The Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998.
The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring based in Harrisonburg, VA also runs the Wilderness 101 in Central Pennsylvania along with numerous other cycling races, events and tours. The SM100 is part of a Nationwide series of endurance races the National Ultra Endurance Series since 2006.
The SM100 course starts and finishes in Stokesville Campground near the Stokesville Observatory. The majority of the course is in George Washington National Forest and uses part of the Wild Oak Trail. The course is primarily in Virginia but a small section crosses into West Virginia. The course covers the USGS Topo Maps of Stokesville, Palo Alto, Reddish Knob and West Augusta. As the name implies, the course is 100 miles long and has nearly 12,500 feet of vertical climbing.
Notable Records Larry Camp, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is the only rider to have completed the first 20 editions of the event, finishing again in 2018 in 13:43 (unofficial). Jeremiah Bishop holds the record for fastest male finisher at 6:49 in 2015 and Andrea Dvorak holds the record for fastest female finisher at 8:09 in 2017. The longest finisher recorded was Neil Curtis in 1999 taking 18:07 to finish.
Results YearStartersFinishersMale WinnerTimeFemale WinnerTimeLanterne RougeTime2019Eddie AndersonChase EdwardsCraig Pool15:252018477377Eddie Anderson6:57Laura Hamm9:36Sara Board15:532017472425Jeremiah Bishop 7:14Andrea Dvorak 8:09Vincent Timpone15:422016441381Christian Tanguy7:01Andrea Dvorak8:27Anna Withrow15:262015525463Jeremiah Bishop6:49Kaarin Tae8:52Roberto Galindo15:442014505423Jeremiah Bishop7:09Selene Yeager8:56Peter Rajcani16:242013583445Ben King7:12Sue Haywood8:34AJ Kray15:312012522375Jeremiah Bishop7:18Sue Haywood8:33Alan Toler15:392011563478Christian Tanguy6:55Cheryl Sornson8:49Craig Riddle15:582010649541Christian Tanguy7:03Amanda Carey8:23Rebecca Walizer15:502009457Jeremiah Bishop6:50Sue Haywood8:20Nathan Cherry15:202008502436Chris Eatough7:14Cheryl Sornson9:08Gillian Parsons 15:592007500346Jeff Schalk7:05Sue Haywood8:11Peter Rajcani15:262006382319Jeremiah Bishop7:15Sue Haywood9:02Locky Flint16:382005352299Todd Helmick7:57Sue Haywood8:39Christopher Barnes16:142004282237Jeremiah Bishop7:23Karen Masson9:38Joe Foley15:112003Skip Brown7:46Trish Stevenson9:072002Jeremiah Bishop7:54Nicole Habay9:382001Chris Eatough7:29Tiffany Mann9:502000195177Chris Eatough7:12Sami Fournier10:23Rik Van Secceler17:32199910288Jeremiah Bishop7:50Sue Haywood9:39Neil Curtis18:07
See also Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race
External links US National Ultra Endurance Mountain Bike Series The Shenandoah 100 Home Page