Heather

Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend for the High Desert Omnium in Bend. Please take a moment to read the following registration and race updates:

1. Registration will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hutch's Bicycles westside location in Bend (725 NW Columbia St.). Take advantage of pre-registration prices, plus fill up on any last-minute items such as tubes and energy gel that you might need for the weekend. Riders who register through Friday will be given a TT start time near their category peers. Those who register for the TT on Saturday will be added to the end of the start list in random category order.

2. Day-of-race registration on Saturday is at Summit High School (2855 Clearwater Drive) starting at 7:30 a.m. Registration for your crit closes 30 minutes before the start of your race. Registration for the time trial on Saturday closes at 1:45 p.m. There is no TT registration after 1:45 p.m. A TT start list for all pre-registered riders will be posted on Friday night at www.highdesertomnium.com. For those who register Saturday, your TT start time will be posted on-site after 1:45 p.m. at Summit High School.

3. Day-of-race registration on Sunday for the road race will be at Edison Sno-park from 8:30 a.m. until 30 minutes before the start of your race.

4. Important note for riders traveling to Bend on Saturday morning via Highway 20 through Sisters. The Sisters Quilt Show is all day Saturday. Expect major traffic delays and a detour so plan your travel time accordingly. Information: http://www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org/

5. The High Desert Omnium this year is being held in conjunction with the Bend Summer Festival. This is a great family event with live music, food and arts in downtown Bend.
Check out the schedule of activities at http://www.c3events.com/events/Bend-Summer-Festival/

6. We will provide a feed zone with filled water bottles for Sunday's road race but at this point we have no neutral volunteers. If you would like to be fed from the feed zone, you'll need to provide your own support. If you would like to volunteer to help with neutral support in the feed zone, please contact mgrandjacques@bendbroadband.net.

7. Please take a moment to thank our generous sponsors who really stepped up this year to make the High Desert Omnium possible: Gecko Solutions, Bryant Lovlien & Jarvis and Hutch's Bicycles. Thank you!

We also received generous prime prizes and other in-kind contributions from Rebound Sports Performance Lab, Deschutes Brewery, Ray's Food Place, Sock Guy, Rosell Financial Group, Strictly Organic Coffee, American Licorice, Earth Logic Landscapes and Pine Mountain Sports.

Registration questions? Contact Heather at scottandheather@gmail.com
General race questions? Contact Cate at catehass@hotmail.com