Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Granite Beach, Folsom Lake SRA
The Gold Rush Growler MTB Race is at beautiful Granite Beach, Folsom Lake SRA, featuring a course with scenic single track and double track trails to ride on.
BACK in 2024:
- Team Competition - Awards for Top three teams
- Relay Teams - 2 and 4 person teams
The 10 mile course for the Gold Rush Growler MTB Race will feature fast, smooth single track trails at Folsom Lake.
Included with your entry fee: Custom Gold Rush Growler Beer Glass, and post race food and Beer for athletes 21 and over. Plus on-course and post race aid and support from Hammer Gel, FLUID, and RedBull, awards three-deep in each age-group and division.
Commemorative Gold Rush Growler MTB race shirts are available when pre-ordered for $20.
Start times:
- The Gold Rush Growler MTB Race: 10 am
- Wave starts will be posted on race morning
Distances
- Pro/Expert, Relay Teams: 4 laps = 40 miles
- Sport: 3 laps = 30 miles
- Novice, E-bike - 2 laps = 20 miles
- Juniors, Beginners - 1 lap = 10 miles
Course Description
The new 10 mile Growler course starts at South Granite Beach and heads north to Oak Point. The course will stay on the paved Park Road to Doton’s Point after a loop through the Old Oak Point Campground. The course winds around Doton’s Point before taking secret trails out toward Nude Beach and back to Beeks Bight. The course then takes the Jedi Trail to Old County Road before making a u-turn up the Original Climb to Dee’s Tree. The course returns to Old County on the new Flow Trail before returning to Granite Beach on some new trails and some old trails. You are going to love the course.
Feed Zones
Feed zones will be located on the course serving bottles of cold water, and FLUID Electrolyte beverage.
Equipment
Listening devices of any kind: MP3, IPod, headphones, etc…are not allowed on the bike course. Helmets must be worn and buckled on the bike at all times.
Packet Pickup
Race morning from 8-10am at Race Site.
Event Schedule
| 8:00 am | Registration opens/packet pickup |
| 10:00 am | Start of Growler MTB race; wave start time posted on race morning |
Divisions (men and women)
- Pro: one division
- Novice, Sport and Expert Divisions: 29 & under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+
- Single Speed Division: Open (39-under) and Masters (40+over)
- Clydesdale (Men only): one division (200 lb+)
- Junior Divisions: 13-14, 11-12, 10 & under
- Beginner: one division
- Gravel bike division: one division: male and female
- Junior elite division: 13-14 and 11-12
High School
- Novice, Sport and Expert Divisions: (Boys, Girls)
Relay Teams
- Two person teams: (male, female, co-ed)
- Four-person teams: (male, female, co-ed)
E-bikes
- E-bikes: one division (male, female)
- E-bikes Relay: (2 person teams only)
Gold Rush MTB Team Competition
Points will be awarded as follows:
- Finisher Points: Each Team will receive 1 point per finisher.
- Podium Points: Each Team will receive extra points for each top three finishers.
- First Place: 3 points
- Second Place: 2 points
- Third Place: 1 point
The MTB Team with the most points wins!
Prizes
- Giant trophy for First Place Team plus swag
- Big Trophy for Second Place Team plus swag
- Respectable trophy for Third Place Team plus swag
Entry Fees
| Until Race Day | Race Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual - can choose 20, 30 or 40 mi | $55 | $65 |
| Beginner: one lap/10 miles | $45 | $55 |
| Juniors: can choose 10 or 20 mi | $45 | $55 |
| 2-person Team: Two riders, each doing two laps (20 miles) | $90 | $110 |
| 4-person Team: Four riders, each doing one lap (10 miles) | $160 | $180 |
Refund and transfer policy
TBF Racing has a no refund policy on all of our events. A refund requested prior to race week will be given a TBF Race credit for the amount of the entry fee minus a $25 processing fee. Credits are not given during race week. Transfers are allowed from one TBF Racing event to another within a one-year time frame. There is a $25 transfer fee. Transfers are not allowed during race week. ALL TBF Racing events are held rain or shine.