GloriDays - MTB Camp Weekend

August 31, 2024

NEW FOR 2024! Zia Rides is teaming up with our friends from Revolution Enduro to co-host a full weekend of fun at Glorieta Camps outside Santa Fe, NM. Zia Rides will be doing our thing with endurance mountain bike races on Saturday. Meanwhile, Revolution Enduro will be running the show with enduro races on Sunday. Do one or both events, while getting to spend a weekend swimming in the lake and hanging out at mountain bike "summer" camp in Glorieta.

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About the Race

At Zia Rides, we pride ourselves our family friendly fun weekends. We might have finally outdone ourselves, as we invite you to come spend Labor Day weekend at Glorieta Camps for what will essentially be a weekend at bike camp! In addition to a full schedule of bike races, the weekend will also include live music, food trucks, games and activities for the kids hosted by our NICA NM friends, and hopefully so much more.

If you haven't been to Glorieta yet, the riding is phenomenal, and the trails surround a full service summer camp with a swimming lake, water slide, zip lines, a pump track, and so many other fun things to do. And in addition to camping spots, there are rooms onsite available to reserve for you and the whole team or family. So we mean it when we say that we want you to spend the weekend at bike camp.

Zia Rides will be leading action on Saturday with several endurance mountain bike events to choose from. The headline event is the 50ish mile "Blaze of Glori" that will take riders on most of the trails around Glorieta including the epic climb up Ghost Town. For those that aren't ready to get their butts completely kicked, we are also offering the 25 mile "Path to Glori", which will do all of the epic singletrack around Glorieta minus the Ghost Town climb. Finally, we want to offer something for everyone, so we will be doing a 6 hour race, the "Laps to Glori", on some of the easier trails around Glorieta including an adaptive bike category on the Route 66 adaptive trail at Glorieta.

So, don't delay. Registration will open March 1!

Race Details

FEES & DEADLINES

Dates and Deadlines

Registration Opens: March 1
Early Bird: register by April 30
Regular: register by June 30
Regular Plus: register by August 31
Late Deadline: register by September 11

Price:

Discounts

Juniors (under 18): Half price at checkout
Full-Time College Students: Half price at checkout (email Seth at elcapitan@ziarides.com for the promo code)

TRANSFERS, CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS

Refund Policy

Refunds are not offered but we totally understand that life happens. If you need to adjust your plans, we have several alternatives to transfer. See below.
If you want to be able to request a refund, then you should buy the race insurance available from Alliance when you checkout through BikeReg. It is not expensive, and it ensures that if you get hurt, sick, or something comes up, you are able to request a refund.

Transfers

Transfer your registration to another rider in BikeReg by August 1. Email Dave at gotdirtnm@gmail.com by August 1.
Transfer your registration to another race. Email Dave at gotdirtnm@gmail.com by August 1.5 We will send you a registration code to be used for another Zia Rides event minus a $10 change fee.

Changes

BikeReg allows you to make some changes to your registraion online. Dave can help with all others at gotdirtnm@gmail.com.

Cancellations and Insurance

The safety of you, your crew, and our wonderful staff is the most important thing to us at Zia Rides! If a race must be cancelled or shortened due to Mother Nature or other uncontrollable circumstances, refunds will not be issued. Unfortunately, the money has already been spent and we still have to pay for the event whether it happens or not.
Zia Rides takes out insurance for all of our events, and we will submit a claim if we have to cancel. We have had good luck with this, but it does take some time to get the funds refunded to riders. So, please be patient.

PRIZES

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

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

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 damn good time

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

Sign Up to Volunteer

STAGING AREA, CAMPING, & HOTEL

The Venue

The event is hosted at Glorieta Camps, a full service summer camp with everything you could expect from a fun summer camp . To check out the venue, including virtual tours, visit: Glorieta Camps

Directions

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4oJCQtuLieH8v38Z8

Camping/Hotel - Onsite Accomodations

You can stay onsite at Glorieta Camps. To reserve a room or campsite and to look at options, please follow the following steps:

1- Visit https://register.glorieta.org/?retUrl=register%3FId%3Da0LRp000000b7KH
2- Enter your email address to create your account. If you have not made an account before, you will also be asked to enter your birthday and a password.
3- Click the Begin Registration after logging in
4- You will be asked to enter your address if you have not made an account. If there is more than 1 person from your family attending the event, you can "Create a new family member" to add them to your registration.
5- Click the check box by each person who will be attending the event and click Next
6- You have reached the waiver page, choose the eye icon next to any name that shows their waiver is incomplete, type the participant's name into the text box, and choose next.
7- You will then have the option to pre-purchase a parking pass or an activity band. For overnight guests, please use the discount code OVERNIGHTPARK to get the parking pass at a discounted rate. Activity bands will give access to Reneck Paintball, Flylines, Arbor Climb, and Via Ferrata. The Parking Pass includes waterfront access. Please purchase 1 parking pass per vehicle. Activity bands are per person.
8- On the next screen, choose your lodging options if you are staying overnight. There are hotel rooms in Hall of States, tent sites, and RV sites. There is an option to change the lodging type in the drop-down by "Building". You can make changes to your check-in and out date as well. Choose the "Book" button next to the resource you would like to book. When you are ready to make a payment, choose the next button at the bottom of the screen.
9- Please complete payment before arrival, any room resources are not fully booked until a payment is made. If you choose the one-time payment option, you will be given the option to adjust the amount you would like to pay.

Ammenities

Activity bands will give access to Reneck Paintball, Flylines, Arbor Climb, and Via Ferrata. The Parking Pass includes waterfront access. Please purchase 1 parking pass per vehicle. Activity bands are per person.

Parking

Please follow the instructions above to purchase you parking pass for the weekend.

Pets

Zia Rides loves your pups, but pets are not allowed at Glorieta Camps due to insurance issues.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Glorieta Trails

Click here to see infomation on Glorieta Trails

Blaze of Glori - 50ish mile

The grand daddy course that includes 25+ miles of all of the inner trails of Glorieta including Route 66, the Green Belt, Cairn Me Up, Chips and Salsa, Snack Pack, Holy Mole, Ruiz Canyon, and all the way up Ghost Town to the top and all the way back down. Be ready for an epic day on the bike, definitely some hike-a-bike, and a strong sense of accomplishment with 6500+ feet climbed for the day.

Path to Glori - 25ish mile

The same course as the Blaze of Glori but minus the climb up Ghost Town and back. Don't think this means that it is easy. You are still going to climb 4000+ feet over 25 miles. Get ready for some great descents and some tough climbs.

Laps to Glori - 6 hour

This course will use Route 66 and the Green Belt trails for a fun loop less than 10 miles. Think of this as your introduction to Glorieta. It also makes a great introduction to Zia Rides and what our race series is all about. Great for anyone including juniors and beginners.

SPONSORS, VENDORS & BOOTHS

Food and Drink

Coming Soon

Live Music

Coming soon

Bike Industry

Coming soon

Other Fun Stuff

Coming soon

RACE RULES

Rules

Be nice to your camp neighbors and fellow riders.
No Littering: Please treat the area and trails with respect. Any racer found intentionally littering will be disqualified.
Helmets: Required when on the bicycle at anytime, whether racing or not.
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.
Course Food/Water Support: any person may supply a racer on the course with food and water.
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.
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.
Course Cutting: any attempt to cut the course will result in immediate disqualification of that racer’s entire team.
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.
Penalties: all penalties are determined on a case-by case basis by the Race Director.
Assholes will be disqualified.
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.
Protests and Changes: must be made during the 15 minute protest period immediately after the race. After that, the results are final.