Yellow Brick Road Ride

Check-In Times & Ride Information

Please join us on Saturday, October 3 for a day of family fun and fall scenery in beautiful Pottawatomie County, Kansas. The 5th Annual Yellow Brick Road Ride will begin and end at the Wamego High School, Wamego, KS. Wamego will be celebrating OZtoberFest 2009 (www.oztoberfest.com), with activities throughout the weekend.

Net proceeds from the ride are deposited in the 501c3 WAM-SAG-MAN Trail account in the Wamego Community Foundation. You can donate on-line directly to the trail fund by accessing this page www.thewcf.org/Giving/donate.shtml.

If you are flying into Manhattan for this event and want to ship your bicycle, contact The Pathfinder, 785-539-5639. Dave Colburn is the Manager and the mailing address is: 304 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502. They charge $20-$40 to reassemble your bicycle. Make sure your bike arrives before October 2.

If you are flying into Manhattan and want to rent a bicycle, contact Big Poppi's Bike Shop, 785-537-3737. Contact them ASAP to make sure they have a bicycle to fit your needs.

The Yellow Brick Road Ride includes four paved routes:

41.5 Mile Route Map and 81 mile Route Map: (challenging hills on the 81 mile route)

Check-in: 7 am until 8:05 am.

Mass start: All riders depart at 8:15 am.

27 mile Route: Map

Check-in: 7 am until 8:35 am.

Mass start: All riders depart at 8:45 am.

15 mile Route: Map

Check-in: 7am until 8:35 am.

Mass Start: All riders depart at 8:45 am.

Riders may turn around at any point during the 15-mile route to customize riding distance.

Course closes for all routes at 4pm.

Pre-Registration

Your pre-registration form must be postmarked by September 17, 2009 to guarantee the 2009 Event T-shirt. Pre-registration is $30 for the 41.5 and 81 mile routes. Pre-registration is $25 for the 27 mile route. Pre-Registration is $20 for the 15 mile route. All entry fees are non-refundable. An extra $5 will be added for all riders who do not pre-register by Sept 17, or who register the morning of the ride.

Breakfast is available for non-riding family/friends for $7 if the pre-registration form is received by Sept 29*.

Online registration ends at noon (CST), October 2.

Another way to register is to print out the form below and mail in the registration form. The mailing address is below and on the form. Please bring a completed form with you if you register the morning of the event.

Click here for the registration form and waiver (PDF).

Wamego Community Foundation/Trail Fund

Box 25

Wamego, KS 66547

Pre-Registered Entry Fee Includes

- 2009 YBRR T-Shirt (if pre-registered by Sept 17)
- Breakfast before the ride (7 am – 8:35 am) (*for riders and non-riders if pre-registered by Sept 29)
- Fruit, homemade cookies and other snacks and water/Gatorade at rest stops
- Bicycle mechanic available at start for minor repairs (provided by The Pathfinder). Also available at the 2nd rest stop on the 41.5 and 81 mile routes (provided by Big Poppi's Bicycle Company.).
- Route support provided by Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society. Call number on your map if you need assistance. (Support vehicles will not be available if you leave the designated routes. Call number on your map if you leave the route.)

- Complimentary sports massage provided by Manhattan Academy of Massage Therapy.
- Shower facilities at Wamego HS. Please bring your own towel, soap, etc.

Rest Stops and Support Vehicles

Rest stops will be about every 8-15 miles. Beverages and snacks will be provided. We will have support vehicles traveling the route if transportation is required. Your bicycle should be in good working order and you should carry a repair kit that includes spare tube, patch kit, and frame pump, etc. Riders unable to finish will be transported back to Wamego.

Driving Directions

On Interstate 70, take exit 328 (Hwy. 99). Go north on Hwy. 99, 9.5 miles to Wamego. At the 4th Street intersection (on Hwy. 99), turn left (west) and go one block to Elm. Turn right and proceed four blocks to Wamego High School, which is at 8th & Elm. Parking is available along Elm and 8th Street, in the parking lot west of the high school, and along Lincoln Street east of the High School.

Contact Us

Event Coordinators and WAM-SAG-MAN Trail Advocates:

Diane Novak novakd@scicablecom.com

785-494-2319

Or Joyce Mermis jlmermi@kansas.net

785-456-2269

Other Information

A Road ID drawing for eight $15 certificates that will take place after registration. Winners will be notified after the route completion. RoadID's affliate program donates 10% to the WamSagMan Trail Fund when you order here: www.RoadID.com.

Niteize has donated SpokeLits and SpotLits. Three lucky people will receive one of their products. One person will win a $20 Target gift card. Winners will be notified after the route completion (remember to check-in when you finish). Visit www.niteize.com for more information about their products.

The Pottawatomie/Wabaunsee County Safe Kids Chapter will have free bicycle helmets for adults/kids who are in need of a new helmet. Location is the Wamego High School (south entrance). KDOT/Bureau of Transportation Safety has provided some "Riding in Traffic/Tips for Fun and Safe Biking" info cards. These cards will be available at the Registration table.

2009 YBRR photo Melanie Apel took photos at the Yellow Brick Road Ride during pre-ride announcements and as cyclists arrived at the Flush Rd/St Joseph's Hall rest stop. Contact Melanie melaniepelot@gmail.com if you would like a CD or print. Pricing: 4x6-$7, 5x7-$8, 8x10-$13; CD-$7. The first five people to order CD's will receive them for free.

Looking for lodging information or other things to do before or after the Yellow Brick Road Ride? Click here.

Please visit these area Web sites as well:

Wamego Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.visitwamego.com
Wamego Chamber of Commerce: www.wamegochamber.com

Saint George: www.stgeorgehistory.org
Westmoreland: www.westyonline.com

Volunteers:

Every successful event includes having super volunteers. We are in need of Rest stop volunteers at a couple of locations and the time commitment would be approx 1.5 to 2 hrs. We have been fortunate to be able to have our start/finish at the schools in Wamego which has included shower facilities. In the past we have not had to pay a rental fee. The school district now charges us a fee so to keep our costs down we need volunteers to wipe down the tables in the Commons Area after breakfast and sweep the floor. If we had a couple of people volunteer it should only take about 30 minutes. Also need a couple of people to help at registration and people to make cookies/homemade snacks for the rest stops. Contact Diane Novak, novakd@scicablecom.com.

Sponsors:

If you are interested in helping support this event, please complete this form: Yellow Brick Road Ride Sponsorship Form and return to the address on the form by September 5. The Yellow Brick Road Ride Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers, Sponsors and Supporters.

The first rest stop for all the YBRR routes will be at the Hideaway Cafe' in Saint George. They have just reopened under new management and it is now 'Smoke Free'. Their hours, and menu information is here.