20 RIDE 21 GUIDE *Grizlin‘ is just like riding, but with your priorities set right. Experience over performance. Stories over over Stories performance. priorities set right. riding, but with your Experience over *Grizlin‘ is just like happen. what‘s going to quite out the door with an open mind, not knowing glories. Grizlin‘ means rolling GONE GRIZLIN’ The Grizl is a do-anything, go-anywhere, all-you-might-ever-need Gravel bike. We’ve built a bike that’s fast across mixed terrain, at home on the rough stu , and ready for real adventure—be it single-day epics or week-long expeditions. Get Grizlin’*. Unleash your inner Grizl at canyon.com. SBT GRVL is a world-class gravel race experience held on the greatest gravel roads on Earth in and around the magnificent Steamboat Springs, CO. The unique combination of the quiet roads surrounding a thriving resort town create a setting for an incredible gravel bike race. With the fundamental goal of inclusiveness, we want to focus not only on the race, but a fantastic weekend away with family and friends. The beauty of the mountains (not to mention the camaraderie with fellow cyclists) as well as the basic challenge of covering these gravel roads on two wheels is something that will not soon be forgotten. TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Steamboat Springs! 2 Bike Town USA™ 3 COVID-19 Guidelines 4 Contact Information 5 Event Team 6 Schedule 8 Ride for Racial Justice 10 Course Guide 11 Support 12 Aid Stations 12 Event Safety & Medical Plan 12 3 Technical Support 13 Bike Wash 13 Rules & Regulations 14 FAQs 17 Where to Spectate 17 Awards 18 KOM/QOM Awards 18 Expo 20 Sponsors 21 GPS NAVIGATION 12 To follow the course on your mobile device, install the Ride with GPS app and enter Shortcut Code SBTGRVL. If you have Ride with GPS installed, click here to begin. STAY CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT 18 SBT GRVL RIDE GUIDE 2021 [1] SBTGRVL.COM WELCOME TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS! e are thrilled to welcome our gravel family back to Steamboat Springs! SBT GRVL attracts cyclists from all 50 states, 14 countries, aged 9 to 83 and brings the Steamboat community together for a weekend of excitement. Wherever you arriveW from, SBT GRVL is the perfect way for gravel cyclists, fans of the sport and friends and family to experience the western charm of our ranching and mountain town community. Whether you are racing the 37-mile Green course, the NEW 64-mile Red course, the 105- mile Blue course or the 142-mile Black course, you will be enthusiastically greeted by fans, volunteers, and community members on the finish line on Yampa Street in downtown Steamboat Springs. Take time to enjoy the recovery lounge, the Yampa River and post race celebrations with local food vendors offering a variety of cuisines as you cheer on your fellow racers. For the first time this year cyclists on the Black and Blue courses will traverse through the northern section of the historic Fetcher Ranch, just north of Steamboat Lake. This private double track section offers views of Hahn’s Peak and Steamboat Lake and demonstrates our partnership with the agriculture community and our shared love of this pristine land. We’re also excited about our partnership with Ride For Racial Justice, which provides opportunities for black, indige- nous and people of color. The SBT GRVL X RFRJ BIPOC Athlete Program helps expand the sport we all love. We’d like to extend a special welcome to these 25 athletes who will join us on the start line of SBTGRVL. In this rider guide, you’ll find all of the information you need from weekend events, great areas to spectate on course, local sponsors, and much more. Thank you for being part of our gravel community! Amy Charity Co-founder and Owner SBT GRVL SBT GRVL RIDE GUIDE 2021 [2] SBTGRVL.COM BIKE TOWN USA™ STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Our Community Steamboat Cycling Steamboat is built for families to come race and play. It is Bike Town USA™ one of the most desirable places in the US to spend time Steamboat is not just Ski Town USA, but also Bike Town with friends and family. USA™. Steamboat has been designated by IMBA as a Sil- ver Ride Center Bicycle Retailer and has been a consistent #3 Best Small Towns to Visit in the US destination for national level cycling events including Ride – US News & World Report the Rockies, the US Pro Challenge and the Tour Divide. Top 10 ski area in the United States – Ski Mag 2017 Routt County has 689 miles of maintained gravel roads Home to bike and outdoor industry leaders such as with minimal traffic. Gravel roads support and connect the Moots, Smartwool, Big Agnes, Honey Stinger and ranching and