General Instructions

The Bike Doctor Detours Haute Trout Gravel Adventure is a semi-supported gravel / mixed surface multi day cycling event taking place over 2 days and completing one lap of the Northern portion of Lake Diefenbaker.

Location / Parking / Start-Finish Line

Parking and Start finish line are located at the Tufts Bay campground in the Village of Elbow.

For 2021, we have sites 30 through 35 and 37 reserved for our use. Please look for Pascale or Brock when you arrive on site for help getting located.

Timings

Friday Evening

6:00 PM - Friday night campers can start to arrive

Saturday

7:00 - Recommended Arrival at Tufts Bay campground

7:30 - Ride Briefing / Welcome Message / Safety Briefing

8:00 - Rider roll - out

13:00-17:00 - Riders Arrive at Palliser Campground

18:00 - Brisket Smoke-Off / Dinner

Sunday Morning

8:30 - Ride Briefing - Rider Check In

08:45 - Lions Pancake Breakfast (Riders should be ready to ride at this time)

9:15-9:30 - Anticipated Roll-out

13:00 - 16:00 - Riders Arrive at Tufts Bay Campground

Camping

Saturday night group campsite is provided as part of the event registration. We also provide transport of 1 large duffel bag (60L or less. Oversize or Hockey bags not allowed unless shared between riders)

Tent pad default will be 10ft x 10ft. If your tent doesn’t fit in that space, we will have a limited number of oversize pads allocated. We expect riders to have backpacking tents and not family size car camping tents.

Route / Navigation

Riders are expected to be able to self navigate for the event. That can mean a GPS Bike computer, a mobile phone or paper maps / cue sheets. Please ensure you have sufficient battery capacity to complete ~6 hours of riding. That may require a separate external battery pack.

Navigation files and instructions for their use are available through our RideWithGPS event site at:

Haute Trout 2021 (ridewithgps.com)

You will require a RideWithGPS account and have accepted the emailed invitation to the files if you are not a member of the Bike Doctor Detours RWGPS club.

Water Food

Water resupply during the event will be done along the route at intervals of approx. 2 hours between resupply. Please be prepared to carry enough water for 2 to 3 hours of riding on the day of the event. If temperatures are high, this could mean carrying extra bottles in a pocket or a hydration system.

Food for the duration of the event WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. Please be prepared for a ride that could exceed 6 hours. There will be an opportunity to have a resupply at about the halfway point of the ride. A bag will be provided for you to store any food or clothing that fits in the bag.

** There will be some limited space for Saturday night refreshments in coolers. limit 3 cans per rider. No bottles please. (and no “King Cans” smart Aleck!) This will be on a first come first stored basis.

Safety - Emergency Contact

In the event of a life or death emergency, please dial 911. If Cell coverage is inadequate at that location, most likely you can head to higher ground or to the lake, whichever is closer to get a better signal. The majority of the track has good coverage with only some low lying areas not receiving a good signal.

For non-life threatening injuries, or non-repairable mechanical breakdowns. Please proceed to the nearest road portion of the track, and call our volunteer staff in this order:

Safety Vehicle - Stephan Klett - 306.260.5325

Lead Vehicle Day 1 - Greg Mckee - 306.280.7210

Lead Vehicle Day 2 - Iain Wilson - 306.222.9021

Tail Vehicle - Chris Jensen / Deb Wright - 306.221.8315 / 306.261.6927

Water Truck - Jason Dearborn - 306-537-3667

Campsite Coordinator - Pascale Delisle - 514.594.2408

Required Equipment

BIKE

Bike appropriate for 100km+ / day on mixed trail and variable gravel road conditions.  Gravel Bike, Cyclocross bike or Mountain bike recommended (In order). Trails are non-technical, but some parts have rough surfaces.

Road or Touring tires WILL BE A DISASTER and strongly not recommended!! There are significant off road portions of this event that would favor a file tread gravel tire as a minimum.

WATER BOTTLES

We will have water available during the event, but you should be prepared for 2 to 3 hours of riding between water stops. 2 large bottles should be considered a bare minimum, with 3-4 bottles or combination of bottles and hydration systems.

GPS CAPABILITY OR PAPER NAVIGATION SKILLS

It will be necessary for all participants to be capable of navigating the course without external assistance, and more importantly, to be able to return to the course if one gets off track.

MOBILE PHONE

Mobile Phone for emergency and non-emergency event assistance. Riders may have long waits for the sweep vehicle, so should be prepared to communicate with emergency services independently if needed. A list of emergency numbers will be provided at the event sign on.

Our initial checks for Cell coverage have indicated that coverage is good for most of the course with a few small coverage shadows in low lying regions. In the event you require cell service in one of those zones. Please proceed to higher ground and re-attempt. We will be providing extra attention inside those zones for safety reasons.

 CLOTHING

Appropriate clothing for Saskatchewan summer conditions including wet weather gear.

CAMPING GEAR

Camping gear including Tent/Bivy and sleeping bag if using event arranged group camping

BIKE REPAIR KIT

You will be more than 100km from any bike shop, so you should be capable of repairing your bike en-route sufficiently to allow you to finish the event. In the event of a major equipment failure, we will transport you and your bike to the start/finish line

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Recommended Items

• USB charging cables for any devices you need to charge

• Portable battery pack. Preferably large enough to charge all devices without needing to connect to an electrical outlet. The Saturday night campsite is electrified, but plugs are limited.

• Bike Lights - Rear light strongly recommended, front light if possible.