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Ride Solo Series 2: Supporting Black Lives Matter

What is it?

  • 4 solo riding routes on mixed surfaces(road, gravel, dirt) released during Series 2 which will run June 12th – August 2nd, to be completed for time… solo or with household members only.
  • New additions for Series 2, BONUS road routes that are not included in the overall timed series, but still offering timed segments for friendly comparison of course ;p … these routes are available now so plan your weekend rides, link below.
  • You have until August 2nd to complete all 4 timed routes for a chance to podium in the overall series, win prizes and the mad respect of the gravel galaxy.
    • Example – Han’s times: 1:00, 1:21, 1:15, 1:45 = 5:21 total.
    • Example – Leia’s times: 1:10, 1:15, 1:22, 1:50 = 5:37 total.

What if I’m not fast?
No worries, raffle winners will be chosen from all who participate and share their stories. The more routes you ride and share = the more likely you are to win a prize from one of our rad event sponsors.

  • One route complete = one raffle ticket (if not on Strava, please send me a link to your ride).
  • One route recap posted on RideSpot.org = one raffle ticket (please send me a link to each recap you create).

How do I register?

You MUST do the following:

  1. SIGN A WAIVER (new riders only, first series waivers still valid.)
  2. Support, donate or spend $20 or greater at any of the four options belowthen message me proof of purchase.
    1. Support Black Lives Matter Blono
      1. Venmo at blacklivesmatterblono
      2. PayPal at paypal.me/blmblono
    2. Black Owned Businesses: Bloomington-Normal, IL (special thanks to Black Lives Matter Blono for the list of businesses)
    3. Peoria – Black Owned Businesses: https://bbdpeoria.com/
    4. Live outside of Blono/Peoria? Reach out to me to discuss a Any Black-owned businesses, churches, not-for-profit, or community organizations in your area.
  3. A signed waiver, tell me your Strava name if it’s different than your IRL name, then… boom, you are in.
    1. DM via Facebook / theKOMteller
    2. DM via Instagram / theKOMteller
    3. E-mail via tomkeller@komteller.com
  4. You must have an active Strava account for the timing to compete for overall podium prizes. Not worried about timing? Then any gps recording account is cool just to show that you completed each route.
  5. You can get more entries for the prize raffle and get your story featured socially if you create ride recaps on the new People for Bikes – ridespot.org platform, so create an account on that site too for ride recaps.

The Rules

  1. All timed rides need to be solo, no drafting as this is a challenge for fun during a time when social distancing is highly recommended. Household members and spouses are allowed, but during Covid times isn’t some alone time nice? Proceed with caution.
  2. Routes can be ridden as many times as you want, fastest time will be your entry.
  3. All routes are unmarked and all roads are open, so please follow the rules of the road and ride safely. By participating in this event, you are taking responsibility for your own safety.
    1. Helmets are cool & mandatory.
    2. Front and rear lights/blinkies are rad and recommended.
    3. Follow the rules of the road, safety is more valuable than seconds.

Prizes You Say?

  • Podium Prizes:
    • Men and Women’s series podium: 1st 2nd 3rd overall.
      • Times are tallied up after all four routes are completed, stage race style.
    • Overall podium winners are then removed from the raffle before drawings.
  • Raffle Prizes:
    • Complete one route = one raffle ticket.
    • Submit ride recap on ridespot.org = one raffle ticket.
    • Max tickets: ride all four routes and submit four recaps on ridespot.org = 8 raffle tickets, nice!
    • New addition in Series 2 is the non-timed routes for additional raffle tickets.

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