EVENT SCHEDULE


Friday

1. 3PM - 5PM - Time Trial Check-In (and Tour Registration available) at Bristol Mountain
2. 4PM - Team Time Trial start from Bristol Mtn.
3. 5PM - Mountain Prologue Individual Time Trial from Bristol Mtn.
4. 7PM - Post-Prologue Party at Bristo Mountain Ski Resortl. Time Trial Awards at party. Includes award-winning wines from Arbor Hill and awards from local bike shops to our top time trial performers.

Saturday

1. 6:30 - 8:30 AM - Packet pick-up / Late Registration at Bristol Mountain
2. 6:00 - 9:00 AM - Bristol Mountain cafeteria open with continental breakfast offerings.
3. 7AM - 9AM - Tour Starts (see below for suggested group starting times)
4. 1PM - 5PM - Highlander EXPO - Vendor booths with cycling products.
5. 1PM - 6PM - Bristol Mountain post-ride party. Includes a post-ride dinner for all riders, grape pie dessert, music, massage, expo and door prizes. Cash bar will be open.
6. Make sure you stop by and check out what’s going on at the EXPO, including an opportunity to get a much needed massage, design your own water bottle with Aquavation, sample local products, visit the photo/video booth, peruse the Highlander store, and place your bids at the exciting silent auction.

[ Bristol Mountain Parking Lot At Sunrise]

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GROUP STARTS

Group Starting Times - a number of people have requested that the tour organize 'group starts' where riders can start with a group on the same ride; we SUGGEST the following starting times:

1. Quads Hilla, Quad Lite and Corkscrew Centuries:  7AM
2. Mountaineer:  7:30AM (highly recommended)
3. Yodeler: 9AM

Note:  For road courses, these are suggested times; but you are free to begin your ride any time between 7AM and 9AM. For Mountain bike riders, we'd like to have a mass start this year. Please meet slope side at 7:30 am ready to ride.

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REST STOPS

Rest stops are located approximately every 20 miles, see maps of individual rides for location. They are well stocked with drinks and quick food, and most have toilet facilities. There are also several stores and gas mini-marts with food along the routes.

[ Rest stop at Vine Valley ]

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RIDER NUMBER PICK-UP

• Pick up your rider number either Friday or Saturday before the ride.
• 3PM - 5PM Friday Night, Bristol Mountain Lodge
• 6:30AM - 8:30AM Saturday, Bristol Mountain Lodge
• Be sure to pin your rider number to the back of your jersey.
• If you purchased extra dinner tickets, they will be in your rider number packet. If you want extra dinner tickets for friends and family and didn’t purchase them when you registered, there will be a limited number available for purchase for $10 each at the registration area.
• Goody bags are NOT available for pickup before the ride.

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RIDER GOODY BAG PICK-UP

Post-Ride:

• Goody bags will be distributed AFTER the ride...bring your tear-off tab from your ride number into the lodge to claim your bag 'o stuff.
• The bags are full of great stuff like our signature labeled wine or juice, stickers, Highlander articles and more.

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WHAT TO BRING ON THE RIDE

Items to carry with you:

• Helmet - all riders MUST wear helmets
• Filled Water bottle(s) and suplements
• Course map – limited print outs available at start. We suggest you print your own ahead of time. Check start area for any final road condition postings. Please note road markings sample at start area as well. All courses are well marked accordingly.
• Extra tubes
• Air pump
• Small first aid kit
• Appropriate gears for your ride. Minimum gearing 39/27 for century rides, 39/25 for Yodeler.

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IMPORTANT RIDER INFO

Safety: 

• You must sign a waiver to ride any of the rides! It is on the rider brochure, HTML form. You will be required to sign this at the mountain if you forget on the app.
• This tour is not a race and there will be (light) vehicle traffic on course. Riders are urged to exercise caution and follow all rules of the road.
• In case of Emergencies, please call 911

The Highlander prides itself on providing a safe, well run, and accommodating event for all participants. The Highlander staff takes the safety of the riders, the spectators, and the communities through which we ride very seriously. To promote this, each rider should have read and follow the NYS DOT cycling guidelines, found here:

https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/biking

If riders do not follow these guidelines, the Highlander may be forced to limit or terminate the ride. Your help and attention to keep the Highlander a safe, premium tour is appreciated.

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