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The Hotter’N Hell Hundred Bicycle event in Wichita Falls promises to live up to its name this year with forecast temperatures soaring above 100 degrees.
The four-day event starts Thursday, Aug. 27, and the trademark 100-mile endurance race kicks off early Saturday, Aug. 29.
HHH chairman David Coleman said because of the expected intense heat, 50 SAG wagons will be deployed along the routes with water and other necessities for the riders.
Besides Support and Gear wagons, he also said event leaders will keep an eye on the thermometer to decide if the 100-mile race needs to be shortened and diverted at Hell’s Gate in Burkburnett.
Coleman said advance registrations for the event were at about 5,500 this Friday, Aug. 21.
“So, the projection is we’re going to be somewhere around 7,800,” he said.
This will be the 45 th annual running of the HHH, which started as a small event in 1982 to celebrate Wichita Falls’ 100 th birthday.
The event won the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Award for Best Road Cycling Event for 2026.
Here’s the schedule of events:
Thursday, Aug. 27
3 p.m. Consumer show opens in the Clymer Exhibit Hall at the Multi-Purpose Events Center.
4 p.m. Packet pickup, late registration off-road events registration at Clymer Exhibit Hall
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Friday, Aug. 28
8 a.m. Wee-Chi-Tah off-road mountain bike trail races begin at Bridwell Ag Center.
1 p.m. Consumer show opens in Clymer Exhibit Hall.
3 p.m. Finish Line Village opens, criterium races begin.
5:10 p.m. Kids races and Special Olympics Criterium races begin at Third Street and Lamar Avenue.
5:30 p.m. Spaghetti dinner offered at Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall.
6 p.m. Rug Rats Mountain Bike Race begins begins at J.S. Bridwell Agriculture Center.
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Saturday, Aug. 29
5 a.m. Breakfast buffet offered at Clymer Exhibit Hall.
5:30 a.m. Packet pickup and late registration at Clymer Exhibit Hall and worship service at Third Street and Lamar Avenue.
7:05 a.m. Cannon blast and start of HHH Endurance Ride.
8 a.m. Finish Line Village and food court open at Second Street and Lamar Avenue.
9 a.m. Consumer show opens in Clymer Exhibit Hall.
10:15 a.m. Outdoor entertainment at Second Street and Lamar Avenue
7:05 p.m. Wee-Chi-Tah Gravel Grind at 701 Indiana Avenue.
Sunday, Aug. 30
7 a.m . Wee-Chi-Tah off-Road Trail run, 10K, Half-marathon distances at Bridwell Ag Center.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Hotter'N Hell event in Wichita Falls may live up to its name this year
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