2024 - CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo
2024 distances
Cycling
CHAFE150 Gran Fondo with Donation
The 150 mile route is a grand loop around the Cabinet Mountains-a frontal range of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana-through gorgeous lake and river valleys, encompassing one upriver leg, two downriver legs and one huge lake! Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE80 Gran Fondo with Donation
For the 80 mile option riders and their bikes are bused to Troy after a hearty breakfast and the route follows the second half of the 150 mile route with a maximum grade is 8%. The route takes you along the West side of the Clark Fork River and along Lake Pend Oreille on paved back roads to bypass busy sections of the U.S. Highway 200. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE40 Gran Fondo with Donation
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE25 Gran Fondo with Donation
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE Gravel75 Ride with Donation
The new 75 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd and take a couple of gravel roads as they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE Gravel55 Ride with Donation
The 55 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd where they will ride until they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE150 Gran Fondo
The 150 mile route is a grand loop around the Cabinet Mountains-a frontal range of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana-through gorgeous lake and river valleys, encompassing one upriver leg, two downriver legs and one huge lake! Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation. There are two steep, but relatively short climbs on the 150 mile route, with grades up to 8%, out of Bonners Ferry, ID and Troy, MT. The 150 mile route is not recommended for inexperienced riders.
CHAFE80 Gran Fondo
For the 80 mile option riders and their bikes are bused to Troy after a hearty breakfast and the route follows the second half of the 150 mile route with a maximum grade is 8%. The route takes you along the West side of the Clark Fork River and along Lake Pend Oreille on paved back roads to bypass busy sections of the U.S. Highway 200. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE40 Gran Fondo
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE25 Gran Fondo
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE Gravel75 Ride
The new 75 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd and take a couple of gravel roads as they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE Gravel55 Ride
The 55 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd where they will ride until they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Sign up and fundraise or choose the "with Donation" option to pay for both registration and donation.
CHAFE150 Gran Fondo Youth
The 150 mile route is a grand loop around the Cabinet Mountains-a frontal range of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana-through gorgeous lake and river valleys, encompassing one upriver leg, two downriver legs and one huge lake! Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
CHAFE80 Gran Fondo Youth
For the 80 mile option riders and their bikes are bused to Troy after a hearty breakfast and the route follows the second half of the 150 mile route with a maximum grade is 8%. The route takes you along the West side of the Clark Fork River and along Lake Pend Oreille on paved back roads to bypass busy sections of the U.S. Highway 200. Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
CHAFE40 Gran Fondo Youth
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
CHAFE25 Gran Fondo Youth
The 40 mile and 25 mile routes are a perfect ride for anyone that wants to enjoy a scenic 2 to 3 hour ride through the beautiful Selle Valley northeast of Sandpoint with incredible views of the surrounding mountains, forests and wide open spaces. Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
CHAFE Gravel75 Youth
The new 75 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd and take a couple of gravel roads as they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
CHAFE Gravel55 Youth
The 55 mile gravel route will be mostly along forest service roads and the backroads of Selle Valley. Riders will begin with breakfast. They will then be bussed along with their bikes to Clark Fork Idaho. Riders will climb up Lightning Creek Road before descending on Trestle Creek Road to ride along Lake Pend Oreille until Lower Pack River Rd where they will ride until they join the CHAFE 40 mile route back to Sandpoint City Beach Park. Youth registration is 16 and under on the date of the event.
Race-day weather
Conditions on June 15, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 4:44 AM and sets at 8:49 PM local time (PDT) in Sandpoint on June 15, 2024 — 16h 04m of daylight.
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2024 results — CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo
200 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the CHAFE150 Gran Fondo with Donation
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Leerssen | 8:04:29 | — |
| 2 | Bob Fisher | 8:37:23 | — |
| 3 | Preston Ham | 8:55:03 | — |
| 4 | Jake Hunt | 8:55:00 | — |
| 5 | Chris Rocholl | 8:55:57 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 13 Sandpoint events
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