6 Hours In frog Hollow

*Zia Rides reserves the right to combine categories if less than three register for a category. 

Dates and Deadlines

• Registration Opens: October 1st
• Early Bird Price Deadline: November 30th
• Regular Price Deadline: January 31st
• Procratinators Price Deadline: March 24th
• Registration Closes: April 9th

Category Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each category. We always try to do something cool and custom for each event

Fun Prizes

We realize that fast and riders are not the only people that make our events awesome. Sometimes we recognize other folks, so stick around for awards. We don't recognize all of these things every year, but folks have received prizes for things like the following:

• Congeniality Award: Awarded to the most courteous rider on the course
• Most Fun Rider Award: Awarded to the rider with the most spirit (Anders is not eligible to compete!)
• Endo Award: Awarded to the rider with the worst luck
• Best Costume Award: Awarded to the rider who completes at least one lap in their goofy getup
• Best Classic Bike Award: Awarded to the rider who completes at least one lap on a vintage bike
• Best Mustache Award: Awarded to the rider with the best facial hair
• Best Hype Man/Women Award: Awarded to the most enthusiastic supporter
• Best Volunteer Award: Awarded to your favorite Zia Rides volunteer
• Best Camp Award: Awarded to the camp with the best decorated tent
• Best Family Award: Awarded to one of the awesome families at our race
• Oldest Rider Award: Awarded to the oldest rider
• Youngest Rider Award: Awarded to the youngest rider
• Furthest Traveled Award: Awarded to the rider who travels the longest way to be here

Volunteer

We always need volunteers! In return for your time we promise our undying gratitude. But, you also can count on the following benefits:

• Early access to the venue for primo camping
• Awesome swag from our sponsors
• A darn good time

Please visit the link below from SignUp to see what volunteer opportunities are available.

Sign Up to Volunteer

The Venue

•  The venue rests in the shadow of Gooseberry Mesa and Zion National Park just outside the town of Hurricane, Utah. The staging area is known as Frog Town, and it is the hub where all the excitement takes place. The staging area is easily accessible, just 1 mile off Hwy 9 in Virgin and about 3 miles from the nearest store.

• Zia Rides - merch tent with hoodies, hats, beanies, tees. Do some shopping for the mtbers in your life.
• Hook'd on Bowls - providing delicious healthy Asian inspired food bowls
• Trail Alliance of Southern Utah - will have a booth with information about all of the great projects/trails they are working on. Become a member and show your support.
• Hammer Nutrition - will have an aid station in transition and goodies in your packets.
• Slick Chain Co - lubrication station will be set up in the neutral support area next to neutral support to keep your chain happy and quietly spinning.
• Jakroo - come see the latest Jakroo items in the Zia Rides merch. Zia Rides is Jakroo dealer so can equip your business, team or family with some sweet custom gear. Contact the merch tent for details.
• Over the Edge - great local bike shop will be bringing the fun to the on course aid station at the top of the climb at the Jem trailhead
• Zion's Tiny Getaway - local tiny home getaway will be helping at the aid station and supporting the event.

