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Riders refuelling at an aid station beside the support truck
What's included · Support

You're never
out there
on your own

Aid stations, a roving vehicle, mechanics, and medical. There's no clock and no cut-off — the day ends when you get there.

Aid stations
Two a day, plus roving
Food, water, and somewhere to sit down for a minute.
SAG vehicle
All day, every day
A ride to camp whenever you want one.
Mechanics
Phat Tire Bike Shop
On course during the day and at camp in the evening.
Medical
UAMS
Professional medical support traveling with the event.
The whole point is that you get to ride

Everything on this page exists so that the hardest decision you make all week is what to put on your plate at dinner. You don't carry your bags, you don't fix your own flat if you'd rather not, and you don't have to finish a day you don't have in you.

The SAG vehicle

Getting in the
van is not
quitting.

It happens on every edition. Somebody's legs go on day four, somebody's stomach turns on day two, somebody just decides that eighty miles into a headwind isn't what they came for. You flag the vehicle, you get a ride to camp, and you're at the fire with everyone else that evening.

Nobody keeps a list. Nobody announces it. You ride again the next morning if you want to.

How do I reach it?
The vehicle runs the route through the day. How to flag it or call it is covered when you check in.
Is there a cut-off time?
No. There is no clock on this event and nobody is pulled off the road for being slow.
What happens to my bike?
It comes with you — bike and rider both get to camp.
Can I ride again tomorrow?
Yes. Plenty of people take a lift one afternoon and ride the whole of the next day.
Numbered gear totes laid out in rows at camp
Gear transport

Your bags are
already there.

You drop your bag at the gear truck in the morning and it's waiting at the next camp when you roll in. Everything is numbered — your rider number, your bike, your bag — so nothing has to be searched for at the end of a long day.

All you carry on the bike is what you want on the bike.

Packet pickup and gear drop times →
On the road

What happens when something goes wrong

I flat, and I have never fixed one
Phat Tire Bike Shop provides mechanical support for the event. If you would rather not stand at the roadside working it out, wait — help is coming.
My legs are done at mile fifty
Take the SAG vehicle. You will be at camp before the people still riding, with time for a shower and a beer.
I go down and I am hurt
UAMS provides medical support for the event. Tell the nearest aid station or support vehicle.
My e-bike battery will not last the day
Bring a second battery or an extender — some days will use a standard one up. There are charging stations at the venue every day.
I miss a turn and I am lost
GPS files for all five days go out ahead of the event. Load them before you travel so they work offline, because cell service out here is patchy in places.
The weather turns
Delta weather in October can move quickly. How a day is handled if it turns is decided on the ground.
What support doesn't do

Worth being straight about, so nothing surprises you at mile sixty on a Thursday.

It does not carry your bike between towns for you.
Support runs between the day's start and that night's camp, not to a hotel off route.
Mechanics carry common spares, not a full parts department. Bring what is specific to your bike.
Aid stations are food and water to keep you moving, not lunch. Eat properly at camp.
Riders celebrating at the Arkansas Graveler finish

Everybody gets to the finish

Some of them ride every mile of it. That has never been the part anyone remembers.

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