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Monday is the 44^th Assault on Mount Mitchell and the 26^th Assault on Marion.
Approximately 900 cyclists are expected to make their way through McDowell County beginning at 9:30 or 9:45 a.m.
“Be patient with the riders and with law enforcement,” said Deputy Ricky Crisp of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, who oversees traffic control for the event. “Our objective is to get everyone through safely. Traffic will be backed up and stalled at times. We want people to be mindful of the riders and other motorists, as well as the officers that will be directing traffic at intersections.”
Most of those riders in the Assault on Marion usually complete the race by 2:30 p.m., and those traveling on to Mount Mitchell are usually out of the county by 5 p.m.
The Assault on Marion route will be as follows: Montford Cove Road to Old Fort-Sugar Hill Road to Zion Hill Road to Nix Creek Road to Tate Street to Old Highway 10 to Old Greenlee Road to Resistoflex Road to U.S. 70 West to Tom Johnson Camping Center.
The Assault on Mount Mitchell riders will travel the same route, except they will not stop at Tom Johnson’s. They will continue up N.C. 80 to the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mount Mitchell.