Typical Race Weekend
SATURDAY
9:00–12:00 Core race staff and volunteers will be setting up venue and course
12:00 On-site race registration opens
GRiT Group pre-ride: All female student-athletes and coaches welcome
12:30 Course opens for all to pre-ride
5:00–6:00 Continuous riding on course only (no group stopping)
5:30 Course gate closes: No riders/coaches allowed to start the pre-ride after 5:30
6:00 On-site race registration closes and pre-ride ends (everyone must be off course)
Saturday evening Camping allowed and encouraged at all of our venues (with reservations)
SUNDAY (Race Day)
7:00 Folks begin to arrive and prepare
7:30–8:30 Pre-ride (no riders allowed to begin pre-ride after 8:00)
7:30 On-site registration opens (All student-athletes must be registered at least 1 hour before their race time)
8:15 Coaches Meeting (One coach from every team must be in attendance)
8:40 Middle School Boys Staging Opens
9:00 Middle School Boys Racing Begins
9:40 High School Freshman Boys Staging Opens
10:00 High School Freshman Boys Racing Begins
10:50 High School & Middle School Girls Staging Opens
11:10 High School & Middle School Girls Racing Begins
11:30 Food Trucks begin serving lunch
12:00 On-site registration closes
12:10 High School JV2 Boys Staging Opens
12:30 High School JV2 Boys Racing Begins
1:25 High School Varsity & JV3 Boys Staging Opens
1:45 High School Varsity & JV3 Boys Racing Begins
3:00 Volunteers/crowd/teams assist with teardown. – Volunteers always welcome!
(This takes about an hour and also allows our Timing and Scoring folks to get everything double checked)
3:45 Food trucks begin to close down
4:00 Awards Presentation
4:30 Everyone should be ready to head home
NOTE: this is a typical schedule – actual times could vary at each race.