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SCHEDULE
Saturday
Festivities
Dufur City Park
SHAKE-OUT RIDES
9:30 - 10:00 am Ride Check-In
10:00 am Shake-Out Ride
No need to RSVP for this Shake-Out Ride. Please note, that this is NOT a guided ride. It is an opportunity to preview the course, meet new people, and get your legs to spin. You will need to check in and sign a waiver to be an official part of the group ride.
Gravel 101, hosted by Annick Chalier, Brave Endeavors and Campfire Endurance- Skills and short ride, no drop, 10-12 miles
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Gravel 101 Course: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46295700
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12 miles, no drop, lead by Annick
Gravel Shakedown + Course Preview, hosted by Serena Bishop Gordon & Special Blend Gravel. We will preview the first 15 miles of the course, check out the “spicy section” and loop back to Dufur. 25-30 miles. Please plan to be self-supported.
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Shakedown Ride Course: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45488927
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22 miles, with option 2-mile repeat of the spicy section = 24 miles, load the course, this is not a no-drop ride, lead by Serena
TEAM TENT SET-UP
12:00 - 5:00 pm
Teams can register to have a spot in the team tent area.
Email us for more information.
PACKET PICKUP
12:00 - 5:00 pm Ride Check-In
PARTY IN THE PARK!
3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
We've planned all of your pre-race celebration with fun games, music, Fat Tire Beer Bar, and BBQ supporting the local community of Dufur through the Ranger Pride Foundation.
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3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Castelli Cornhole Clash
Sign up for the corn hole competition for Single Player or 2-Person Team. First round starts at 3pm with finals at 5:30pm
Prizes for winners from Castelli.
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6:00 pm
Fat Tire Hold My Beer Single-Toss Contest
Hold My Beer Single-Toss will start at 6pm with day of sign-ups.
Prizes for winners from Fat Tire.
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Ranger Pride Dinner Fundraiser
The Ranger Pride Education Foundation will be back again to do the pre-race fundraiser feed. Tri-tip, vegetarian options, and all the fixings.
Saturday
Packet Pickup
Saturday Packet Pickup
Dufur City Park
Noon to 5 pm
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO PACKET PICKUP:
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Signed OBRA Waiver with your OBRA License # or Single Day receipt number on it
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OBRA Yearly license or Single Day Form License. Get these ahead of time here:
Sunday
Packet Pickup
Sunday Packet Pickup
Dufur City Park
6:30 am to 9:50 am
Big Gravel must pick up packets by 8:30 am.
Medium Gravel by 9:00 am.
Small Gravel by 9:50 am.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO PACKET PICKUP:
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Signed OBRA Waiver with your OBRA License # or Single Day receipt number on it
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OBRA Yearly license or Single Day Form License. Get these ahead of time here:
Ride / Race Start
Dufur City Park
Post Ride Refuel
Dufur City Park
Check-in at the registration tent after your ride to pick up your post-ride meal ticket, pint glass, and beverage!
12 till 5:00 pm
Spin Catering will be serving their massive Taco Bar full of all the fixings.
We will also have a vegetarian option with grilled vegetables.
EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Cousins Country Inn has been a tremendous supporter of the Gorge Gravel for the past 10 years. They are the best bang for your lodging buck in the Gorge!
Gorge Gravel participants will receive the special rate of $99 plus tax for any classic room or $129 plus tax for a Barn room.
Riders need to call for reservations and let them know they are coming in for the race to get their discount. Just call Cousins Country Inn at 541-298-5161.
Host Hotel - Special Rider Rate
Tent/RV/Car Camping
We have LIMITED tent camping, car camping, RV hookup spots available for rent at the Dufur City Park. With 50+ tent spots and another 8 full hookup RV spots, you can prepare at the race start right after you roll out of bed! The cost is $30 for a tent site, $35 per car/truck/van site and $45 for a trailer/RV spot. Each spot (tent and RV) allows one vehicle.
YOU MUST RESERVE YOUR CAMPING SPOT THROUGH REGISTRATION. Camping is limited and sells out fast so don't delay!
You can easily add your camping spot to the BikeReg registration. If you haven't registered for the Gorge Gravel Grinder, you will see it directly below where you pick your ride distance. If you have already registered, you can go back into your BikeReg account and add it to your registration.
VERY IMPORTANT
This ride is a rule of the road event. We will provide flaggers and traffic control to get all the riders out of town but once on course, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to watch for traffic and follow the rules of the road. These country roads are very desolate do not be lulled into the fact that you have not seen a car in an hour and you blow a stop sign or an intersection way out in the middle of nowhere. The exceptions to this rule are the two locations were Super Big Grind ride crosses Highway 97. For safety, we have two sets of flaggers. After crossing Highway 97 the first time please stay to the right and ride on the shoulder the entire time. The shoulders are wide and clean.
Timing
This ride is being chip-timed. Results will be posted to the website immediately. Use your smartphone to check and see how you did. Timing chips are on bands that must be worn around your ankle (you can choose which one). The timing mat and station for the finish are located 2 miles prior to the City of Dufur. Look for the lane of cones and signage. Make sure you roll over the timing mat so we can get your official time. You will also be given a bib number to wear on your right side.
Parking
Event parking is located at Barlow Field and Dufur School. The Start/Finish line and after-ride lunch are located 10 blocks south of the School at Dufur City Park. The park has restrooms with flushing toilets and sinks!
Getting ready to join us at the Gorge event?
Our pals at Dirty Freehub, who are going to join us at the Gorge event, have offered up some suggestions on additional routes that you can include on your visit to Dufur. Dirty Freehub is a nonprofit that creates amazing gravel Ride Guides that help you to find cool places to ride and to learn about these places. Here's the map of their Ride Guides in Oregon; we hope you carve out extra days on your journey to enjoy some of them. (Maupin, Tygh Valley and Dufur all have routes that are low enough to be snow free.). We also hope you support their great cause with adonation to their organization.
Photo: Kevin English from Dirty Freehub on Macks Canyon.