Logistics
Included:
- Garden City Gravel Tank Top
- Free Lunch at the end
- Free Camping
- Top 3 prize pop up shop
- Free Big Sky Beer
- Competitive Timing results
- Aid Stations
Support:
- 4 support vehicles on course with flat repair, nutrition, and medical supplies
- 2 fully stocked aid stations - Skratch products, water, medical supplies, flat repair - mile 23 and 35
- 1 lead vehicle for the whole event
- Bring your flat repair items and two bottles minimum
Podiums & Rules:
- Top 3 in each category and age category score
- 10-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, Overall, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+, Paracyclist
- Age categories are calculated on your start and finish time regardless of group you start with
- Race age is calculated via the age you wrote down at time of signup
- No double dipping for the overall categories. So, top 3 overall will not be recognized in their age categories
- For Juniors with a chaperon category - drafting is legal with chaperon, but also welcome other juniors in your wheel when pertinent
- Please ride within your ability level on the main descent
- Finish line is center line enforced
Missoula, MT
Missoula is a really special place. With a population under 100k, we live and recreate in the land of wolverines, bears, wolves, and moose. In the winter, we often have elk, moose, and mountain lions within city limits. In the summer, we are one of the most popular destinations for fishing, backpacking, and adventuring. MTCX lives for adventuring, specifically by skis and by bikes. Our trail systems and roads offer countless adventures, and after each we come back to the great community of Missoula to enjoy great food, drinks, and music, most likely with a "hello" with the establishment's owners who also partake in adventuring of some kind. If you're a Missolian, you know what we're talking about, and if you're not, we would love for you to visit and see for yourselves.
Wally & Bucks is the go-to Montana Burger stop; their burgers are made with Local Oxbow Cattle Co. beef and keep their other ingredients as local as possible. Black Coffee and Grist Milling & Bakery is our morning stop on race-day, Dram Shop is our go-to post-race hang out, and Downtown Missoula and the Hip Strip have a myriad of shops and cafes to interest all. The carousel is always fun for all ages, and watching surfers on Brennan's Wave on the Higgins Bridge is a great way to pass the time as you work on your ice cream from Big Dipper. Missoula's a great vacation spot, and an even better spot to get in some amazing miles on the bike. Welcome!
“It seems to me Montana is a great splash of grandeur. The scale is huge but not overpowering. The land is rich with grass and color, and the mountains are the kind I would create if mountains were ever put on my agenda.” – John Steinbeck
