THE RACE START - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Give yourself plenty of time on race morning so you aren’t rushed! The start / finish chute is located at Church St and Center St.
START INFO:
* Neutral mechanical bike support - Grand Rapids Bicycle Company Tent in the After-party area
Number Plates - Only place on handle bars, NO CUTTING, HEAD TUBE WRAPPING….. If you don’t get a race time, well….. you’ve been warned!
* Starting waves and start times = Eastern Standard Time
* Your Specific wave & time is listed on back of race plate.
* We will also email you the link to your exact BIB#, start time and start wave
* We will only stage 3 start waves deep in the race chute at a time to spread out racers
* We'll have big wave number signs in the start corral identifying each wave distance and wave number.
* MAKE SURE YOU START IN THE CORRECT WAVE OR YOU’LL BE DISQUALIFIED AND NOT RECEIVE A RESULTS TIME
* Line up behind your start wave sign -volunteer
* Each start wave has 3 minutes in between waves. The waves will continue to move up the race chute until you get to the start / finish arch where you’ll will receive your count down to the race start.
If you drop out (DNF), ride a different distance than you registered for or get picked up by our SAG team, Please text your bib # to (616) 379-9302 ( on the back of your number plate) so we can account for all racers