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Hotter 'N Hell's History In 1982 with Wichita Falls planning its Centennial Celebration, a rocking-chair marathon was proposed to begin the festivities. Roby Christie of the Wichita Falls Bicycle Club had another idea. A better kick-off, he felt, would be a bicycle ride -- 100 miles in hundred degree weather to celebrate the 100 years. The name Hotter 'N Hell Hundred was coined and the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the country -- possibly the world -- was created. On August 27, 1982, more than 1,100 riders challenged the elements and 98 degree weather, some racing against horses along one mile of the course. The ride, sanctioned by the League of American Wheelmen, is annually the largest sanctioned century ride in the United States. This year's Hotter' N Hell Weekend will again center around the Multi-Purpose Events Center. The Consumer Show has grown to be a major cycling industry event with exhibitors from around the nation featuring cycling, fitness and health products and services. This year 8526 cyclist gather to experience the 2001 Hotter N' Hell Hundred. I am elated to be one of them.
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