Expert and Sport Racers—

Race weekend is almost here. Please read through the following information before arriving.

The entire course will be marked by Saturday morning with the official race lines.

More difficult sections—whether drops, jumps, rolls or technical sections—will be marked with signs that say “Feature.” Every marked Feature will have a B-Line.

Blue Ridge Bicycles will be set up at the bottom of Three Saws and happy to help riders from every class—not only racers competing in Saturday’s Sprint—with mechanical issues during the day.

For shuttling, please be especially mindful around the Three Saws lot. Access to the immediate area will be cut off for part of the Sprint. You may still shuttle, but the normal pickup point at the bottom of Three Saws will be closed, so you may need to pedal up a little before being picked up.

Several trails will be closed during the Sprint race. Please review the attached trail-closure list before planning your pre-ride.

We will reopen trails as soon as each section is safely cleared and will do our best to reopen them ahead of schedule. Until a trail is officially reopened, please treat it as closed and follow all signs and directions from race personnel.

Once racers start dropping, it will move quickly—so please stick around and help us build a sick crowd for them.

Spectators may park along Hamburg Road where permitted. If possible, please ride in instead by parking at Brook Hill Church or riding over from wherever you finish your pre-ride.

Sunday packet pickup begins at 6:30 a.m. This does not mean you need to arrive earlier than necessary. Plan your arrival around your own start time while leaving enough time to park, check in, receive your timing chip and be fully ready to race.

There will not be a large, in-person racer briefing. The full racer briefing is online and must be reviewed before race day. When you receive your timing chip, we will provide only a very short final briefing.

All Sunday racer parking is at ThorpeWood. Follow the event signs and parking directions when you arrive.

When your race is finished, you will receive a shuttle from Basecamp Frederick back to ThorpeWood.

Please do not linger at the bottom after finishing. Food trucks will be waiting at the top, along with massages from FX Physical Therapy.

Please review the online racer briefing, attached trail-closure list and website information before the weekend. If anything remains unclear, email us before race day.