Official schedule and times for 2026 also in the Rider Guide.

THURSDAY

–6:00pm TUFF Talk: Balancing Racing and Backcountry Objectives with Lance Haidet at Wind Drift Studios

  RSVP HERE Doors open at 5:30pm

  7:00pm Gravel Bike California Meetup at Mammoth Brewing Company

FRIDAY

–11:00-12:30pm Shakeout Rides from Footloose Sports

     No-Drop ride with Flint Hills Gravel

     TGIF x COROS ride RSVP HERE

–11:00-1:30pm Vendor setup


  2:00PM CTS Shakeout Ride from Footloose Sports

–2:00-7:30pm Registration and Expo Open

–4:30pm Bier Mile – The BUFF Event

–5:00pm Riders Meeting - Online Instagram Live

SATURDAY

–5:30-7:00am Registration – Last Minute Pick-ups 

–6:40am Sunrise

–Long Route:

–7:15am Last reminders/Safety Chat

–7:30am Event Start

–Medium Route:

–7:40am Last reminders/Safety Chat

–7:55am Event Start

–Short Route:

–8:10am Last reminders/Safety Chat

–8:20am Event Start

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–Post-Ride – 

  11:30-5pm Village Summer Concert Series - Free! 

  5:15pm UCI Podium Ceremony (all other categories on Sun)

–5:00-7:30pm Drop Bag Pickup (or Sunday morning)

  5:30pm Final Aid Station at Hot Creek closes

–7:00pm Sunset

–7:00pm Last Finishers – Course(s) Closed

SUNDAY

–8:00-11:00am Drop Bag Pickup and Free Coffee

–8:30-10:30am Awards/Raffle – Village Stage

     Read the Rider Guide to see the award categories

–11am Clean Up and Riders Check out/leave town