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We look forward to seeing you on ride day! Our all-volunteer crew and sponsors are focused on providing a well-supported, fun and safe event. Below are important details for ride day.

Friday Evening Packet Pick-up (Friday, February 20, 2015 from 4 pm - 7 pm)

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center - 455 Washington Avenue - Montgomery, AL 36104

Packet Pickup is an opportunity to pick-up your T-shirt, bib number, and Goody Bag the evening before the ride on Friday, 2/20 from 4 pm - 7 pm. This will be held at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center located at the Northwest corner of Decatur Street and Washington Avenue at 455 Washington Ave, Montgomery AL 36104 (see www.DexterKingMemorial.org/church/legacy-center or use Google Maps). We also want to load as many bicycles as possible on Friday evening to save time with loading bicycles on Saturday morning. So, please plan to bring your bicycle(s) to the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center on Friday evening, February 20 from 4-7 pm.

In any case, we are looking forward to see you on Friday evening, 2/20 from 4-7 for Packet Pick-up and then again on Saturday, 2/21. More information about Packet Pick-up and ride day will be E-mailed out in the next few days. Thanks!

Ride-Day Schedule (Saturday, February 21, 2015)

Montgomery State Capitol - 600 Dexter Avenue - Montgomery, AL 36104

6:00 am - Check-in opens in Montgomery at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center (455 Washington Avenue, Montgomery)
6:00 am - Turn in your bike for transportation to Selma on Dexter Avenue at the buses near the Alabama State Capitol steps
6:00 am - Enjoy bagel bites and coffee from Chappy's Deli
7:30 am - Check-in closes
7:40 am - Group Picture at the Alabama State Capitol Steps
7:50 am - Begin loading buses for Selma. Pick-up Breakfast box from Chappy's Deli and bottled water or bottled Gatorade for ride to Selma.
8:00 am - Leave for Selma
9:00 am - Arrive at Selma Interpretive Center in Selma - Tour Selma Interpretive Center
9:30 am - Pick-up your bike from transport
9:45 am - Leave Water Street for Edmund Pettus Bridge
9:55 am - Group Picture on Edmund Pettus Bridge
10:00 am - Course opens for cyclists going 51.4 miles from Selma to Montgomery on the Alabama Civil Rights Trail
10:20 am - Rest Stop #1 opens (7.9 miles from start)
11:00 am - Rest Stop #2 opens (13.6 miles from Rest Stop #1 and 21.5 miles from start)
11:30 am - Rest Stop #1 closes
11:45 am - Rest Stop #3 opens (20.2 miles from Rest Stop #2 and 41.7 miles from start)
12:15 pm - Check-Out opens in Montgomery at the Alabama State Capitol steps (9.7 miles from Stop #3 and 51.4 miles from start)
12:15 pm - Finishing Rest Stop opens in Montgomery at the Civil Rights Memorial Center (9.7 miles from Stop #3 and 51.4 miles from start)
1:30 pm - Rest Stop #2 closes
3:45 pm - Rest Stop #3 closes
5:00 pm - Course & Check-out closes (This is a tentative time)
5:30 pm - Emergency contact notifications start for anyone not checked-out
BE SURE TO CHECK-OUT!!!

Information Tent - Check-in (open 6:30 am to 7:30 am)/Check-out (open 12:15 pm to 5:00 pm)

Check-in for Pre-registered riders at the Civil Rights Memorial Center (400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery)

• Look for the sign with the first letter of your last name to sign-in.
• All riders will be asked to verify their emergency contact and phone number at sign-in. The course will be swept after the last rider. We will notify the emergency contact of any rider who has not signed out. Therefore, it is extremely important that you do not forget to sign-out.
• We will issue bib numbers that indicate to us that you are a registered rider. It must be worn at all times on the course in order to visit the rest stops and receive road-side support.
• We will pass out T-shirts and "Goodie Bags" at check-in.
• All riders will be asked for an emergency contact and phone number at sign-in. The course will be swept after the last rider. We will notify the emergency contact of any rider who has not signed out. Therefore, it is extremely important that you do not forget to sign-out.

Routes

Route maps and cue sheets will be in your registration packet. You can download TCX and GPX files for your Garmin at the links below.

