What is it?
- 4 Solo riding routes on mixed surfaces( road, gravel, dirt) released in the month of May and completed by EOD June 7th.
- Route 1: May The Fourth Be With You
- Route 2: Back To Alderaan
- Route 3: Lightspeed To The Cantina
- Route 4: The Gravel Strikes Back
- You have until June 7th to complete all 4 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: Specialized Bicycles, Gore Wear, Skratch Labs, AltRed, Abus Cycling, Channell Designs, RoughRoad 100 and Ride Spot by People for Bikes.
- 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).
- Up to 8 raffle tickets per person for the whole series if you complete .
How do I register?
You MUST do the following:
- SIGN A WAIVER
- Purchase a $20 gift card from a local bike shop of YOUR choice to be eligible for prizes… then message me proof of purchase, signed waiver, tell me your Strava name if it’s different than your IRL name, then… boom, you are in.
- DM via Facebook / theKOMteller
- DM via Instagram / theKOMteller
- E-mail via tomkeller@komteller.com
- 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.
- 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
- All rides need to be solo, no drafting as this is a challenge for fun during a time when social distancing is highly recommended.
- Routes can be ridden as many times as you want, fastest time will be your entry.
- 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.
- Helmets are cool & mandatory.
- Front and rear lights/blinkies are rad and recommended.
- 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.
- Men and Women’s series podium: 1st 2nd 3rd overall.
- 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!