Ashland Mountain Challenge • Saturday October 2, 2021 • Lithia Park in Ashland
UPDATE: The 2021 Ashland Mountain Challenge will be a 1-day race with all racers competing on Saturday. NO SPLIT RACE DAYS.
Transfers are open until Sept 21, 2021 at 6pm.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 1, 2021
- Course Inspection: 9am – 5pm
- Packet Pickup: 3pm – 7pm at Ashland Mountain Adventures
728 Jefferson Ave, Ashland, OR 97520
Please print and complete the waiver and bring it with you to packet pickup – this will reduce the need to use shared pens, and will speed up packet pickup.
Saturday, October 2, 2021 RACE 8:30am! Shuttle leaves at 7:15am!
- Packet Pickup: 7am – 7:30am at the CES Timing Tent above Lithia Park on Granite St.
- Race: 8:30am – 4pm
- Awards: Post Race (race could wrap up at 2:30pm, so please arrive early for awards)
YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR OWN PACKETS – CES Team Captain can pick up packets for their team members.
NO LATE PACKET PICK UP
Your race packet will include a voucher for a meal at Falafel Republic and beverage at Gil’s – you can redeem these any time over the weekend.
The Racebook – has all the event details you’ll need for the event weekend including location, weekend schedule, registration pickup details, course description, available accommodations, and other information.
Course
Google Map pin for top of Mt Ashland – Stages 3, 4, 5
Google Map pin for Lithia Park Venue – Start transfer for Stages 1 and 2
There are two sides of Mount Ashland that we’ll be racing. The west side, which is a 5 mile climb to get to Stage 1. Then climb to BTI, Stage 2 on the east side. Then shuttle to the top of Mt Ashland for the start of stage 3.
The course will be fully marked on Friday Oct 1 ready for course inspection. Ashland Mountain Adventures will be running shuttles for practice – reservations at http://ashmtnadv.com/ — or you can self-shuttle to the top of Mount Ashland.
Pros and Experts will race 5 stages – racing them in the order 3, 4, 5, 1, and 2. Pros and Experts will start with a shuttle to the top of Mount Ashland for Stages 3 and 4, then a climb to stage 5, and then the climb to stages 1 and 2.
Sport and Beginners will race 5 stages starting with the climb to Stage 1
- Stage 1 – Hitt Road
- Stage 2 – BTI
- Stage 3 – Bull Gap/Missing Links
- Stage 4 – Martys
- Stage 5 – Lizard/ Jabberwocky
Race Shuttle
For Stage 3, racers will be taking a shuttle from Glenview Drive, at the bottom of BTI/Jabberwocky, to the top of Mt. Ashland.
For Pros and Experts – this is your first stage of the day.
For Sport and Beginners – this is your 3rd stage.
Covid guidelines are still in effect for the shuttle.
To keep the shuttles less crowded, if you are traveling with folks that are not racing, please have them shuttle you to Mt. Ashland for the start of Stage 3. If you are alone, please use the shuttle.
Rider Meeting
No rider meeting Saturday morning. Your race instructions/rider meeting is when you pick up your packet!
The race director will be handing out a Rider Meeting instruction sheet. Your opportunity to ask questions is during packet pickup on Friday or Saturday.
Stage Start Times
The indicated times are the start times at the start of each stage, it is your responsibility to be at each race stage at the time indicated. At the top of the table you will find the estimated transfer time for each stage to help you plan your transfers. So you will have plenty of time to make the transfers between stages and enjoy the day and the race.
Sport and Beginners – you have start times per category for Stages 1 and 2 – after that, Stages 3, 4, and 5 are first come.If you are taking the AMA shuttle, get over to the shuttle pickup location on Granite Rd to get your shuttle assignment. If you are self-shuttling, get to the top of Mt Ashland ASAP and get going – first come. Keep moving, you need to complete the stages by the time indicated before the stage closes.
Pro and Expert – you are starting at the top of Mt Ashland.If you are taking the AMA shuttle, get over to the shuttle pickup location on Granite Rd to get your shuttle assignment. If you are self-shuttling, get to the top of Mt Ashland at 8am (that will get you to the start of Stage 3 at 8:20am). Keep moving, you need to complete the stages by the time indicated before the stage closes.
NOTE Mandatory Time Check – these time checks are at the CES Timing Tent for us to download your stage times off your timing chip. These checks are immediately after you complete Stage 2 and Stage 5. The CES Timing Tent is above Lithia Park on Granite St.
Failure to check-in will be a 15sec penalty per incident.
Race Venue
The CES Timing Tent check in is at the top of Granite St, above Lithia Park. There is plenty of parking along Granite St – between 0.25 and 0.5 miles from the venue.
DO NOT PARK IN “NO PARKING” AREAS — you may be ticketed or towed!
There is NO CAMPING in Lithia Park, the White Rabbit parking area, or on Tolman Creek Road and absolutely NO campfires anywhere! Camping is available at Emigrant Lake, Creekside Campground, and Well Springs Campground.
Dogs must be on leash in Lithia Park.
