Mega-bike race starts and finishes in downtown Lebanon

Downtown Lebanon was the nerve center for a demanding bicycle race, the Swift Summit 200/100, held Saturday, Aug. 9.

The event, which started and finished at Conversion Brewing in downtown Lebanon, is a mixture of long-distance “brevet” cycling, gran fondo (“big ride”) and self-supported endurance road race, according to organizers.

The 200-mile route included 11,000 feet of climbing and several sections of gravel roads, while the 100-mile route included over 5,000 feet of climbing.

Since scenery…