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.
TCX Course (.tcx) Best
format for turn by turn directions on Edge 500, 510. Will provide true turn
by turn navigation on Edge 800, 810, 1000 including custom cue entries. Please be patient. The TCX files take 15-20 seconds to start downloading.
GPX Track (.gpx) Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet
entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail). Will provide turn by turn directions (true
navigation) on the Edge 705/800/810/1000, but will not have any custom cues.
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
Rest Stop
Open/Tentative Close
Rest Stop #1 (7.9 Miles) -
New Sister Spring Baptist Church near Camp
Site #1
10:20 am/11:30 am
Rest Stop #2 (21.5 Miles) -
Lowndes Interpretative Center (on LEFT
across Highway 80)
11:00 am/1:30 pm
Rest Stop #3 (41.7 Miles) -
Citgo United Food & Fuel Convenience Store
near Montgomery Airport
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.
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.
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.