august 1-2, 2015
The Northwest Arkansas Emerging Leaders are excited to announce the inaugural Rogers
Cycling Festival! For those who have enjoyed the Race for the Spike and the Frisco 5 Poker
Ride in recent years, you will have the opportunity to participate in those events as well as an
expanded menu of cycling events. There are opportunities for all skill levels and events for
road cyclists and mountain bike enthusiasts.
Registration: https://www.bikereg.com/rogers-cycling-festival
E-mail: [email protected]
The Rogers Cycling Festival is underwritten in part by a generous gift from:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, JULY 31
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Packet Pick-Up at Registration Area
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
6:30 a.m.
Registration area opens
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Race for the Spike
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Wheel Sucker Team Time Trial
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Hot & Hilly MTB Relay
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Food served/Prizes awarded
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Frisco 5 Poker Ride
6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Poker prizes awarded
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
6:00 a.m.
Registration area opens
7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Walnut Valley Road Race
REGISTRATION
Online registration is available through July 30 at Bikereg: https://www.bikereg.com/rogerscycling-festival. On-site registration will be available. See chart below for entry fees per event.
Discounts: there is a $10 discount for each additional paid event registration in the Rogers
Cycling Festival. This includes USAC sanctioned and non-USAC sanctioned events and includes
each team member registered in the Wheel Sucker Team Time Trial.
All Bikereg fees are included in your registration fee (no additional Bikereg fees!!)
Event
Early
(prior to July 17)
On-Time
(July 17 – July 30)
On-Site
Race for the Spike –
Road
$20
$25
$30 (7/31 only)
Race for the Spike –
Mountain
$20
$25
$30 (7/31 only)
Wheel Sucker Team
Time Trial
$45 per team
$60 per team
$75 per team
Hot & Hilly
Mountain Bike Relay
$30 per team
$35 per team
$40 per team
Frisco 5 Poker Ride
Free with another
paid event
registration
Free with another
paid event
registration
$5/person
Walnut Valley Road
Race
$30
($15 juniors)
$35
($20 juniors)
$45
($30 juniors)
HOTEL
The Hyatt Place Hotel has a limited number of specially priced rooms for Rogers Cycling
Festival participants for the evenings of July 31 and August 1. Mention group code G-RCFS or
click here to book:
http://rogersbentonville.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html?corp_id=G-RCFS
4610 West Walnut Street
Rogers, Arkansas 72756
Tel: 479-633-8555 or 1-888-492-8847
LOCATION
The registration area for the Rogers Cycling Festival will be in the parking lot at 214 S.
Arkansas St., Rogers, AR 72756. The Registration Area is just north of the Cottage @ the
Barn and across the street from the Jiffy Kwick.
To get to downtown Rogers from I-49, take Exit 85 (Walnut Street) and go east approximately
3.5 miles.
Parking is available at the designated parking areas OR in the numerous on-street parking
throughout the downtown Rogers area. Vehicle parking is not allowed in the Registration
Area or in the Cottage @ the Barn or Jiffy Kwick lots. First aid will be available in the
Registration Area on August 1.
Who will reign supreme...skinny tire, fat tire or the original iron horse?
Road Edition Presented by:
With appreciation to:
7:30 a.m., August 1, 2015. An 11-mile mass start time trial beginning on Arkansas Street
adjacent to the Registration Area in downtown Rogers, and racing to Avoca and back. The
goal is to beat the A&M train back to downtown Rogers along with a new adversary this year mountain bike racers. Custom jersey to the top male and female finishers. Cyclists who beat
the train win an engraved railroad spike. On-line registration closes at midnight on July 30.
On-site registration for the Race For The Spike will only be on Friday, July 31 from 4:00 –
7:00 pm.
The Algebra: If a bike rider leaves downtown Rogers and travels 5.65 miles north on
Arkansas Street to Avoca, and the A&M train leaves Avoca traveling south at the same time
the bike rider leaves Rogers, what speed will the bike rider need to average to beat the train
back to downtown Rogers if the train takes 34 minutes to complete the trip from Avoca to
Rogers?