mining communities of Steamboat, Clark, Bingham Built Milner, Oak Creek, Hayden, Yampa and Phippsburg. All of this at 7,000 ft! STEAMBOAT RESOURCES: 3 Regional Airport 25 miles away from Steamboat Springs with daily service from Denver connecting with major airports across the US 3 Lots of RV and camping options in and around the Steamboat Springs area 3 5 hour driving radius from Salt Lake City and Denver 3 100+ restaurants and dining options Steamboat Chamber Dining 3 Over 80 condos, 20 hotels and a variety of home rentals Steamboat Chamber Lodging 3 Steamboat is accustomed to hosting major events 3 Endless activities for the entire family 3 County of 40,000 residents strong with proven track record of volunteering SBT GRVL RIDE GUIDE 2021 [3] SBTGRVL.COM COVID-19 GUIDELINES As we move closer to August, things seem to be opening up and outdoor events have very few re- strictions in Colorado at this time. While we are hoping that things continue to trend in a positive direction, we respectfully reserve the right to put some tighter guidelines in place in case things change and the health department requires them. A few things you can expect: • Please respect each person’s need for space which might be different than yours! • Currently, we do not anticipate asking people to mask up during outdoor portions of this event including packet pickup, the expo, and the race itself. • Bring a mask to Steamboat—there may be businesses who will require that you wear one. • All food service and restaurant public health rules will be enforced at inside venues. • Bigger start gaps have been created between different course distances. Please respect other rider’s space. We re- quest that you do not show up at the line until 30 minutes before your start time. • Portable restrooms will have hand sanitizer, hand washing stations will be present, and food service at the aid stations will consist of individualized servings (no sticking your hands into a big bowl of pretzels, for example). SBT GRVL LIVE Watch live at SBTGRVL.com/live Experience genetic-based, data-driven athletic optimization. YOUR GOALS OUR FOCUS www.wildhealth.com PRESENTED BY Pre-show starts at 12 MT, live at 12:30 SBT GRVL RIDE GUIDE 2021 [4] SBTGRVL.COM Hosted by Meredith Miller & Matt Lieto CONTACT INFORMATION Race Director Retail Manager Medical Lead Micah Rice Megan Harvey Ebin Latrimurti 719-231-9390 303-435-9093 800-674-7764 x 0 [email protected] [email protected] Steamboat Springs Chamber Course Director Media/PR 970-879-0880 Eli Campbell Chris Lyman www.steamboatchamber.com 970-846-3442 707-927-6535 [email protected] [email protected] Steamboat Springs Police 970-879-2060 Volunteer Director Director of Rider Services, http://www.steamboatsprings.net/ Greer Van Dyck Admin & Finance 145/Police-Services 970-846-0617 Susie Bockard [email protected] 781-361-2186 [email protected] Community Relations Manager Kristy Fox Race Owner/Co-Founder 970-846-9819 Amy Charity [email protected] 970-215-4045 [email protected] SBT GRVL LIVE Watch live at SBTGRVL.com/live PRESENTED BY Pre-show starts at 12 MT, live at 12:30 HostedSBT GRVL by MeredithRIDE GUIDE 2021 Miller & Matt Lieto [5] SBTGRVL.COM EVENT TEAM AMY CHARITY Amy is a Colorado native, born in Fort Collins. At the age of 34, she left the financial industry to pursue her passion and a career in professional bike racing. Amy raced all over the world and at the highest level of the sport. She was a member of the US National Team, holds a national title in the Team Time Trial and raced in the World Championships. She now directs and owns SBT GRVL while competing on gravel. Favorite Post Ride Food/Drink: Burrito & a margarita. Bucket List Ride/Adventure: Tour d’Afrique. MICAH RICE Micah lives in Colorado Springs and joined the SBT GRVL crew in 2021. He moved to Colora- do in 2009 to oversee the national events department for USA Cycling and between 2009 and 2017 oversaw over 100 National Championships, several Olympic Trials, and two World Championships for the governing body. Since then, he has been hard at work on other high-profile events such as North American events for Haute Route and the Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox. He currently is the Vice President of Event Strategy & Operations for Tourism Strategies and consults on events around the country, but of course his favorite event he works on is SBT GRVL. Favorite Post Ride Food/Drink: Carnitas tacos and a local IPA. Bucket List Ride/Adventure: Hike the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. GREER VAN DYCK Greer was born in Georgia but was built for the mountains and at the age of 20, she hit the road from Athens, Georgia and made her way to Boulder, CO.