Adaptive Mountain Bike Race/Ride
End of Summer Jam
Check out Pictures from 2024!
Back for the 3rd year! We are excited to host another adaptive MTB race during the Ride Kanuga 2024 End of Summer Jam. We are striving to add more to the weekend each year. This year we are excited to have a welcome BBQ on Friday evening, & will be having an outdoor MTB/aMTB film night. See below for more details on the schedule. We hope to see you out there!
Location:
Ride Kanuga Bike Park
1249 Kanuga Lake Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Dates:
Friday August 30 - Monday September 2, 2024
Schedule:
Friday, Aug 30: Welcome Cookout
6:00 - 9:30pm
$10/person - Please register at main registration link!
Hosted by our friend Alan Brown of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Cookout Location: 449 Holiday Drive, Hendersonville NC
Additional Parking: 339 Holiday Drive
- Shuttle Has Been Cancelled
- We encourage Carpooling if possible
- Parking is available at Alan's home, & also provided by Alan's Neighbors. Look for Catalyst Signs
- Please bring a camp/lawn chair if you need a place to sit.
- We will be grilling Hamburgers, Hotdogs, & some vegetarian options. Sides & drinks also provided
Saturday, Aug 31: Skills Clinic, Practice Runs, and Volunteer Training
Morning on your own: Enjoy your time exploring down town, or other WNC activities
Note: The annual Hendersonville Apple Festival will be in full swing in downtown Hendo. Enjoy the festivities, or try to avoid downtown if you don't like crowds ;)
10:00 - 12:00 Fundamentals Skills Session
This session will concentrate on fundamentals of appropriate adaptive bike fit, & encourage basic riding habits. Session will begin in the Main Ride Kanuga Parking Lot, & finish on the skills area
Saturday Lunch On Your Own
1:00 - 2:00 New Volunteer Training
A crash course in aMTB for our new volunteers. Learn a little bit about the adaptive bikes & what you might encounter during our race weekend
2:00 - 5:00 Race Practice
Elevation Profile for Race Run
Official Race Practice. Adaptive Riders & Volunteers should meet at the Catalyst Trailer in the parking lot. We will assign support riders & complete several practice runs on the race course.
Note: This years race results will be a COMBINED TIME of TWO runs DOWN the Evergreen Corridor (Climbing stages will not be timed). One run down will follow the entire length of Evergreen Trail. The Second run will follow Evergreen, but will have several reroutes added.
6:30pm - Brewery Meetup
873 Lenox Park Dr
Hendersonville NC 28739
Sunday, Sept 1: Adaptive race at Ride Kanuga
Elevation Profile for Race Run
Note: This years race results will be a COMBINED TIME of TWO runs DOWN the Evergreen Corridor (Climbing stages will not be timed). One run down will follow the entire length of Evergreen Trail. The Second run will follow Evergreen, but will have several reroutes added.
8:00-9:00 Arrival & Prep
9:00-9:30 Race Meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Adaptive Race on Evergreen
12:00 Podiums
Pizza Provided by Catalyst Sports!
7:30 Outdoor MTB Film Night at Ride Kanuga (Featuring Tread Setters + GoPro Film Contest)
Located in the Ride Kanuga Parking Lot. Enjoy an evening watching MTB films & GoPro edits submitted from the weekend! If you would like to borrow a GoPro to record your experience, stop by the Ride Kanuga Shop to get set up!
- Taco Truck will be onsite for food purchases
Monday, Sept 2: Community group ride
9:00 - 12:30 Group Ride
Registration Located in links below
Location:
Dupont State Forest
Guion Farms Parking Lot
3045 Sky Valley Rd
Hendersonville NC 28739
Race & Room Packages:
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Below Race Package pricing reflects total cost for adaptive race registration, 3 night stay (includes breakfast), + more
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Additional costs may apply for more than 2 occupants per room
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We have a limited supply of accommodations booked at Kanuga Conference & Holiday Inn Hendersonville. These rooms can be booked directly through Catalyst on a first come first serve basis when registration goes live on July 1.
