On your marks, get set, Go!!!

Sprinters will own the night for the Saturday evening match sprints. With five blocks of historic downtown Bozeman cordoned off, riders will have plenty of room to test their pure acceleration and sprint smarts against one another.

At 300 meters, the sprint course is long enough to encourage plenty of cat-and-mouse to keep spectators on their toes. Don’t have a road bike, but love to sprint? Don’t worry, our “single speed/fixie” category will give you a chance to show your stuff.

Directions to Main Street Sprints

From the 7th Street Interstate Exit, turn south and follow to Main St. Turn left on to Main St.
and follow to First Interstate Bank on the SW corner of Grand and Main.

Main Street Drag Start Times

Two kid’s races — 4-6 year olds and 7-10 year olds —
will start at 5:30 p.m. Both kids categories will race one block.

The main heats will start at 6:00 p.m. Racers will race in heats of up to 6 riders. Heats will be
seeded based on time trial results and field size. Categories will be staged according to field size,and general start times will be posted at the start area. Categories are as follows:

Single Speed/Fixie
Women’s Category 4
Masters B
Masters A
Men’s Category 4/5
Women’s Category 1-2-3
Men’s Category 3
Men’s Category 1-2

Photo by Bob Schumacher

The top three riders in each heat will advance; the remaining riders will be eliminated and receive
the same points. The second round will progress in the same fashion, with each category called to
the staging area in the line up listed above. The top two or three riders (depending on field size)
will advance to the next round. The number of rounds in each field and the order in which
categories are staged will depend on field size.

A caller at the start area will call up racers with a megaphone. Racers should arrange to be on
hand and “race ready” from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The start area is located on the block east of
First Interstate Bank, between Willson Avenue and Grand Avenue on Main Street. There will be
six “holders” at the start area to hold riders up for each heat. Once one heat goes, the next heat
should line up immediately. Heats will start with a whistle blow. Three cameras will record the
finish. A “big board” next to the start will display updated brackets as heats progress. Racers are
responsible for knowing their heat assignments and getting to the start line with plenty of time.
Once racers complete a heat, they should proceed back to the starting area to await the next heat.
All riders who are eliminated from a particular heat will receive the same points.

AWARDS WILL TAKE PLACE NEAR THE FINISH AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF
ALL ROUNDS.