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Thank you for your interest in Amgen Start at the Top - Lake Tahoe Legends Ride.
Online Pre-Event Registration is now closed but you can still register for the event with Pre-Registered Participant Check-In and Late / Same Day scheduled for Friday, May 13, from 10am – 8pm, in the Horizon Casino Resort Conventions Center. Event Check-In and Same Day registration will re-open Saturday, May 14, from 6:00am to 7:30am, in the Horizon Back Parking Lot C. |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
I am registered. What do I do or where do I go?
Please review the check-in locations and times information on this page.
I am not sure if I am registered?
If you registered online and you used a valid email address, you would have received Confirmation reply letter from registration@bikethewest.com. Your credit card charge would be to TGFT / Bike the West. Please bring your Confirmation Number and Drivers License (Picture ID) to Event Check In.
I am not registered. Can I still get in?
There will be Late / Same day registration (see above). A $20 Late Fee will apply and you will not be guaranteed a goodie-bag or t-shirt.
We ask please that you do not ride unregistered as the roadways are narrow, and by doing so jeopardizes the safety and future of all rides around Lake Tahoe and may open you up to personal liability as only registered riders are covered under our ride insurance policy. Unregistered bicyclists will be refused service at all Rest Stops, Technical Support and Sag Support.
We will also produce Tour de Tahoe on Sept 11, 2011, and this will be another opportunity to ride around the Lake.
Online registration is open on this website.
I am registered but cannot make the ride. What are my options?
Credit: There is a no refund policy, but unlike other events, TGFT Productions, LLC / Bike the West produces other events and will offer a credit to ride Tour de Tahoe on September 11, 2011. You must email a letter that you will not be participating by Wednesday, May 11, 2011, to receive a credit towards Tour de Tahoe. We will transfer your registration including original confirmation number to Tour de Tahoe. Credit will not be offered after that date or to no shows. No Shows without prior notice by the date above, will forfeit all credit, goodie bags, and all other merchandise. It is your responsibility to contact ride organizers to make arrangements for pick-up or shipping of any pre-ordered or pre-purchased merchandise. *Please note, that if you choose to transfer your registration to attend Tour de Tahoe – Bike Big Blue on September 11, 2011, that you will not be allowed to transfer your registration to another person as the procedures described below.
Transfer Registration: You may transfer your registration to another person by supplying that person an authorized signed letter that states you are not riding and would like to transfer your registration to the new rider. The new rider must go through registration check-in and present the letter and pay a $20 transfer fee. The new rider will then be required to fill out a new application, sign the waiver and receive your packet with number and will be good to go. To reiterate, a $20 transfer fee will be charged to the new rider.
SAMPLE TRANSFER LETTER. (Available in PDF Format or MS Word doc.)
Please do not sign the waiver, pick up your packet and give it or sell it to someone else in line. We assume you will be riding and this will nullify your registration. The person that you sell it to will have no coverage on our ride insurance and may be ejected from the event. If that person gets hurt or hurts another registered rider, you and the person you sold your number to will be personally liable for damages; and inadvertently, your emergency contact person may be notified, causing undue stress on your family or friend. So please go through the proper instructions on transferring your registration.
Can I sign the waiver for my friend and pick up their packet?
It is required that all participants must sign the waiver, but if it’s not possible, you may download the waiver form, have that person sign it and attach a copy of their picture I.D. or driver’s license to be able to pick up their packet. No Exceptions! An attached copy picture I.D. or driver’s license will be required. Just don't bring your friend’s driver’s license - there must be a copy of it attached to the signed waiver.
Download the AMBBR Waiver (PDF)
ABOUT THE RIDE:
Please start within the 15-minute start window that you have selected. All riders must start by 8:00 am, or may be sagged forward to the first rest stop. All riders will be required to wear a helmet and to ride SINGLE FILE, except for passing. The California and Nevada Highway Patrol will be on duty recording rider numbers of violators and will issue citations for unsafe riding and you may be ejected from the ride. Please review the Rules & Regulations information on your map from check-in and obey all rules of road. Please have a safe ride.
INFORMATION FOR BOAT CRUISE - 35-MILE FUN RIDE PARTICIPANTS:
Unfortunately, pre-registered rider participation for this ride option did not make the 100 minimum required to allow for the Private Charter of the Tahoe Queen 500 passenger Paddle Wheel Cruise Vessel. Bike the West apologizes for this last minute change and there will be other shorter mileage options for participants that registered for this ride option offered at event Check-In.
