Spring Stagecoach

We sure can use your help! We're looking for energetic, very reliable volunteers to help with a wide variety of tasks associated with our event. Below are the critical functional areas. If you have interest in volunteering, please send an email to Jim with your name, city, telephone and what area interests you. We'll provide you with a cool volunteer t-shirt and meals at the ride. But we know most of the reward will be derived from the interactions you'll have with some very nice (and tired) riders out on the course. They appreciate you and so do we!

  1. Registration: Assist with processing rider packet for up to 3,000 riders. Includes stuffing packets, signing in pre-registered riders, accepting registrations of new riders, handing out rider packets, t-shirts, and jerseys.
  1. Thursday, Apr 3, 08: Packet stuffing/pizza party. 6:00-8:00 P.M. Mission Valley Resort Ballroom, San Diego
  2. Friday, Apr 4, 08: Packet pick-up Mission Valley Resort, Noon to 8:00 P.M.
  3. Saturday, Apr 5, '08: Morning packet pickup and day-of-event registrations. Ocotillo Recreation Center, 6:45 A.M. to 9:00 A.M.
  1. Course Marshals: Key volunteers working closely with event directors. Responsible for wider aspects of the event. Prior event director level expertise is highly desirable!
  1. Rest Stops:
  1. Start/Finish: Ocotillo
  2. Rest Stop #1: Near Carrizo Badlands Overlook on CR S2, about mile 10 of the ride.
  3. Rest Stop #2: Near Aqua Caliente, mile 25 of the ride.
  4. Rest Stop #3: Box Canyon Overlook, mile 37 of the ride.
  5. Lunch/Rest Stop: Lunch/Rest Stop, mile 42 of the ride in Shelter Valley.
  6. Turn-around:  At 50 mile point on San Felipe Grade, 8 miles north of Shelter Valley. 

   4. Event set up/tear down crews

  1. Ocotillo, Thursday 11:00 A.M. to 5 P.M.
  2. Ocotillo, Friday all day
  3. Ocotillo, Saturday afternoon/evening

   5.  Course sweep vehicles and drivers

   a. South Course: Ocotillo to Agua Caliente
   b. North Course: Agua Caliente to Shelter Valley to turn-around point

   6. Timing Marshal and Check Point Marshals:

           a.  Manage all timing, judging, and validation aspects of the 100 mile Team Time Trial
           b.  Primary locations: start/finish in Ocotillo and key points, to include the 50 mile
                turn-around near Shelter Valley.

   7.  Greeters at the Finish area in Ocotillo:

           a.  Work in the vicinity of the finish area in Ocotillo helping riders with getting bikes into bike corral, gear pick-up, massage area, post-ride food, etc.