- Check in: Friday 8/30
- Check out: Monday 9/2
- Rooms are limited. Please consider sharing with family or friends
- Please save ADA/Accessible lodging for those that have mobility needs
- "Private Room" indicates no one else will be booked into the same room. Some of these rooms have additional beds as indicated. Please consider inviting friends or family to share your room. Each room has a two person maximum. Additional people in room may trigger additional fee for breakfast.
- "Shared Volunteer Rooms" indicates the room has two twin beds. Please reach out to Kirby directly if you would like to be paired with a friend/family as a roommate
- Please save ADA/Accessible lodging for those that have mobility needs
- You will be contacted directly by Catalyst once you register for a room package to discuss further
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Kanuga Conference ADA Accessible King Bed Inn Room (Private room, King Bed): $125-150
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Kanuga Conference Accessible historic cottage rooms (Private room, 2 twin beds): $100-125
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Kanuga Conference standard historic cottage rooms - Stair Entry (Shared room, 2 twin beds): $50-75
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Holiday Inn Hendersonville ADA Room (Private Room): $125-150
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Volunteer Rooms at Kanuga Conference for out of town volunteers (Shared Room): $30/person
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Room Assignments:
If you booked a room/race package during your registration, you will be assigned to a room. Room assignments will be distributed on Thursday 8/29
Food at Kanuga Lodging:
- Breakfast Buffet is included with your stay at Kanuga. 7:30am - 9:00am
- Lunch Buffet: Additional Charge $15.99/person + Tax (Paid at door) 11:30 am- 1:00 pm
- Dinner Buffet: Additional Charge $24.99/person + Tax (Paid at door) 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Other Area Lodging:
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Kanuga Conference Center (ADA Rooms/ Van/ Truck/ Car Camping
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Other Hotel Options - scroll to the "Individual Listings" section, select "Handicap Friendly"
Kanuga Historic Cottage
Kanuga Inn: ADA King Room
Volunteer
We are looking for mountain bikers (who own their own bike) to join us in supporting adaptive riders coming from all over the Southeast. These will be three days packed with fun and riding. As a volunteer, you will be teamed up with another volunteer and will act as tail riders behind the adaptive athletes. In the case that your athlete runs off the course, you will be there to support them with getting back on. We may also need your help with assisting the athletes back up to the top of the course.
Note: Ride Kanuga is a downhill specific bike park. Volunteers will ride High Rocks Climb Trail multiple times during training & race day (2 miles, 524 ft elevation gain).
Lasher Rental:
Catalyst will have a limited number of Lasher handcycles available for rent. $150 all three days. Fitting will take place on Saturday, during race practice. These bikes will be stored for you in the Catalyst trailer & transported to the Monday group ride. We ask that these rentals be saved for those who do not have their own adaptive bikes & wish to join the race.
BikeReg Registration Additional Information
"Race Registration: Step 2"
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When completing the BikeReg "Race Registration: Step 2", you will see TWO adaptive registration options.
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The "Adaptive" race, with three categories as shown below, is the Catalyst supported adaptive optimized race. This race is free to all adaptive riders. The race course will be selected with adaptive bikes in mind
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Hand Cycle Category: All hand cycle adaptive bikes (analog & e-assist)
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Full electric adaptive bikes should also register under this category
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Recumbent category: All foot pedal recumbent adaptive bikes (analog & e-assist)
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Upright category: All adaptive riders riding upright bicycles or tandems (analog & e-assist)
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The "Enduro Race" Adaptive category
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RideKanuga will be hosting an enduro race during the End of Summer Jam. The Adaptive category, in the Enduro Race, will race the same race course as all Enduro Racers. This race course is not selected based on trails that are optimized for adaptive bikes.
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Catalyst WILL NOT be planning to provide support riders during the enduro race. Please reach out to Catalyst if you plan to register for the enduro & would like help recruiting support riders
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Catalyst fleet bike rentals CANNOT be used in the Enduro Race
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Race Sponsors:
