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Octoginta 2024 (Road and Gravel)
Registration Info
Registration is required before Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Cancellation Policy:
Due to the pre-ride expenses involved with organizing an event of this nature, there will be no refunds for event cancellation or transfers allowed.
About this event
October 13, 2024
Road and Gravel
INFORMATION FOR REGISTERED RIDERS
Routes and Maps: Electronic (Ride With GPS) and printable maps, cue sheets and SAG information are available on our Routes Page. The routes will be marked. There will be a limited number of printed maps and cue sheets at the ride start, and they will be in black and white. If you want maps and cues printed in color, please print them before you arrive. If you want to be certain to have printed maps and cues, print them before you arrive. The maps show the intersections and stretches of road requiring greater caution, so please review these before you ride.
Check-in: Check-in and packet-pickup before the ride is required. You have two opportunities to check in:
OR
Packets will contain your rider wristbands, food truck vouchers for lunch after the ride, and information about future events. The wristbands are printed with a rider number for your safety. In case of an accident, we will be able to quickly identify the rider by their number. Please wear your wristband on your Left Wrist.
If you pre-ordered a T-Shirt or 55th Anniversary Octoginta kit, please pick them up at check-in on Saturday or Sunday.
Ride Start and Schedule: Depart from Broken Arrow Park, between 7:30 am - 9 am. All riders must start by 9 am. Road and Gravel riders will follow the same route until mile 11, where Gravel riders will turn left onto E 900 Road. The course will close at 4 pm. We strongly encourage riders planning on the 80 mile Road, or 67 mile Gravel route, to roll out early in the start window. There is an 11 am cutoff time at mile 33 on the 80-mile Road course just after the Appanoose SAG. Riders reaching this point after 11 am will be diverted onto the 62 mile road route.
Rider Assistance: FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911 FIRST. Then, text or call rider support, (785) 218-3260, or flag down a HAM operator. For non-emergency assistance call rider support or flag down a HAM operator.
Safety: Safe rides are LBC's top priority. Please respect and follow the rules of the road. Most of the roads along the routes have light traffic, but this is an open course, and you will encounter vehicles on the route.
- Observe stop signs and stop lights -- it's the law. Be extra cautious crossing US 59 Hwy, US 56 Hwy and KS 68 Hwy. And Gravel riders, be extra extra cautious crossing US 56 Hwy northbound.
- Cyclists may ride a maximum of two abreast per Kansas Law, and only on roads with adequate shoulders and modest traffic. Otherwise, ride single file/paceline and as close as is practicable to the right-side edge of the road. Do not cross the center line. Keep right where sight lines are limited by hills and curves. Ride single file where there is two-way bicycle traffic on narrow roads. This includes County Routes 1039 and 1 approaching Lone Star Lake and the first SAG, and Thomas Road and Colorado Road North and East of the second SAG at Appanoose. 80 mile Road riders, the Franklin County Sheriff's office asks that you take extra care on the rolling hills north of Pomona, and the corners south of Pomona, which limit sight lines. Gravel riders, keep right approaching blind hills and blind corners. If you can't see oncoming traffic, oncoming drivers can't see you.
- Pacelines: Do not overlap wheels. Ride a minimum of 1 foot behind the rider in front.
- Do not pass cyclists on the right.
- When stopped, move completely off the road to allow motorists to pass.
- Communication: Signal/announce when passing, turning, stopping, or encountering hazards in the road.
- Equipment: Helmets are required. We encourage a headlight and taillight, especially if you plan to start early. A bicycle in good working order, a flat repair kit and pump, and filled water bottles or hydration packs will make your ride so much more enjoyable and safe.
- Road surface: Road riders -- there is newer chip seal on the 80 mile route between the second and third SAGs. Exercise caution in the corners. Gravel riders -- gravel is gravel.
- Deer crossing: Many stretches, especially along the gravel routes, have trees growing close on both sides. This is lovely, but also provides cover for deer. On downhills, keep a watchful eye for deer crossing the road ahead of you.
Grab your road or gravel bike and come ride with us!
What better way to celebrate fall in Kansas?... where wheat fields go on forever! Join us for 55th Anniversary Octoginta. That's right -- the Lawrence Bicycle Club has been hosting Octoginta since 1969. Come to Lawrence, Kansas, and join us October 13. Wind up your cycling season in crisp fall weather on the beautiful rolling hills of Northeast Kansas.
We will supply paved and gravel routes, great SAG stops, breakfast at the first SAG, mechanical support at the start/finish, roving mechanical support, and lunch at the end.
ROUTES, ELECTRONIC AND PRINTABLE MAPS, AND SAG SCHEDULES ARE NOW AVAILABLE
2024 Octoginta Routes/Maps/Cues/SAGs
To register, please click the "Register Now" button, located either above with the event details, or at the bottom of this page.
Road Distances: 80, 62 and 35 miles, paved.
Gravel Distances: 100+ KM (67 miles) and 60+ KM (39 miles) mostly unpaved.
Routes will be marked. Maps and cue sheets will be available in paper and electronic form. Octoginta starts and finishes at Broken Arrow Park in Lawrence. The starting window is 7:30 am - 9:00 am. The course closes at 4:00 pm. If you plan to ride the long road route or long gravel route, roll out early in the starting window.
ENTRY TO THE 80 MILE PAVED ROUTE JUST AFTER THE SECOND SAG (MILE 33) WILL CLOSE AT 11 AM. RIDERS REACHING THIS POINT AFTER 11 AM MUST FOLLOW THE 62 MILE ROUTE.
The Octoginta 55th Anniversary winter kit is available for pre-order through October 28.
Octo55 Winter Kit
Octoginta T-Shirts are no longer available for pre-order. There may be a few T-Shirts available for sale at packet pickup
Rules of the Road. Please arrive with your bike in good working order, and with clothing and gear appropriate for the weather. Be safe and courteous to riders and other road users. Be alert. Follow Kansas Law for cyclists: signal turns, slowing and stopping; observe traffic lights and signs; ride no more than two abreast. Gravel riders: keep right on blind hills and blind corners.
HAM Radio Volunteers will provide communications and logistical support. Volunteers from various local amateur HAM radio clubs will be at Broken Arrow, at the rest stops, and on the paved roads. HAM radio operators can communicate along the route even if mobile phone service is lost. HAM's includes mobile medical volunteers who can perform basic first aid and will contact Emergency Medical Services if treatment beyond first aid is required. HAM's can also provide transport back to Broken Arrow for any rider with mechanical and/or physical problems.
With help from HAM's we can make Octoginta even safer. Be sure to thank them when you see them on the ride!
There is no need to be hungry during Octoginta. All of the below are included in your registration:
• Breakfast at SAG 1
• Remaining SAG's will supply water, Gatorade, Snacks approximately every 15 miles.
• JB's Tacos and Barbwire Barbecue food trucks will provide lunch after the ride. There will also be a cold brew.
CHECK-IN AND PACKET PICKUP IS REQUIRED. Saturday afternoon at the Trek Store, OR Sunday morning at Broken Arrow, pick up Wristbands, Food Truck vouchers, pre-ordered kit and T-Shirts. Depart from Broken Arrow Park 2800 Louisiana Street in Lawrence, KS between 7:30am and 9am. You must start by 9 am. The course will close at 4 pm. Please note: if you leave early and ride fast, or leave late and ride slowly you may miss the SAG time windows. If you are riding the long route, start early enough to complete the course by 4 pm. There will be a time cut-off to finish the 80-mile paved route shortly after the second SAG. Details will be published as the ride approaches.
PRICING
Ride: Last minute pricing is $65 for everyone.
REGISTRATION
All registration, including day-of registration will be completed online. Registration will remain open the morning of the ride, but please make every effort to complete your registration before arriving at Broken Arrow. If you need assistance with registration, email jnhowat@gmail.com. Registration assistance will also be available Saturday afternoon at the Trek Store and Sunday morning at Broken Arrow.
Club Express will be processing all payments. Non-members will be charged a $2 or $3 processing fee.
*If you do not enter payment information immediately after clicking Complete Registration, you will have 30 minutes to complete payment before your registration cancels and you will have to register again.
NO REFUNDS FOR EVENT CANCELLATION. NO TRANSFERS ALLOWED.
QUESTIONS? Please contact:
Jennifer Lutz at jlutz@bphcleaning.com
Julie Howat at jnhowat@gmail.com
Marty Dubois at mkdubois3353@gmail.com
Support from Local Businesses and Vendors
Please join us in thanking the local vendors who will help make this year's Octoginta an exciting and successful event!
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