Thank you for your interest in the Adirondack Ultra Challenge. Below are the general details for each ride. Use the links to guide you, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

All rides start promptly. Please give yourself adequate time to arrive, check in or register, and get ready to ride. Riders are expected to be on the start line at least 15 minutes before the start for last minute instructions.

Most rides leave from our event director's home at 7 Pearl Street, Schuylerville, NY. This is a residential neighborhood, so please be courteous when arriving and departing, especially if it is late at night or early in the morning. For travel directions and parking instructions, click here.

Entry fees must be in US dollars, and are non refundable and non transferable.

Rides will be held rain or shine. If there's a chance of snow, ice or other dangerous conditions on our winter rides, they'll be postponed and rescheduled. If that occurs, and a pre-registered rider can't make the new date, they'll be given a full refund or credit towards another ride, whichever they prefer.

Most rides will be unsupported on the road, but services will be available on the route. Riders should plan on being self sufficient. Hammer Nutrition products, pocket food, bagels, muffins, fruit, coffee and juice will be available at the start, and sandwiches, salads, snacks and drinks will be served at the finish. We've also put together a rider's checklist to help you prepare.

   

   

   

Same day registration is available for some of our events. Please refer to the specific event for more information. Below is our typical day of ride itinerary:

4:00 AM Start Time Registration Schedule:

Rider check-in and/or registration: 3:00 AM – 3:45 AM
Bike & light inspection & final briefing: 3:45 AM – 4:00 AM
Start time: 4:00 AM

   

7:00 AM Start Time Registration Schedule:

Rider check-in and/or registration: 6:00 AM – 6:45 AM
Bike and/or light inspection & final briefing: 6:45 AM – 7:00 AM
Start time: 7:00 AM

      

8:00 AM Start Time Registration Schedule:

Rider check-in and/or registration: 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
Bike and/or light inspection & final briefing: 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Start time: 8:00 AM

   

6:00 PM Start Time Registration Schedule:

Rider check-in and/or registration: 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Bike & light inspection & final briefing: 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Start time: 6:00 PM

      

   

While our sanctioned events have strict time limits that riders must adhere to, our Adirondack Ultra Challenge rides have "soft" time limits. While we expect everyone to finish within the posted time frame, you won't be disqualified if you take a little longer to finish. As long you're properly prepared, reasonably coherent and riding in a safe manor, you'll be allowed to officially complete the ride.

However, we do reserve the right to disqualify a rider and pull them from the course if we feel they are not properly prepared, incoherent or riding in an unsafe manor.

For a list of items to bring to be properly prepared, please refer to our rider's checklist. And, if you have any questions on this policy, feel free to contact us.

   

   

   

   

Lights and reflective gear are required from dusk to dawn. On some of our rides the time limit expires after dusk, but most riders should finish before sunset. On these rides we do not require lights, but it is solely the rider's responsibility to have proper lighting in the event they are still riding after dark.

Anyone caught riding in the dark without lights and reflective gear will be immediately disqualified from that event. To view our rider checklist, which includes our minimum lighting requirements, click here.

  

   

   

   

All of our events are eligible for the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association Year Rounder award. For more information on the UMCA, click here. In addition, the Saratoga 12/24 and the Adirondack 540 are also part of the UMCA UltraCycling and World Cup competitions.

Our brevets are officially sanctioned by Audax Club Parisian and/or RUSA, and are eligible for all of their awards and qualifiers.