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packet Pickup

Packet pickup is available at the venue on race day at the Session Series tent. Please arrive with enough time (at least 1 hour prior to your start time) to pick up and attach your number plate before riding up to the start.

Plates must be mounted horizontally on handlebars. You will reuse your plate each week if doing the series.

Directions & Parking

FLOYD HILL

DIRECTIONS
Headed West-Bound on I-70, take Exit 248. Take the North Side frontage road (HWY 40) for approximately 1.5 miles.

Headed East-Bound on I-70, take Exit 247.

PARKING
All participant parking is at the Clear Creek County High School. The High School is about 1 mile away from the venue, so plan accordingly. Consider it a warm up.

  • There is absolutely no parking on the frontage roads, no parking at the Park’n’Ride, and no parking at the antique store. You will be fined and towed if you are found parking in the wrong area. Please, don’t get these races shut down by parking where you’re not supposed to.

Maryland Mountain

DIRECTIONS
Our Maryland Mountain venue is at the Hidden Treasure Trailhead, just North of Black Hawk, Colorado.

PARKING
There are two options for the Maryland Mountain Session Series parking:

  1. The Overflow Parking Lot just South of the Hidden Treasure Lot. This will be obvious, just off of HWY 119. It will fill up quickly.

  2. The Black Hawk Parking Garage. This will put you about 1 mile away from the race venue, so you get to warm up those legs with a short pedal up to the fun.

RIDER DROP OFF
If you’re dropping a rider off, please drop them off at the Overflow lot. Please don’t shuttle them up to the Hidden Treasure Parking lot. There’s too much going on up there for a stream of cars to be coming in and out dropping people off.

Vendors & Team Tents

Reserve your space for a team tent at the 2024 Session Series! Each week costs $50 for a 10'x10' space. You also receive 2 parking spaces onsite. No other parking is allowed at Session Series venue other than sponsors and teams. Limited to 10 teams per week.

Rules

We know, we know. Rules are meant to be broken. But please, for the safety of yourself, the other riders, and these races, pay attention to and follow the few rules that we have for you.

  • No alcohol before racing. You will forfeit your entry–save it for later.

  • Full face helmet is required for racing the event. Helmets will be checked at the top of the run.

  • If another rider comes up from behind and wants to pass, you MUST let them pass. If they caught you, they are faster than you.

  • We also highly suggest gloves, elbow, knee, neck and spine guards. Check out the sponsors / gear at the event.

  • Have FUN!! This is a local, weekday race series, not the EWS. Be cool.

Spectators

MARYLAND MOUNTAIN
Spectators are not allowed on the course at Maryland Mountain. You will be able to watch riders finish at the bottom of Hard Money.

FLOYD HILL
Spectators may watch from the venue or along (never on) designated areas of the trail (follow signs).

VOLUNTEER!
Want to cheer on the riders and do a little good? We LOVE volunteers. You get a Yeti T-shirt and beer or soda for a couple hours of your day.

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP

Weather

A wet course is a dangerous course. We not only care about your safety, we are environmental stewards and do not want to decimate the area that has taken so much time and money to create. Clear Creek County or City of Black Hawk will determine if we can’t ride. In case of cancellation, we will post on our website and contact you directly via email as late as noon on the day of the event.

Ride Details

The Session Series

The Session Series is a weekly enduro race that’s all about fun. We want you to look forward to this all week and have a great time from start to finish. Keep in mind this is not a EWS race, so take it easy and enjoy the trails.

The Session Series is a benefit for the Colorado Mountain Bike Association.

Ride Categories

Our categories are split up by age groups. Your race age is based on your age as of December 31st this year.

Juniors 14-18 | 50+ | 40-49 | 30-39 | 19-29 | Open / Pro

  • M/F categories scored separately.

  • Age is based on December 31 of the race year.

  • The event starts at 5:00 pm sharp; all other start times are approximate based on field size. Don’t miss your category start!

  • If you think you are sendier than others, ask to get in front of your category.

