The General Outline
(always subject to improvement & suggestions)

1. The general ride orientation is Friday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 6 PM.

2. Pick up your timing chip and shirt before or after the orientation.

3. Your timing chip will be worn on the front of your helmet.

4. You will wear a number on the back of your helmet.

5. You will have a number on your saddle bar as well.

6. Friday the expo is open 5 to 8 PM.

7. This 72 mile event is designed to let you see how fast you can go around Lake Tahoe.

8. All finisher receive a finisher medal and an event wind shirt.

9. You will receive handsome achievement awards for riding under 3 hours, 3:30 and 4 hours .

10. And a license plate frame for each  time achievement up to under 5 hours.

11. And you are also competing against the field for a 5 deep purse up to a $500.

12. We have a $500 bounty to award the person who establishes a new overall course record.

13. Legend has it that Greg Lemond did it in 3:15 as a high school student while growing up in Reno. 

14. The latest Lake Tahoe  record was set by Jesse Miller-Smith in 2010 with a time of: 2:50:21.9.    How low can it go??  How low can you go??

15. See the overall 5 deep purse structure elsewhere on this page.

16. The first 9 miles is through about 25 stop lights with a police escort for the lead Peloton.

17. Any one may ride but we do have a 6 hour time (7am to 1pm) limit for timing purposes.

18. You may continue after 6 hours but timing may be closed.

19. This is not on a closed course and you must obey all traffic rules of the road.

20. Please ride single file up the hills to allow traffic to proceed.

21. Our NDOT permit allows for only one Peloton, so if not in the lead or main Peloton proceed single file as not to impede traffic.

22. Again this is not a closed course.

Electronic Timing Chip

Pick up your number and timing chip Friday night at the Embassy Suites between 5 and 8 PM.
Late registration and helmet chip, number, and wind shirt distribution will be in the Ballroom.
There will be a orientation-question & answer session at 6 PM.
Ride morning  late registration will incur a $10 procrastination fee payable in cash.
Please pick your chip and material at the Embassy Suites Friday night 5 to 8 PM and please attend the question and answer session at 6 PM if you have not done this ride-ride before..

Ride Day Quick Details
All athletes -72 Mile riders should park at Zephyr Cove Lodge 
(free parking before 7 a.m.-do not park at the restaurant)
The van & trailer and truck to Tahoe City will leave just before the start of the 72 mile Ride.
If you need a ride to the Tahoe City 35 mile start line be in the van and have your bike
in the truck before 6:50 AM

The 72 Milers start at 7 AM sharp and rides clockwise around Lake Tahoe.
Awards begin at 10:30 AM behind the start-finish area next to the lake.
Pick up your  wind shirt  at the Embassy Suites.
Tech shirts are only given out at the Expo.

 Each rider will be given a color sticker to put on the front and back of his/her helmet.
  This is to help you and the ride committee  know which distance  you and your fellow riders are doing.

You will also have a double sided bike number plus  an electronic timing chip to attach to your helmet.
You will keep the timing chip and number after the race.

FAQ:

There will be 3 water bottle exchange areas:

You will drop your empty bottle at one of the aid stations and a volunteer
from Deb Howard Realty will hand you a full sport bottle of water as you pass by.

1. The top of Vikingsholm parking lot.

2. Tahoe City 35 mile start line East of the Fire Station.

3. Incline Village on Lake Shore Drive

Shipping your bike to Lake Tahoe In need be you can ship your bike to: Sports LTD 4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd Village Shop South Lake Tahoe, Ca 96150 phone:  530-542-4000 They can have your bike  put together and tuned for your arrival.

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