Mountain Edition Presented by:
7:30 a.m., August 1, 2015. A course that will start on the Fleming Tract, one of the newer
tracts that expands the Lake Atalanta Park. Racers will cover approximately 6 miles over the
new single track with a joint finish to beat the A&M train and road bike racers. Custom jersey
to the top male and female finishers. Cyclists who beat the train win an engraved railroad
spike. On-line registration closes at midnight on July 30. On-site registration for the Race
For The Spike will only be on Friday, July 31 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
There will be various colored ribbons on the trail marking the courses for the mountain bike
events. The R4S – Mountain course will be marked with
flagging.
Please familiarize yourself with the course maps prior to the event. Some sections of the
Lake Atalanta trails are rated as “expert” level of difficulty. You’ll find some sections will
have you make a loop or second pass thru an area; the map will mark those with a “dashed
line”. On the course we’ll have signage at those points.
Also there some areas on the course where the single track passes thru an open area, these
“passing zones” are noted on the maps. Everyone is racing against the clock, so be prepared
to pass or be passed!
Note: there is no vehicle parking allowed at the race starting location on the Fleming Tract.
Participants are encouraged to park in downtown Rogers and ride their bike on the paved trail
through Lake Atalanta Park to get to the starting point. You will need to arrive early enough
to park your vehicle and then ride down to be at the starting point by 7:00 a.m. for a prerace
briefing. There will be volunteers at the Bike Park at the east end of Cherry Street to direct
riders to the trail.
Presented by:
With appreciation to:
Boston Mountain Cyclists
This event is a USA Cycling sanctioned event and is part of Permit # 2015 - 1823
9:30 a.m., August 1, 2015. The Wheel Sucker is a 3-person team trial for road cyclists
over a 10-mile course on N. Arkansas Street/Old Wire Road from Rogers to Avoca and back.
Prizes (per team)*:
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Open
3 Polaroid Cameras + $150
$120
$90
$660
Men's 4/5
$150
$90
$60
$300
Women's Open
$150
$90
$60
$300
Women's 3/4
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
$150
* Promoter reserves the right to change the start times and prizes/payout.
Teams in the Open category can include a mix of ability or gender.
Start times will be based on the order of registration. Teams will start every 60 seconds.
Starting point is at the intersection of N. Arkansas Street and E. Spruce Street. (A map will be
provided at the Registration Area) Event will be held rain or shine. Teams will ride to a
turnaround point in Avoca five miles north and finish back at the starting point. The team’s
time will be recorded when the last member of the team crosses the finish line.
USA Cycling compliant aero equipment is allowed in this event. USA Cycling License required.
Non-licensed riders will be required to purchase a one-day license. One-day licenses can be
purchased on-site for $15 or through usacycling.org.
Contact: Jason Evans 618-960-8746, [email protected].
Wheel Sucker Course map:
Presented by:
With appreciation to:
A two-person mountain bike relay format that has the first rider starting at the Fleming Tract
of Lake Atalanta Park, following the new single track trail approximately 6 miles up to the
Rogers Bike Park complex and the Exchange Zone. The second rider finishes the race after
covering approximately 7 miles of single track taking them down to the Fleming Tract and
back to the bike park. Prizes awarded to the top teams. Participants may compete in either
the Sport or Novice category based on their skill level. The Sport category will start at 9:30
a.m. and the Novice category will start at 11:30 a.m.
Prizes (per team)*:
Place
Sport
Novice
1st
Merchandise
($160 value)
Merchandise
($100 value)
2nd
Merchandise
($80 value)
Merchandise
($60 value)
3rd
Merchandise
($60 value)
Merchandise
($40 value)
Total
$300
$200
* Promoter reserves the right to change the start times and prizes/payout.
There will be various colored ribbons on the trail marking the courses for the mountain bike
events. The Hot & Hilly Challenge will have a unique color for each leg of the event. 1st leg
will follow
flagging and the 2nd leg will follow
flagging.