Those that registered for the Non-Bike Boat Cruise Only option will be transferred to the Tahoe Queen’s Emerald Bay Cruise site seeing cruise that will depart from Ski Run Marina at 11:00am. A shuttle bus will be provided for participants to board at 10:30 in the back Parking Lot C of the Horizon Casino Resort and return participants to the Finish Area after the Cruise to enjoy the after ride pasta party and live entertainment. |
The Lake Tahoe Visitor’s Authority and North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, in conjunction with the Start Weekend of the 6th Annual Amgen Tour of California, invite cycling enthusiasts from all over the world to participate in The Start at the Top – Lake Tahoe Legends Ride on Saturday, May 14, 2011. This is your opportunity to ride elbow to elbow with Cycling Legends & Dignitaries.
This is a fully supported tour with rest stops, technical support, first aid and SAG support and produced by TGFT Productions / Bike the West, that has been producing America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride – Lake Tahoe, now in its 20th Year. Ride options include the 72-Mile Roadway Route around the Shoreline of Lake Tahoe; or the Boat Cruise / 35-Mile Half Ride which includes a morning site-seeing boat cruise on the Tahoe Queen Paddle Wheeler, transporting participant and bicycle, complete with continental breakfast and de-boarding on the Garwood Pier in North Lake Tahoe, where participants start their 35-mile ride back to the finish; and a Non-Bike Site-seeing Boat Cruise option is offered for family and guests.
The Start at the Top – Lake Tahoe Legends Ride is supported by the all the cycling clubs, organizations and advocacy groups in and around the Reno / Tahoe Area with support from such organization as:
All pre-registered participants will receive a Lake Tahoe Welcome Goodie Bag complete with commemorative event number, wrist-band, water bottle, ride pin and event t-shirt. Plus, all the food & beverage at rest stops, including lunch and after ride Celebration Pasta Feed with Live band.
Event Check-in / Registration / Start - Finish
Pre-registered Rider Check-in and late registration will take place Friday, May 13, from 10:00am to 8:00pm in the Horizon Casino Resort Convention Center Ball Room. Bring your confirmation number and identification. You will pick up your Lake Tahoe Welcome Goodie bag and all commemorative items at Event Check-In. A $20 late fee will be assessed to those not pre-registered and will not be guaranteed a goodie bag with commemorative items and t-shirt at time of registration. A local sports & recreation expo will be located here as well, featuring information and representatives from all the bicycling organizations and advocacy group that are supporting the ride and more…
Late / Same Day registration and check-in, will take place May 14, the morning of the ride in the back Parking Lot C of the Horizon Casino Resort, starting at 6:00am to 7:00am. A $20 late fee will be assessed to those not pre-registered and will not be guaranteed a goodie bag with commemorative items and event t-shirt at time of registration.
Registration is open and the ride is limited to the first 2000 participants that register online by May 8, 2011. After May 8, 2011, only Late / Same Day registration will be available with additional $20 late fee.
The Lake Tahoe Legends Rides starts at 7:00am. All 72-mile participants must select a start time from four :15 minute Start Windows starting at 7:00am-7:15am / 7:15am-7:30am / 7:30am-7:45am / 7:45am-8:00am. All 72-mile ride participants must start by 8:00am. Boat Cruise – 35 Mile ride participants will ride from the Start / Finish at the Horizon Casino, 1.3 miles to Ski Run Marina, Starting at 7:00am to 7:30am to board the Tahoe Queen Paddle-Wheeler which departs at 8:00am sharp! For all Non-Bike Boat Cruise Guests, round trip Shuttle Bus service will be provided from the Start to Ski Run Marina with the Shuttle departing from the Start - Finish at 7:30am.
For more information on attending the Start at the Top Amgen Tour of California at Lake Tahoe, activities and accommodations, please visit: www.TahoeAmgenTourOfCalifornia.com.
For more information on accommodations on South Shore, please visit:
www.TahoeSouth.com or call 1-800 AT TAHOE.
For more information on accommodations on North Shore, please visit:
www.GoTahoeNorth.com or call 1-800-Tahoe4U.
For more information on the Amgen Tour of California please visit
www.AmgenTourOfCalifornia.com. |