  • Ride up takes approximately 40 minutes. Plan accordingly.

Schedule

2024 RACE DATES
Join us for however many Sessions you’d like. You will get points from 1st - 30th place at each race, and they will get tallied up for an overall ranking at the end of the season!

[May 29 • June 5 • June 19 • June 26]

PRACTICE / PRE-RIDE
The course will be taped and ready to roll by 2pm on each of the race days. Feel free to pre-ride at your own risk until 4pm. Please remember that you are not allowed to park at the venue, even if you show up early to pre-ride.

RACE TIMES* (APPROXIMATELY)
5:00pm: Juniors 14-18
5:25pm: 50+
5:35pm: 40-49
6:05pm: 30-39
6:40pm: 19-29
7:00pm: Open / Pro

AWARDS
Awards follow the final racer of the evening.

*Category start times reflect when you must be at the top of the mountain. Please allow ample time for registration and the ride up.

Course Previews

For those not into the biggest drops, we will ALWAYS have an option.

June 26 course

June 19 course

May 28 and June 5 course

Maryland mountain

Floyd hill

At Floyd Hill, we will offer different variations each week. The first week will include all options except the ‘dragon’s back/tail’. Week 2 will offer all options except the ‘diving board’.

Timing & Scoring

  • Riders will be chip timed with RFID timing. Please read race number mounting instructions on reverse to ensure results.

  • Product awards will be offered to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd each week. Must be present to accept.

  • Points will be awarded for 1st - 30th place in each event.

  • Overall awards will be scored on the best of 3 events. This will allow you to miss one event or toss out your worst event result.

  • Tiebreaks are based on the best Race 3 finish. If riders are tied on points and neither one did Race 3, then the secondary tiebreaker will be Race 2 points. Maryland Mountain race will not be included in series points since this was announced after initial registration.

  • Series awards will go to the top racer in each category.

Series overall

Are you consistent? Think you got what it takes to do well in every race? We track points from each of the races, so you can see just how consistent you are.

  1. Top 3 races are counted.

  2. 1st place gets 100 points, 2nd place 95, 3rd place 90, etc.

  3. Series winner is the rider with the highest points sum in their best 3 events (300 points is the max)

  4. 1st tiebreaker: Best placement on Race 4 (if you didn’t do Race 4, you lose the tie)

  5. 2nd tiebreaker: Best placement on Race 2

  6. Overall prizes are awarded for top 3 in each category

Register

Pricing

$45 per night includes chip timing, results and awards for the top three fasties. And a place to hang with your friends, enjoying a complimentary beer from the fine folks at Ska Brewing.

You may also register for the full series for $180.

REGISTER

Refund Policy

Due to the enormous amount of planning that goes into the preparation for this event, there are no refunds.

TRANSFERS
If you are not able to ride, you can transfer your entry to another rider. When the other rider purchases their entry, it will trigger a refund to your credit card. Transfers MUST be completed by 9am on event day. NO transfers at the venue. It is your responsibility to find a rider to take your place. We have created a community FB Page for communication with those looking for entries or wanting to sell an entry. There is no official waitlist.

TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
 If you have an entry you want to sell, share it on the the Session Series FB page. It is quick and easy and should take about 1 minute to execute, but please follow the instructions below.

The transfer must be completed by noon on race day. No on-site transfers.

  1. Login to your RaceRoster.com dashboard.

  2. Find the night that you want to transfer on your dashboard.

  3. Click transfer and enter the person’s email address to whom you are transferring your race and you are done. The rest is up to them.

The new rider MUST complete their side of the process for it to happen (sign-up, sign waiver, pay entry etc). They will receive a confirmation email which will trigger your entry refund. The new rider will get their own number, please don’t give them your number plate.

[If you signed up for the entire series, you can still transfer individual nights and you will be refunded $40 per night. We are not responsible for finding a transfer for you if you can not race. Transfers will close at noon on event day. Processing fees are not refundable.]