Ride Details
DATE & TIME: Saturday, June 15, 2024 [Rain or Shine] at 8:30AM
DISTANCES
100K (66 miles), 50K (32 miles), 22 miles and 10 miles [See ROUTES below for details.]
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE WORN FOR ALL DISTANCES.
REGISTRATION
All registration is ONLINE and available until the event reaches capacity. No refunds are available for this ride.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements and Shout-Outs will start at 8:15AM. All routes close at 4:30pm.
PACKET PICK-UP
SIGN-IN & SWAG PICK-UP - Friday, June 14. Time and Place to be determined.
You may also pick up your swag at Burgaw Middle School on Saturday, June 15 from 7:00AM - 8:00AM. Don't wait til the last minute!
PLEASE NOTE: The information below is subject to change.
EVENT DAY ARRIVAL
IMPORTANT NOTE: RUNNERS IN THE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL 5K WILL PASS THE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL LOT BETWEEN 7:10AM - 7:30AM. THERE WILL BE A DELAY FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS TURNING INTO THE MAIN ENTRANCE. PLEASE TIME YOUR ARRIVAL ACCORDINGLY.
PARKING: Parking is available in the big grass field and behind the gymnasium at Burgaw Middle School. This lot will close at 8:00AM. Overflow parking is available at Cape Fear Community College with walk-through access between the campuses. When you arrive, parking assistants will be directing traffic. Please park within the marked spaces in the grass. Parking is not allowed on the black-top.
ON-SITE INFO: Burgaw Middle School is our central hub for the Tour de Blueberry. And as always, please remember to leave this school looking better than when you arrived.
RIDE BIB: Please wear your bib number on the back of your jersey on Saturday. This bib includes a tear-off lunch ticket!
RIDERS UP: We will offer a speed zone call for riders starting at 8:15. The faster riders will start first and lead the way. The Zone B & C cyclists will line up behind regardless of which route you are riding that day.
Zone A Riders - 20+ mph
Zone B Riders - 16mph - 20mph
Zone C - Leisure Riders - Under 15 mph
Please use caution as we roll out. THIS IS NOT A RACE. Allow plenty of room between you and cyclist in front and beside you.
Practice your ABC's: ARRIVE early. BE ALERT. CALL out your intentions and obstacles in the road.
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE WORN FOR ALL DISTANCES.
COURSE INFO: This year, we are offering four routes. A 10-Miler, a 22-Miler, a metric half century and a metric century. You can find the details to the course HERE.
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POST-RIDE INFORMATION
MERCHANDISE will be available while supplies last. We will have limited editions of past TdB t-shirts, hoodies, towels and bike lights. Please be prepared with cash for these items.
LUNCH: Lunch is FREE for registered riders. You can choose from one of the lunch stations. Be sure to present your tear-off lunch ticket on your bib to the staff at each lunch station to receive your meal.
Canned sodas, lemonade and water will be in coolers under the tent.
It is likely to be hot for our ride. Be sure to hydrate! Wear lightweight clothes. And sunscreen. Riders are expected to bring refillable water bottles. We are reducing our use of plastics and will provide limited single-use bottles at the aid stations. You will be able to refill your bottles with water and Gatorade at each aid station. We'll provide ice at each station as well.
MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & COORDINATORS