Rules

1. Be nice to your camp neighbors and fellow riders.
2. No Littering: Please treat the area and trails with respect. Any racer found intentionally littering will be disqualified.
3. Helmets: Required when on the bicycle at anytime, whether racing or not.
4. Race Plates: Athlete “Race Plates” MUST be affixed to the front of the handlebars, and preferably in
   front of any brake or shifting cables. Athlete “Race Plates” MUST NOT be bent, folded, wrapped around the head tube, or in any other position than flat against the handle bars. Improper attachment of the race plate will cause timing chips not to register and may be cause for disqualification. Also, your race plate number is how we visually
   confirm who you are out on the course or in the start/finish area. If we can’t read yournumber, it makes it harder to handle racer concerns that may come up during theevent.
5. Road and Traffic: Athletes are responsible for themselves throughout the duration of the event. This includes:  
   • Navigation of the course. While we will mark significant turns on the course, markings can be altered by weather or non-event related people.
   • We have navigation resources for you on our website which includes GPS files and maps.
   • Riders must be prepared to stop if necessary at all stop signs and road crossings before continuing along the route.
   •  Roads and trails are open to the public, and athletes are expected to follow the applicable laws and regulations in addition to using common sense and general courtesy.
6. Race Calling: Generally speaking, in the case of catastrophic failure due to weather or another extenuating circumstance that prevents the ongoing scoring of the event or creates a
   racing environment that is deemed too dangerous for the participants, the race may be called as of a certain time. Final results will be calculated in one of two ways: 
   • The race will be considered over at the point it was called and the results will be
     taken from the last completed lap. This will be the anticipated method in the event
     racers needed to be evacuated off course instead of completing their laps.
   • Or, The riders will be allowed to finish their current lap after the point the race is called and those results will be taken as final.
7. Race Suspension: In the case that the race is stopped and restarted once the hazard has abated, the combined results of both parts of the race will be used. The race clock (which is based on the actual time of day) will continue without pause during the race suspension. Once the race is restarted, racers who are ready to start a new lap will be free to reenter the course. The time for laps completed prior to the restart will be taken at the time of actual lap completion. This may result in racers who had been running ahead losing some time advantage due to the closure period. While potentially unfortunate in some cases, this is the most straightforward and workable way to account for the race pause. The primary concern is working to maintain the athletes’ safety in the face of hazardous conditions.
8. Ear Buds: Headphones, earbuds, speakers, and other audio devices are highly discouraged. Part of the point of this is to be out in nature taking in the sights AND sounds. If you must wear headphones you may do so in ONE EAR ONLY.  For your safety and the safety of others we ask that you be mindful of your volume and surroundings and ask that you keep the volume low enough that you can hear others. The ability to communicate with each other and other people on the trails is a safety imperative.
   
9. Course Food/Water Support: any person may supply a racer on the course with food and water.
10. Team members must be within 2 laps of one another to make the podium: For example, if one rider does 4 laps, all other riders must do at least 2 laps. If there is larger than a 2 lap difference, the team will be disqualified from the podium.
11. Course Mechanical Support: racers may receive mechanical assistance on the course. A rider providing assistance to another rider must have entered the course under their own power, either on foot or on a bicycle, not by motorized vehicle. Any rider who has entered the course in support of another may bring equipment and tools and may even swap bikes with the rider in need of support. The cannibalizing of bikes is permitted.
12. Passing Etiquette:  Follow rules #1 and #13. For those that need it spelled out: (A) Racers riding bicycles have the right of way over racers pushing bicycles. When practical, racers pushing should stay on the least rideable portion of the path when being passed. A racer pushing or carrying his bicycle can overtake a racer riding his bicycle provided he does not interfere with the rider’s progress. (B) Slower riders should yield to overtaking riders. Riders should clearly voice the command “On your left, I’d like to pass,” etc, when overtaking another rider. (C) Riders being passed must move over as quickly, efficiently and as safely as possible. (D) It is the responsibility of the passing rider to overtake safely. But that doesn't give the slow rider permission to violation rules #1 and #13. (E) In the event two riders are vying for position, the leading rider does not have to yield his position to the challenging rider. However, a rider may not bodily interfere with the intent to impede another rider’s progress. 
13. Course Cutting: any attempt to cut the course will result in immediate disqualification of that racer’s entire team.
14. Bad Attitudes: if there are two or more complaints about unsportsmanlike behavior, the racer and his or her team will be disqualified from the race, asked to leave the venue, and will not be welcome at future events. We will also talk smack about you. Refer to rules #1 and #13.
15. Penalties: all penalties are determined on a case-by case basis by the Race Director.
16. Assholes will be disqualified.
17. Act of God: In the case of catastrophic failure due to weather or another extenuating circumstance that prevents the ongoing scoring of the event or creates a racing environment that is deemed too dangerous for the participants, the race may be called as of a certain time, or postponed and restarted, or any other way we damn well please.
18. Protests and Changes: must be made during the 15 minute protest period immediately after the race. After that, the results are final. 

1b. Have fun!

Results

• 2025 Results Link