom to the fifth Annual Belgian Waffle Ride NC, which will take place on October 4 near Asheville, which is an incredible destination that has recently been severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. We will be working with local groups to address the course and property damage that has happened and raise money for hurricane relief in the local community.

This year we are planning a shorter and less hilly route that still features so much of the area’s glorious greenery. The race will be the seventh and maybe hilliest of the Belgian Waffle Rides. Regardless of the length it ends up being in 2025, there'll be a fair bit of climbing, earning it the title of THE HELL OF THE EAST. It’s probable the race will be run in hot and humid conditions, compounding the difficulty of the dynamic Unroad sectors.

Created as an extremely challenging race in the spirit of the great European one-day Spring Classics, the BWR, with a Belgique theme, is an unusually difficult Unroad Race. There are three distances on offer: The longer Waffle Ride, the half as long Wafer Ride, and for those looking to get a taste of the fun without the life-changing training commitment we’re offering the Wanna Ride. This fifth annual BWR NC event will have a deep field of professional riders and an expansive list of hungry amateur riders drawn to the unique opportunity to race alongside their heroes.

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