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How To Organize And Promote A Mountain Bike Race

So you love mountain biking and want to conduct a race event. Not sure where to get started or what to consider? The listed below is information on how you can organize and promote a mountain bike race event. It will help you get started and give you some tasks to consider. Here is what you need to think about:

1. Select a location to have a race.

2. Obtain permission to race at your desired location. You might consider contacting the land owner, local government and or police. A verbal approval to have the race at the specified location might due but it is better to get it in writing.

3. Consider the race:

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   • The route of the race.

   • The distance and or length of time of the race.

   • Decide on racing categories that you will you offer.

   • Plan the start times for each group? Faster riders usually start before slower riders.

   • Will you need medical support on site the day of the race?

1. Try to secure sponsors to help you keep your costs down and be prepared to offer the sponsors something in return. As an example you can put their logo on flyers, a banner, or on a website, etc.

2. Make a race flyer and distribute it to bike stores, schools and send it out via email. Also post it on mountain bike classified sites. Make sure the flyer includes:

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   • Location and directions to the event

   • Categories and race distance

   • Prize list

   • Entry fee

   • Last possible time to register

   • Contact information

   • Any special notes

1. Consider the other stuff:

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   • How many volunteers do you need?

   • Order race numbers

   • Order trophies

   • Get water, Gatorade, food

   • Order start/finish and or marketing banners

   • Work with law enforcement if necessary

   • Prepare a press release to be sent out 30 days in advance

   • Reserve additional equipment that you might need – tables, awning, PA system, etc

 

7. Develop a task list and train your volunteers. The more you communicate to your volunteers the more organized your race event will become. You can not do it yourself.

On the day of the race stay calm and know what you need to do. Everyone is there to have fun so enjoy your day. When the race is over do not forget to walk the trail and make sure there is no trash on the course.

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What time will the Olympic Mountain Bike races be held at?

In the U.S. of course, pacific time.

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Olympic Bike Racing Schedule - Sorted by Event

Want to keep on top of all the Olympic bike racing events? Well, here's the complete schedule for cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, sorted by discipline. Click here if you want to see a daily schedule with precise start times of all events sorted by date

Road Bike Racing

Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesRoad Race: Saturday, August 9th
Men: 11:00 start
Women: 2:00 pm start

Time Trials: Wednesday, August 13th
Women: 11:30 am start
Men: 1:30 pm start

Track Bike events are scheduled to begin Friday, August 15 and conclude on Tuesday, August 19th.
Location: Laoshan Cycling Complex.

The track bike discipline consists of ten events:

Individual Pursuit - Men

Sprint (individual) - Men

Keirin - Men

Team Pursuit (4000m) - Men

Madison - Men

Individual pursuit - Women

Olympic Sprint - Men

Points race - Women

Points Race - Men

Sprint - Women

Friday, August 15

Team Sprint Men - qualifiers: 4:30 pm
4000m Individual Pursuit Men - qualifiers: 4:55 pm
Team Sprint Men - 1st round: 5:45 pm
3000m Individual Pursuit Women - qualifiers: 6:00 pm
Team Sprint Men - Finals: 6:40 pm

More InfoTrack Bike Racing Schedule (cont.) Saturday - Sunday

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Saturday, August 16

4000m Individual Pursuit Men - 1st round 4:30 pm
Keirin Men 1st round- 4:50 pm
3000m Individual Pursuit Women - 1st round: 5:05 pm
Keirin Men - Repechage: 5:25 pm
Points Race 40km Men: 5:40 pm
Keirin Men 2nd round- 6:30 pm
4000m Individual Pursuit Men - finals 6:30 pm
Keirin Men - Finals: 7:15 pm

Sunday, August 17

4000m Team Pursuit Men - qualifiers 10:00 am
Sprint Women qualifiers - 11:05 am
Sprint Men - qualifiers: 11:20 am
Sprint Men - 1/16 finals: 4:30 pm
3000m Individual Pursuit Women: 5:05 pm
Sprint Women 1/8 finals - 5:15 pm
Sprint Men - 1/8 finals: 5:35 pm
Sprint Women repechage - 6:05 pm
Sprint Men - repechage: 6:10 pm
4000m Team Pursuit Men - 1st round 6:15 pm

Track Cycling Schedule Continued - Monday and Tuesday

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Mon Aug 18

Points Race 25km Women - 4:30 pm
Sprint Women heat 1- 5:05
Sprint Men - heat 1: 5:20
Sprint (W) heat 2 - 5:45
Sprint (M) - heat 2: 6:00
4000m Team Pursuit Men - finals 6:15
Sprint (W) heat 3- 6:30
Sprint (M) - heat 3: 6:40

Tue Aug 15

Sprint (W) semis 1- 4:30
Sprint (M) - semis 1 - 4:40
Sprint (M) - 9-12 place - 4:50
Sprint (W) semis 2 - 4:55
Sprint (M) - semis 2 - 5:05
Sprint (W) - 9-12 place - 5:15
Sprint (W) semis 3- 5:20
Sprint (M) - semis 3: 5:25
Madison 50km Men - 5:30
Sprint (W) finals 1- 6:25
Sprint (M) - finals 1 - 6:35
Sprint (W) 5-8 place - 6:45
Sprint (M) - 5-8 place - 6:50
Sprint (W) finals 2- 6:55
Sprint (M) - finals 2 - 7:05
Sprint (W) finals 3- 7:25
Sprint (M) - finals 3 - 7:30

BMX Racing

Feng Li/Getty ImagesOlympic BMX racing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20th and Thursday, August 21st.
Location: Laoshan Cycling Complex.

Wednesday August 20th

BXM Men seeding time trial - 9:00 am
BXM Women seeding time trial - 10:05 am
BXM Men Quarterfinal 1 - 10:50 am
BXM Men Quarterfinal 2 - 11:20 am

Thursday August 21st

BXM Men Quarterfinal 3 - 9:00 am
BXM Women Semifinal 1 - 9:30 am
BXM Men Semifinal 1 - 9:40 am
BXM Women Semifinal 2 - 10:00 am
BXM Men Semifinal 2 - 10:10 am
BXM Women Semifinal 3 - 10:30 am
BXM Men Semifinal 3 - 10:40 am
BXM Women Final - 11:00 am
BXM Men Final - 11:20 am

More InfoMountain Bike Racing

Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesOlympic Mountain Bike racing is scheduled for Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd.
Location: Laoshan Mountain Bike Course

Women: 3:00, p.m., Friday, August 22nd
Men: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 23rd

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