Race Details
USAC Chief Official – Marco Vasquez
Held under USA Cycling permit 5014
- Steamboat Roubaix is subject to USAC road racing rules including junior gearing and road bike rules.
- Steamboat Roubaix is a USA Cycling permitted road race, and requires an annual or one day racing membership with USA Cycling and CO Cycling, not including Gran Fondo categories.
- A ‘1-day’ beginner USA Cycling membership is available at $10 for Category 5 and junior racers.
- All participants must sign the release waiver with parent/guardian present for anyone 18 or younger.
- Registration: $65 online only via Bikereg, + reg service surcharge, free entry for junior categories.
- Currently no day of registration is planned, please utilize online registration up through Friday May 13th at midnight.
- If you need to cancel we’ll give you a full refund (not including Bikereg fees) through April 15th. After April 15th no refunds are possible, however registration fee insurance is available via Bikereg.
- If we have to cancel the event before race day due to Covid-19, extreme weather, or other outside factors we will refund 75% of your entry fee (not including bikereg surcharges).
- We cannot be responsible for your lodging cost in any situation, please review lodging cancellation/credit policies.
- This could get rough, so we suggest sturdy 27mm or larger tires, along with packing spare tubes, pump, Co2.
- Roaming neutral support will be on course, however you must come self sufficient to repair your flats.
- Spring in the Rockies can bring wet weather, even snow, but historically our roads are dry with temps in the 50’s to 60’s. Come ready for nasty conditions as the race will be run as long as you can pedal a bike.
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Racer number pickup and race start will be at the Rodeo Grounds in downtown Steamboat Springs.
Additional details and schedule provided ahead of event day.
Courses
Race Schedule
*Please note this schedule replaces start times reflected on the race flyer and specifically afternoon group starts are 30 minutes later than originally posted. **Sunday morning number pickup and start staging will take place at the Rodeo grounds parking area (401 Howelsen Parkway, 80487)
FAQ
- USA Cycling categories require a USAC license either as annual, 1-day beginner (cat 5 only), ‘experienced’ 1-day (former categorized racers), or a free junior license.
- USAC categories must hold a local race association license or pay $5 1-day fee.
- Gran Fondo groups do not require a category.
New racers can rock the 36 mile course either as a USA Cycling cat 5 or in the Gran Fondo category. Category 5 is a great opportunity to get your feet wet (and maybe muddy) racing in a group of similar ability while gran fondo can be a range of abilities.
We suggest pre-riding the course to test your equipment as well as riding in a group before you toe the line. And if you’re new, don’t hesitate to ask us questions.
They could be pretty rough, but by late May they are typically on the smooth/hard side with occasional rock here and there. We will post plenty of updates in the month ahead of the race on the road conditions.
A road or gravel bike with tough ~27mm tires should do the trick, but part of the challenge with Roubaix is reading the conditions leading up to race day and making the call on what will yield the best balance of speed and durability for you. Stay tuned for more conversation on this as we get closer to race day.
You will be on open roads requiring your attention to vehicles and road signage. One aspect that makes Roubaix different from a Gran Fondo is our use of categorized start groups that are accompanied by a moto official, rather than a mass start of all participants. However if you get dropped from your group, please please stay to the right in order to not impede vehicles while also following all ‘rules of road’.
Follow the event website the week prior for the latest conditions. Dangerous snowy conditions will result in a cancelled or rescheduled event, however if it’s only wet and cold we run the race!