2020 Holiday Ramble

One of our favorite gravel routes because it is just so right. Only a couple of tough(ish) climbs but not boring and flat. Usually fast and somewhat smooth with lots of nice scenery but never very far from the next house. The course will be marked but we will still provide GPS files and free access to Ride With GPS premium app services if you don't have a dedicated GPS unit. Water tables will be spaced throughout the route but it is considered self supported with no SAG vehicles. You will have to make your own arrangements for a shuttle back to staging if unable to complete the route. No team cars/support allowed on course for the racers.

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This will be a Spinistry Safe Start event to meet an surpass any relevant Covid-19 safety guidelines. Start will be restricted to 10 participants or less. Zero Contact Check In for each wave will open 15 minutes prior to start time. On site podiums and awards are not viable because of the spacing between waves. Times from the different waves will be combined and posted the evening of the event.

No drafting! This is not a political statement. The reality is that some racers are not comfortable riding in close proximity with others at this time. We will be leveling the playing field by requiring all racers to log their times via individual effort without aero assistance from other riders. You are welcome to ride side by side with friends and family members who you are personally comfortable with (assuming they are comfortable with you as well). No wheel sucking allowed, even with permission from the other rider. Any racers who do not adhere to this requirement will be subject to having their times negated or penalized at the event organizers' discretion.

50K and 100K routes will be marked and there will be neutral water tables available along the route.
150K route is self navigated and there will be neutral water tables and a convenience store along the route.

Routes will be verified, finalized and made available to registered participants the week of the event.

For the Safety of all participants, spectators and staff, we will be implementing the following COVID guidelines:

Self Check Questionnaire (from Open Texas Checklist for Outdoor Events)

Checklist for Adult Recreation Sports Participants:

Self-Screen before going to an outdoor event for any of the following new or worsening signs or symptoms of possible COVID-19:

Individuals aged 65 or older are at a higher risk of COVID-19. To the extent possible, avoid contact within 6 feet with individuals aged 65 and older. Individuals aged 65 and older should stay at home as much as possible. Large gatherings, even those held outside, pose a significant risk to this population.

-Cough
-Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing
-Chills
-Repeated Shaking with Chills
-Muscle Pain
-Headache
-Sore Throat
-Loss of Taste or Smell
-Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 degrees.
-Known close contact with a person who is lab confirmed to have COVID-19

We will instruct anyone who answers yes to any of these to stay home.

We will be taking temperatures of all people coming on property at the gate. 

Guidelines: We will closely follow the recommendations of both the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Registration: Will be limited to wave starts of 10 riders or less.

Registration: Online only

Mask and Social Distance requirements: Everyone on property must wear a mask at all times when in close contact with other people not in their household. Every racer must have a mask on their person in the event of close contact during the event. As per Executive Order GA-29, page 2, exclusion number 4: Any person while the person is (a) exercising outdoors or engaging in physical activity outdoors, and (b) maintaining social distance from other people not in the same household Do Not Have to Wear a Mask. All racers must wear a mask in the staging area until it is their turn to start the event. 

There will be no shared Food and Drink during the event. There will be individual bottles of water at water stops. 

Hand Sanitizing stations will be available on site for all participants and spectators.