Start Time

The ride will start with a picture at the Capitol steps at 7:40 am. The buses will then be loaded. We will load buses and bikes to head to the Selma Interpretive in Selma at the corner of Broad Street & Water Avenue. We will travel as a group to the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a picture at 9:55 am and group start at 10:00 am.

Rest Stop Open/Close Times

Sharing the Road

• This is not a race and the course is open to motorists. Please be courteous to all motorists and pedestrians, and be friendly to our neighbors along the route. Read our Road Rules.
• Obey all traffic laws.
• Ride single-file as much as possible. If you ride double, be vigilant for overtaking vehicles and cyclists, and single up quickly.
• Help each other!
• Ride safely and have fun!

What to Bring

• A properly fitting helmet is required at all times during the ride.
• Sunglasses or safety glasses. Some of the roads have been chip sealed by DOT this year. The rocks/gravel can be dangerous when they fly off the rear tire of riders in front of you.
• It is your responsibility to bring a bicycle that is in safe working condition.
• Tire change kit, including tubes with tire pump or CO2 cartridges
• Two water bottles or hydration pack
• Carry ID, emergency phone number, medical insurance card, blood type, etc.
• Lip balm
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen
• Towel for post ride

Food, Support, and Services

Arrival (6:00 am to 7:30 am)

• Civil Rights Memorial Center at 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery (Check-in and Packet Pick-up)
• Water Cooler will be available at Check-in outside the Civil Rights Memorial Center
• Restrooms are available starting at 6 am at the Civil Rights Memorial Center at 400 Dexter Avenue and also at the Wendy's and Burger King fast food restaurants on Madison Avenue.
• If you picked-up your bib number and packet on Friday evening at Packet Pick-up, then you can go straight to the buses on Saturday.
• Coffee & Bagel Bites from Chappy's Deli will be available by the buses on Dexter Avenue.

On the Road

• SAG wagons and bicycle mechanics are on the course for assistance. We have first aid kits and water/snacks in the SAG vehicles. We have first aid kit and mechanical bike help at the Rest Stops. If you need help, contact us using your mobile phone, flag down a SAG wagon or go to a Rest Stop. We hope you have a safe, fun ride and that these people will be very bored for the entire day. If you need help, our SAG teams will transport you to the closest rest stop.
• Call the number on your map for SAG support. Cell Phone coverage is uneven over much of the course. You may have to move to better coverage to complete the call. Of course, cyclists take care of each other so someone else can ride to better coverage and alert our SAG network. We have excellent HAM radio support between our Communications Center and the Rest Stops and SAG vehicles. If you need help, no matter if it is medical or mechanical, contact us and we will get you the help you need.
• The courses are marked with signs with particular emphasis on the turns. Stay on the course and be aware of where you are on your course. Good info about where you are will make it a lot easier to find you if you need assistance!
• There will also be turn by turn course directions on cue sheets in your registration packet. The sheets have mileages, both incremental and cumulative for your particular route. There is also very important emergency information, phone numbers, etc. on those sheets.

At the Rest Stops

• Fresh fruit, munchies, Peanut Butter & Jelly, sports drinks, water, and restrooms.
• Medical and tech support means "first aid" for bodies and bikes. Any medical problem even slightly serious, you need to call 911. SAG will bring you to the nearest rest stop and the rest stop people will arrange further transport, if appropriate.
• If you are at a rest stop and need a ride back to the start/finish, let the rest stop volunteers know. They will arrange a ride as soon as they can, depending of course on the urgency of the situation and the availability of transport.

Check-out/Finish Line Rest Area (12:15 pm to 5:00 pm)

• Check-out: When you finish you will need to return to the check-out/sign-out so we know you have safely finished. The course will be swept after the last rider is finished. We will notify the emergency contact of any rider who has not signed out after the course is swept.
• Meal: Hot chili including a vegan option will be waiting for you after check-out. There is an area to rest, relax, and recover after your ride!

Showers
Downtown YMCA has kindly offered to let riders use their showers after the ride. Remember that we will be guests at the YMCA. Please be respectful of their facilities and their regular members, and thank them all for the use of their facilities. Your "Shower Pass" is located on the back of your ride rules.