A: It’s tough. That said, we’ve chosen it carefully to be challenging without presenting any undue safety hazards. What makes it tough is primarily the technical terrain. There are no drops, gaps or long, steep descents – but lots of gnarly roots and grunty climbs to keep you occupied. There are also a few small jumps on the course, all of which can be ridden around. As long as you’re not a complete beginner mountain biker you should really enjoy this race! And if you’re used to Cumberland riding, it’ll just be another sweet ride!

The Dodge City Cycles Bike Course is primarily singletrack, with some logging road and “quad tracks” in between. Most of the trails used in the race are rated blue squares (intermediate). Course maps will be available on our Standard Course or Sprint Course page at least three weeks ahead of race day. We highly recommend that you pre-ride the Dodge City Cycles Bike Course to familiarize yourself with the trails.

A: Only mountain bikes with wheel sizes 26, 27.5 or 29 are allowed, and tires must be 1.5″ wide or wider, although “fat bikes” are not allowed. Cyclecross, road or any other bikes are likewise NOT allowed. Clipless and flat pedals are both allowed, but pedals with toe cages are not. Both front AND rear brakes must be in good working order, and handlebars must have plugs on the ends (i.e. no hollow tubes at the end of your handlebars). It is your responsibility to ensure your bike is in good working order. For more information about what is allowed and not allowed on your bike, please refer to section 5.2 of the Provincial Triathlon Competition Rules, also referenced above.

A: Part of your transition at BodyNetix T1 will include putting all of your items into your race bag, which will be marked with your race number. Once all athletes have cleared T1, race volunteers will transport all bags to the registration tent at Race Central (Village Park), where they will be available for pick-up.

A: Unfortunately, we are not able to offer any refunds or transfers of registrations, although our third-party registration provider does offer refund protection that you can purchase at the time of registration. We are also happy to defer your registration to next year if requested before the end of August.

As participants of our inaugural year in 2018 saw, the race will go on in some truly nasty conditions. That said, our event is sanctioned by Triathlon BC and follows standard protocols for ITU racing. Onsite TriBC officials, along with the Race Director, will determine if weather, air quality or other conditions may adversely impact the safety of the event and make appropriate changes if necessary.

A note about fire risk: Much of our course traverses working forests that are privately owned. The landowners have been very generous with access and have great relationships with UROC and our organizing committee, but at the end of the day they determine whether access will be allowed in the case of extreme fire risk conditions, and they retain the right to revoke access at any time.