RATPOD
Ride Around The Pioneers in One Day
2008 RATPOD REGISTRATION IS FULL
We have met both our 500 rider cap and filled the waiting list.
If/when cancellation spots become available, we will take names from the waiting list, in the order received, to fill them.
Thank you for your interest in RATPOD and we hope to see you next year.
RATPOD is a one-day bicycle ride to benefit Camp Mak-A-Dream, a cost-free, medical camp in Western Montana for children, teens & young adults with cancer. Riders are encouraged to raise donations for the camp and bring them to the event Prizes will be awarded to the top donation-earning riders.
The ride takes place in the remarkably scenic Big Hole Valley of southwestern Montana. Riders will encounter three wilderness mountain ranges. Pristine rivers are followed. The valley is sparsely populated and therefore lightly traveled by automobile. This is bicycle nirvana - the stomping grounds of Levi Leipheimer (Levi finished fifth in the 2005 Tour de France.)
RATPOD starts and ends each year in Dillon, Montana. Registration for RATPOD is open to individual riders, or to teams of up to four riders. Teams are responsible for their own logistics, sag wagon support, and each rider must still register and pay the entry fee. There will be three food stops along the route and two water stops. A barbecue and band will follow the ride at the start/finish on the University of Montana-Western campus in Dillon.
Registration Fee:
$90
Registration Date:
Online registration will begin on March 1, 2008
Rider Limit:
500
Route Length:
130 mile loop in the Pioneer Mountains
Cancellation - Refund - Rider Substitution Policy:
Cancellations made on or before June 13 are eligible for a refund, minus a $20 processing fee. No-shows and cancellations made after June 13 are not eligible for a refund, nor are they eligible to receive a ride t-shirt or water bottle.
Rider substitutions / registration transfers are not allowed. All cancellation openings will be made available by the ride organizers to the next rider(s) on the waiting list.
Ride officials reserve the right to refuse ridership to anyone if they deem it necessary. In case of natural disaster, rider registration fees would not be refunded.
Guaranteed or "secured" spots will be made available to riders who raised $1,000+ for the previous year's RATPOD event. All remaining spots would then be opened up for general online registration on a first-come, first served basis.
 Check out our 2004 RATPOD Slideshow Video >> This is Quicktime Video created from 2004 ride images. |
 Check out our 2004 RATPOD Video Teaser >> This is Quicktime Video taken from the 2003 ride. (No Audio) |