Please familiarize yourself with the course maps prior to the event. Some sections of the Lake
Atalanta trails are rated as “expert” level of difficulty. The 1st leg riders will use the maps
marked 1 and the 2nd leg riders will use the maps marked 2. You’ll find some sections will
have you make a loop or second pass thru an area; the map will mark those with a “dashed
line”. On the course we’ll have signage at those points. As an example, Maps 1-C & 2-E show
the “Exchange Zone” & “Finish Line”. Both team members will make a pass through this area
before finishing. The first pass will give you a small window of opportunity to provide
encouragement to your teammate!
Also, there are some areas on the course where the single track passes thru an open area.
These “passing zones” are noted on the maps. When the opportunity arises, be prepared to
pass or be passed!
Exchange Zone rules – there will be an area that has a “finishing chute” for the 1st leg riders
to ride through to complete their section. Adjoining the “finishing chute” there will be a
staging area with the 2nd leg riders lined up side by side. There will not be any physical hand
off or exchange. Once the 1st leg crosses the “line”, the 2nd leg can start their section.
For the finish, the 2nd leg rider will make a pass through the Exchange Zone area, and on the
2nd pass they’ll ride through the “finishing chute” to complete the inaugural Hot & Hill
Mountain Bike Challenge!
Note: there is no vehicle parking allowed at the race starting location on the Fleming Tract.
Participants are encouraged to park in downtown Rogers. 1st leg team members should ride
their bike on the paved trail through Lake Atalanta Park to get to the starting point. You will
need to arrive early enough to park your vehicle and then ride down to be at the starting
point 30 minutes prior to the start time for your category (Sport or Novice) for a prerace
briefing. 2nd leg team members should be at the Exchange Zone 30 minutes prior to the start
time for your category for a prerace briefing. There will be volunteers at the Bike Park at the
east end of Cherry Street to direct 1st leg riders to the paved trail to get to the starting
location and 2nd leg riders to the Exchange Zone.
Presented by:
With appreciation to: PEDAL
IT FORWARD
5:00 p.m., August 1, 2015. This is a relaxed, family friendly 1.26-mile course laid on the
streets of historic downtown Rogers. In the past few years we’ve seen kids, grownups, pets
and families enjoy this event. Prizes are awarded to the best poker hands.
There is no online registration for the Frisco 5 Poker Ride. All paid registrants in any other
Rogers Cycling Festival event will receive one entry to the Poker Ride. Others interested in
participating in the Poker Ride may sign up at the Registration Area prior to the start for $5
per person. Riders under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Participants will draw one card at the Registration Area and one card at each of four stops on
the route. The stops may be done in any order you choose. Return your completed card to the
officials in the Registration Area.
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Registration Area: Prizes awarded to the best poker hands per the
customary poker hand ranking.
Presented by:
With appreciation to:
Boston Mountain Cyclists
This event is a USA Cycling sanctioned event and is part of Permit # 2015 - 1823
This will be a road race held on Sunday, August 2, 2015 on a 6.1-mile loop in the Walnut
Valley area outside of northeast Rogers.
Neutral roll-out will be from the festival Registration Area at 214 S. Arkansas St., Rogers, AR
72756. Finish line will be at the Avoca, AR Town Hall, located just south of the first turn at
222 North Old Wire Road. Prizes will be presented at the festival Registration Area. Race will
be held rain or shine.
Feed Zone: Neutral Feed Zone will be just after the finish line. Please do not discard your
bottles and trash along the race course. Bottles should be discarded only at the feed zone.
Discarding your trash along the race course will be grounds for disqualification.
USA Cycling License required. Non-licensed riders will be required to purchase a one-day
license and will be permitted to enter the CAT 4/5 race. One-day licenses can be purchased
on-site for $15 or through usacycling.org.
Contact: Jason Evans 618-960-8746, [email protected].
Note: Men’s Cat 5 field is limited to 75 riders. If more than 75 riders register, two groups will be established
and separated by age.
Prizes*:
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Total
Men’s
1/2/3
$150
$100
$90
$80
$60
$50
$40
$30
$600
Men Masters
35+
$100
$90
$80
$70
$60
$50
Masters
50+ Bonus
$40
$30
$20
$450
Men’s
3/4
$100
$90
$80
$70
$60
$50
Men's
4/5
$75
$60
$55
$40
$20
$450
$250
Men’s 5
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
* Promoter reserves the right to change the start times and prizes/payout.
Walnut Valley Road Race course map:
Women's
Open
$100
$90
$80
$70
$60
$50
$450
Women's
3/4
Juniors
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
Merchandise
Waiver
(For non-USA Cycling sanctioned events. Standard USA Cycling waiver applies to
sanctioned events.)
By your registration, you understand, agree, warrant and covenant as follows (the following
waiver is included in the online registration):
Age restrictions:
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Minimum age for the Race for the Spike is 14 years old.
Minimum age for the Hot & Hilly Mountain Bike Challenge is 14 years old.
For the Frisco 5 Poker Ride, riders under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an
adult.
Age restrictions for the Wheel Sucker Time Trial and Walnut Valley Road Race are per
USA Cycling regulations.
In consideration for my participation in this event, I, the registrant, agree to hold Rogers
Development Foundation (RDF) and all those staff, volunteers and associates of the Rogers
Cycling Festival, harmless and free of all liabilities or suits, claims, or demands of every kind
or character arising out of and in connection with this event.
I know that bicycle riding and participating in a road race or mountain bike race is potentially
hazardous activity, which could cause injury or death. I will not enter and participate unless I
am medically able and properly trained, and by my signature, I certify that I am medically
able to perform this event, and am in good health, and I am properly trained. I agree to abide
by any decision of a race official relative to any aspect of my participation in this event,
including the right of any official to deny or suspend my participation for any reason
whatsoever. I assume all risks associated with participation in this event, including but not
limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high
heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, trail conditions, all such risks
being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and
inconsideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my
behalf, waive and release the RDF, all those staff, volunteers and associates of the Rogers
Cycling Festival, all event sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or
liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event, even though that liability
may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.
In case of an emergency, accident or serious illness, I hereby authorize RDF and the Rogers
Cycling Festival representative to make whatever arrangements deemed necessary for
medical assistance. I agree to pay for such medical care.
I understand that due to the nature of this event I may be included in photos or video that
will be used for media information or advertising for future events. By my registration, I
understand and authorize the use of any photos or videos taken of me during this event.
Our Sponsors
This festival would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsors:
Train Sponsor:
Media Sponsors:
Gold Spike Sponsors:
Justin Madick
Insurance Agency, LLC
Silver Spike Sponsors:
Lunch Sponsor:
Hotel Sponsor:
Website Sponsors:
Our Causes and Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the Race for the Spike and Frisco 5 Poker Ride over the three previous years
have been dedicated to supporting the Rogers Community Bike Program. In the spring of
2014, NWA Emerging Leaders used proceeds from these events to purchase 25 new bikes that
were placed at trailheads in Rogers for free public use.
This year, our hope is to significantly expand the fundraising efforts so that we may support
the Rogers Community Bike Program in a greater way and also support other related efforts to
improve cycling and overall wellness in Northwest Arkansas. We intend to support Pedal It
Forward with a share of this year’s proceeds (http://www.pedalitforwardnwa.com/). Pedal
It Forward is a non-profit organization that takes donated old, used bikes, tunes them up and
provides them to NWA children in need. We will also provide contributions to the Ozark Off
Road Cyclists and the Boston Mountain Cyclists clubs in recognition of their volunteers who
will help organize and run portions of the festival.
NWA Emerging Leaders (http://www.nwaemergingleaders.com/) is a program of the RogersLowell Area Chamber of Commerce. The Emerging Leaders Greenways & Trails workgroup
links parks, trails and people; to provide, protect, develop and maintain parks, greenways and
trails throughout the community; and to promote public awareness of the benefits of green
space. All festival funds are kept and managed by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of
Commerce and are included in the chamber’s annual audit.
All proceeds will go to great cycling causes! Thanks for participating!
www.rogerscyclingfestival.com
E-mail: [email protected]