Special Edition: EVENT WEEKEND PREP!
There is always a lot to think about during a race weekend - we want families to feel like they have the info they need to be prepared, especially if they’ve never attended a WI MTB race before! We promise you will have a BLAST! There’s a lot of prep involved, so please make sure you’re reading all of our race info carefully, including any of the league’s race information/emails.
LEAGUE RACE INFO: Please, please take the time to read through the league’s race flier. It contains a wealth of information, including venue rules and regulations.
TEAM SCHEDULE OVERVIEW: This document provides an overview of team-specific details for event weekends. Read it carefully as it includes cricital information about warm up times and each rider’s wave start times.
RACING FAQs: If you still have questions about the schedule, logistics, and setup of a race weekend, PLEASE READ OUR RACE FAQS PAGE. If you find that your question is not answered there OR in the Wisconsin League Racing info, reach out to your team director or head coach.
CAMPING: Please remember that any camping reservations for staying at each race venue are due nearly a week and a half in advance. If you did not make a reservation via our website, or your reservation was returned/cancelled, you must find a separate place to camp. Individuals can not make reservations with the league - team leadership submits all three teams’ reservations.
REGISTRATION: The last day to register online (in Pit Zone) for any race is 11:59 p.m. the Tuesday prior. Missed the deadline? You can still register on-site, but athlete’s wave placement will be affected (they’ll start at the back of their category) and a $15 late registration fee applies. **Special Note regarding the new High School Open category: There is currently an error in PitZone that will prevent you from registering in this category. You can choose to either (1) register onsite at Telemark (the late registration fee will not apply due to the error) OR (2) your Team Director can register your student-athlete in a different category (temporarily), then he/she will be moved to the High School Open category.
WHAT TO BRING: We’ve put together a rider race checklist that includes most items you need for a successful race weekend. Download/print it here.
FOOD & PIT ZONE HELP: We are once again asking for families to help stock the pit zone with tasty snacks and supplies! Please click here to sign up to bring a snack or provide basic supplies like hand sanitizer. Please do NOT bring anything that contains caffeine, creatine, guarana root or taurine. Student athletes are not allowed to consume these on race day.
RACE PLATES: Riders should pick up their race plate at our team pit zone when they arrive in Cable. Riders need to use the same race plate all season, so you are responsible for keeping it and bringing it to all subsequent races during the season. Note that you must have a race plate on your bike (coaches AND athletes) before you pre-ride the course.
PIT ZONE: The team Pit Zone (staging area under our Driftless MTB tent) is open for all student athletes and coaches to come to prep for their race, gather before pre-rides/warm ups, and decompress after racing. We ask that families and those who aren’t racing use the area around the Pit Zone as “standing room only” (no extra bikes, lawn chairs, etc.) as it gets quite congested and crowded, especially with other teams nearby. Parents, we encourage you all to band together to create a Driftless-team parent zone elsewhere within the venue!
HELMETS: A reminder that ALL people who ride bikes at any Wisconsin League race venue are required to wear a helmet AT ALL TIMES (yep, even in a grass field, or a parking area). This goes for riders, siblings, parents, friends, etc. - failure to do so may result in a team points penalty, not to mention it simply reflects poorly on our teams.
FOOD: The race venue will have a bunch of awesome food truck options for spectators and riders, but you are also welcome to bring your own food.
SPECTATING: We recommend you bring anything you need to be comfortable for a day outside: good walking shoes, camp chairs, sunscreen/bug spray, a water bottle, cash (for merchandise or the food trucks!) and any necessary personal meds or athlete meds (epi pens, inhalers, etc.) Perhaps most importantly: bring noisemakers, face paint, costumes, posters, pom-poms, and your loudest cheering voice - these races are just as fun for spectators as they are for the racers! Note that not all race venues allow dogs! Please check the venue guide before bringing your four-legged friend.
