25ish Mile Gravel Route

Solo Junior: Female, Male

Solo 18+: Female, Male

Solo 40+: Female, Male

Solo 50+: Female, Male

Solo 60+: Female, Male

Single Speed: Female, Male

45ish Mile Gravel Route

Solo Junior: Female, Male

Solo 18+: Female, Male

Solo 40+: Female, Male

Solo 50+: Female, Male

Solo 60+: Female, Male

Single Speed: Female, Male

80ish Mile Gravel Route

Solo Junior: Female, Male

Solo 18+: Female, Male

Solo 40+: Female, Male

Solo 50+: Female, Male

Solo 60+: Female, Male

Single Speed: Female, Male

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

Dates and Deadlines

• Registration Opens: March 1
• Registration Closes: September 11

Price Deadlines:

• Register by April 30: 
• Register by June 30
• Register by August 31
• Register by September 11

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)

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 damn good time

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

Sign Up to Volunteer

The Venue

The event is hosted at Wilderness Ranch. To check out the venue, visit: Wilderness Ranch

Directions

Google Maps

Camping Fees

• Cars and trucks: $10
• Small RVs and Trailers: $20
• Large RVs and Trailers: $30

Camping

Camping is allowed at the staging area. Camping opens Friday at 12PM and closes Monday at 12PM. You can’t show up early, and you can’t stay late! Want to show up early and get a good spot, then we suggest that you volunteer. All camping is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. There is not limitless space in the venue, and we ask that you be considerate.

Ammenities

There is potable water onsite, but you should plan to fill up your rigs ahead of time. You will NOT be able to fill tanks. Please plan accordingly. 

Zia Rides will provide dumpsters. There are bathrooms onsite, and Zia Rides will provide additional portable toilets.

Parking

We will not allow RVs to park horizontally across multiple parking spaces. If you can’t park your RV vertically into a spot, we do ask that you leave it at home and find alternate accomodations. 

Hotels

There are numerous hotels to choose from in Pinetop-Lakeside and Show Low.

Pets

We love pets and welcome them at our events! If you bring your pups, please keep them on a leash or under control in your area.

Information Coming Soon

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. 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.
5. Course Food/Water Support: any person may supply a racer on the course with food and water.
6. 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.
7. 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. 
8. Course Cutting: any attempt to cut the course will result in immediate disqualification of that racer’s entire team.
9. 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.
10. Penalties: all penalties are determined on a case-by case basis by the Race Director.
11. Assholes will be disqualified.
12. 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.
13. 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!

2024 Results

Coming soon