2024 Festival Schedule

3 p.m. – 8 p.m.— Registration/Check-in at  St. Paul’s Church

• Check-in/On-site Registration and packet pickup
• Browse the on-site Fall Foliage Store for our new long-sleeve cycling jerseys, socks, wind vests, etc.
• Shop Black Dog Bikes’ on-site tent for ride essentials and last-minute clothing and accessories
• IF CAMPING: Check-in with the Boy Scouts to get your campsite location
• Then head to downtown Staunton to enjoy dinner on your own and shopping!

7 a.m. — 9 a.m. Registration/Check-in  St. Paul’s Church  (only for those who did not check-in on Friday)

• UPDATE: THERE IS NO SATURDAY Pay-what-you-will BREAKFAST this year. Please eat before you arrive Saturday morning, bring your own food or ride the first 15 miles of your route and stop ay a rest stop for morning breakfast. This service was discontinued by the church’s men’s group andwe only found out recently. 
• Browse the on-site Fall Foliage Store for our new long-sleeve cycling jerseys, socks, wind vests, etc. Note: This is the last time our Sales Table/Product Store will be open at the Festival

8 a.m. Saturday Routes Open at St. Paul’s:

• Century group start at St. Paul’s at 8 a.m. with police safety escort out of church driveway.
• Metric Century suggested start no later than 9:00 a.m. to ensure full SAG support.

9 a.m. Routes Open at Grace Christian/Beverley Manor Elementary School (see Driving Directions). This is the remote start location for Family Ride, 30-miler and Gravel Routes. Start by 11 a.m., and please be mindful of rest stop closure times.

1-5 p.m. AFTER RIDE MEAL opens at  St. Paul’s Church

• Enjoy live music with Old Hat from approx. 1:30-4:30 p.m.  

4 p.m.  Routes Close (SAG and radio support ends)

Dinner (if not the after-ride meal) is on your own.

7:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. Registration/Check-in at LOCATION Middlebrook Community Center (for those who did not check-in on Friday or Saturday). Note that our Fall Foliage “Bike Store”— selling jerseys, socks, vests — will NO LONGER BE OPEN during this Sunday morning time. Please pickup your orders or make purchases on Friday or Saturday during registration hours at St. Paul’s Church. Thanks!

8:00 a.m. — CAMPERS: If you’ve been camping at St. Paul’s, you need to be rolled up and off the church grounds by 8 a.m. so they can prepare for Sunday morning services and church school. Thanks!

7:15 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. Breakfast/Brunch: Middlebrook Community Center (enjoy a hearty breakfast/brunch included FREE at our Middlebrook “headquarters”)

8 a.m. — SUNDAY Routes open: Middlebrook Community Center

• Metric Century, 65 miles – SUGGESTED START BY 9:00 a.m. to ensure full SAG support
• 26-Miler
• Gravel Route
• Family Route

10 a.m. — 3 p.m. Middlebrook Rest Stop: After the Brunch closes, a rest stop at Middlebrook Post Office will offer drinks and light snacks

4:00 p.m. — Routes close (SAG and radio support ends)

Dinner on your own and drive home safely!