GO Fest King & Queen of the Mountain Challenge - Mountain Bike

MOUNTAIN BIKE

MUST DOWNLOAD STRAVA TO PARTICIPATE.

This contest is an annual event that takes place the week of the Anthem Go Outside Festival in Roanoke, VA. The sponsors and hosts of the event are Adidas Outdoors and Runabout Roanoke.

You have between 7am on October 7 until exactly 3:37pm on October 13 to post your best Strava time. On Saturday (Oct. 13) the King & Queen of Mountain Biking and Trail Running will be crowned around 5pm at the Adidas Outdoor tent.

The male and female winners this year will receive a $200 gift card from Adidas Outdoor. Also they will be crowned King and Queen of the Mountain. There will also be random drawings for prizes for those who participate thanks to RunAbout Sports Roanoke.

There are two race categories, each will have a King and Queen (you are welcome to participate in both but you must register for both):

1. Mountain biking - register here on this site

2. Trail running - register via this page

You must register and pay your $5 fee to be eligible. You must also have a Strava account set up. Need help with Strava? Well perhaps this challenge isn't for you because as King and Queen you must know all, or at least be able to make it up.  But if you need a little help check out https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/206818170-Getting-Started-on-the-Web for additional help. 

The course will start and finish on the GO Fest side of the pedestrian bridge above the Roanoke River. There will be signs at the end of the bridge to start and finish. There is a predetermined course so make sure you're familiar with it. Once you register you will receive an invite to the exclusive GO Fest King and Queen Strava Club where you will be able to see the course as well as your rank on the leaderboard. There is a 6 mile course loop for the running competition and a 10 mile loop for the mountain biking competition. Please obey all traffic laws and trail etiquette. You can attempt the course as many times as you like. 

PLEASE READ:

Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with a link to request to join the Strava King and Queen of the Mountain- MTB Club. If you already have an account with Strava, just sign in and join. If you do not have a Strava account then you will need to create one and link your GPS watch or use your phone as your recording device.

Strava Leaderboard Link : https://www.strava.com/segments/16141557 

Check out the route here : https://www.strava.com/segments/16141557

Route:

Start at end of Pedestrian Bridge ( Go Fest Grounds Side) 0.0
Turn Left onto Greenway .1
Turn right off Greenway at Electric Station (before Walnut Bridge) .7
Left onto Hamilton Terrace Southeast 0.7
Right onto Walnut Avenue (STAY ON SIDEWALK) 0.7
Continue on Walnut Avenue Southeast 0.8
Right onto Sylvan Road (Connects to OLD ROAD) 1.1
Left onto Old Road/Prospect Road Southeast 1.2
Head onto Monument Trail 1.3
Proceed onto Monument Trail 1.4
At end on Monument Trail head onto Mill Mountain Parkway 2.5
Turn Left onto Sidewinder 2.5
Proceed onto Sidewinder 2.7
Proceed onto Sidewinder 2.7
Right onto Wood Thrush Trail 3.0
Left onto Virginia Pine Trail 3.4
Proceed onto Virginia Pine Trail 3.8
Proceed onto Virginia Pine Trail 3.9
At the end of Virginia Pine Trail Head back up the other end of Virginia Pine 4.1
Proceed onto Virginia Pine Trail 4.2
Left onto Wood Thrush Trail 4.2
Right onto Mill Mountain Parkway 4.4
Turn Left on trail off Blue Ridge Parkway to get back to Ridgeline Trail 4.5
Right onto Ridgeline Trail 4.5
Proceed onto Ridgeline Trail 5.6
Continue up to Discover Center and take paved path to Star Overlook 5.6
Head around Star and take Main Road to Discover Center Parking Lot 6.0
Ride Through Upper Parking Lot at Discovery Center back to Greenway Path 6.0
Head Down Old Road/ Prospect Road/ Greenway 6.3
TURN Left onto Undertaker Trail 6.4
Right onto Ridgeline Trail 6.7
Right onto Riser Trail 7.0
Proceed onto Riser Trail 7.1
Head Straight onto Big Sunny Trail 7.3
Left onto Old Road/ Prospect Road/ Greenway 7.7
Old Road turns into Sylvan Road 8.2
Left onto Walnut Avenue Southeast 8.3
Left onto Hamilton Terrace Southeast (Before Walnut Bridge) 8.7
Right at Electric Station to Greenway 8.7
Left onto Roanoke River Greenway 8.8
Arrive at Finish at end of Pedestrian Bridge ( Go Fest Grounds Side) 9.5