The 10th-annual Bike the Rogue event is gearing up for Sept. 7 in Gold Beach.The Rotary Club of Gold Beach sponsors the event in collaboration with South Coast Bicycles in Bandon, which provides a wagon stocked with spare parts plus a mechanic to assist with any mechanical difficulties,The City of Gold Beach will donate reuseable goody bags for the participants.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');This scenic event attracts cyclists from both sides of the Oregon/California border, including Crescent City, and offers routes of varying abilities.Bicycling helmets will be required.Cyclists will have their choice of four different routes:• 25 miles/1,100 vertical feet, for a $30 entry fee• 40 miles/2,000 vertical feet, $40• 62.5 miles/4,000 vertical feet, $50• 100 miles/5,200 vertical feet, $60.All four rides follow the banks of the Rogue River and cross at least two bridges.The 40-, 62.5- and 100-mile rides finish along the Pacific Ocean.The Rotary Club of Gold Beach will provide a continental breakfast at the start of the event for all registered riders, as well as well-stocked rest stations along the route.At the end of the ride, each cyclist receives a root beer float and/or an Arch Rock Beer, and a wood-oven fried pizza.Registration for Bike the Rogue is at 7 a.m. in Buffington Park for those who have not pre-registered. The entrance to the park is four blocks east of U.S. Highway 101 on Gauntlet Street in Gold Beach.Those pre-registering with a postmark before Sept. 1 will receive $5 off the entry fee, per rider.For more information and registration and waiver forms, visit www.goldbeachrotary.com/bike-the-rogue, or email biketherogue@gmail.com. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });