On August 2, 2025 Experience The Cheddar Challenge!

Get ready for an unforgettable multi-surface bike race

Registration Opens February 1, 2025!

On August 2, 2025 Experience The Cheddar Challenge!

Get ready for an unforgettable multi-surface bike race

Registration Opens February 1, 2025!

The Cheddar Challenge

The Cheddar Cheese Festival and The Cheddar Challenge 8/2/2025

We are partnering with The Cheddar Cheese Festival, Adams, NY for the 2nd Annual Cheddar Cheese Challenge 2025

Come join us for the ride and enjoy the festivities after.

At the festival there is something for everyone. Shop Local Artisans, Enjoy the Wine Garden, Eat at Local Food Vendors, Enjoy the Live Music and Kid Zone, and much more!

New Start and Finish

We are very excited to be Starting and Finishing

The 2025 Cheddar Challenge at the:
Xtreme SportsPlex

44 E Church St, Adams, NY 13605

Upstate New York's Largest Indoor Turf Facility

Over 6,200 square feet of playing surface for sports, group activities, and parties.

https://www.xtremesportsplex.com/

Course options

Choose your Challenge:

Xtra Sharp Cheddar, 51 miles - Ride surfaces include tarmac, smooth dirt, rough dirt, cobbles, and double track. Gravel bike is recommended, a Mountain Bike is a viable option.
Sharp Cheddar, 31 miles - Ride surfaces include tarmac, smooth dirt, rought dirt, cobbles, and chip & seal. Gravel bike is recommended, a Mountain Bike is a viable option.
Mild Cheddar, 10 miles - Ride surfaces include tarmac, smooth dirt, rough dirt, cobbles, and double track. A Gravel or Mountain Bike is recommended and a Hybrid is a viable option.

Cheddar Family Fun COSTUME* Ride, Run, Walk - You may choose to dress up yourself, your bike, stroller or your parent!

If you decide to put on a costume AND/OR dress up your bike, stroller or parent, there will be a contest and prize for the best costume!

*Costume is optional, not required.

Your course will be paved village streets
You may choose to ride, run or walk- Riders will have a seperate start 5 min before Runners and Walkers.

***See below under "What to Expect" for more information about the 2025 routes***

ALL PARTICIPANTS RIDING BICYCES-A HELMET IS REQUIRED

Course Links below**

Xtra Sharp Cheddar: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48061772

Sharp Cheddar: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48061902

Mild Cheddar: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48061920

Cheddar Family Fun Ride, Run, Walk: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48067254

**Courses may be updated if required by road closures and or current unforeseen changes in road surfaces.

Rider Perks

ReCre's Bike Studio Delivers:

Custom T-Shirt
Swag Bag with surprises.
Well stocked Aid Station hosted by Bennet Family & Friends Racing
New challenging courses for 2025
Chip timing
Neutral Support at Start Finish line

This is a timed event with prizes for 1st - 3rd finishers for the

51-mile and 31-mile categories.

In the Cheddar Family Fun COSTUME* Ride, Run, Walk category- those 12 & under will receive a commemorative number plate and a finishers medal. If you choose to dress up yourself, your bike, stroller or your parent, there will be a Best Costume Prize!

What to expect of The Cheddar Challenge 2025

Based on our experience from the 1st Cheddar Challenge, and with the input from many participants, we have modified our routes to be safer and more enjoyable while still remaining very challenging.

Changes include: much easier routing out of and then back into the Village at the start and end of each course; mid-course directional changes to make certain areas safer to traverse; course route changes on the "Sharp" & "Xtra Sharp" routes to make them more enjoyable.

We have added a 10 mile route that will be an excellent challenge for families and beginners. This ride is meant to be a challenge, so a hydration station will be positioned at mile 5.8.

Note: The course includes one rocky climb that some may have to

walk up.

The "Sharp" & "Xtra Sharp" rides are quite challenging and have some improvements. Both routes have had a directional change on Middle Rd that turns what was a blind rocky section (that many riders approached carrying a lot of speed) into a rocky climb that will be a serious, but much less dangerous, challenge.

The "Sharp" ride has had 1 mile of pavement and one mile of dirt added to the route.

The "Xtra Sharp" ride has had the single-track and four-wheeler trails eliminated from the route in exchange for a very scenic loop added to the southern end of the route. For those of you who enjoy very challenging sections, have no fear: The Infamous Cobble roads( Kate Hall, Marsh) are still on the route!

The Aid Stations for "Sharp and "Xtra Sharp" both have an aid station at mile 15.3, and the "Xtra Sharp" ride passes the aid station again at mile 37.

All routes will have a "sag wagon" following to help anyone who gets stranded. These roving "sag wagons" and the aid station will have a pump on board. However, they will not have other tools or tubes. Please prepare accordingly.

Finally, be aware that these routes are more challenging than they appear on a map or an elevation chart. This is by design. We hope you enjoy the Cheddar Challenge 2025!