registration

Lottery applications will be accepted Sunday, February 7 - Thursday, February 25.

2,000 participants will be selected at random. A person may apply only once. Applicants who submit multiple entries will be eliminated from the lottery. Registrations are non-transferable.

Group Entries

If you're planning to ride with friends or family, you may apply as a group up to ten people. If the group is selected, everyone in the group will be accepted. You may apply as a group simultaneously (on one computer) and/or add members to your group at a later date (until February 25). If you are planning to Ride The Rockies on a tandem, both cyclists must register in one group. Riders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult over 21 and apply in the same group as that adult.

Costs

The registration fee for the 2010 tour is $360 per person, which includes the entrance fee to the Colorado National Monument. You will only be charged the registration fee if you are selected in the lottery. The fee also includes: camping space and showers, transportation of one bag during the tour, shuttle services, entertainment in host towns, aid stations, bike techs, sag vehicles, medical support on the route, a RTR jersey, water bottle and a tour map book.

Verify your jersey size.

Confirmation

All applicants will be notified of their status by e-mail on March 5. In the event you don't receive an email, please return to this site on March 8 and check your status via a "search engine" that will be located on the home page. If selected, a Rider Manual full of event details will be sent as an electronic PDF in late March.

Food

Meals will be your responsibility. Host towns will provide inexpensive community meals. Restaurants and grocery stores are also available.

Lodging

Tour lodging accommodations include outdoor camping and limited indoor group space (school gyms). Full service tent set-up and transportation is available during the tour for an additional charge. Visit the "logistics" page under "about tour" to learn more.

If interested in other lodging, such as a hotel, motel or B&B, reservation requests should be submitted through Alpine Cycle Connection beginning Monday, March 8 at 9AM.

Cancellations / Refunds

If you wish to cancel your registration, you must request a refund through email at rtr@denverpost.com by May 7, 2010. No refunds will be issued after this date. Detailed instructions will be included in your Rider Manual. A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.

Lottery Amendment

NEW! Beginning in 2011 a weighted lottery system will go into effect. This system gives applicants who have had the misfortune of never being selected or rarely being selected a greater chance/opportunity to eventually experience the wonders of Ride The Rockies. A weighted lottery means we adjust (weight) an individual's odds of being selected into the ride any year following his or her application being declined. The system is based on the concept of "preference points".

• One preference point is awarded if you apply and are not selected into RTR.
• If you apply the following year than that one preference point will increase your chances of being selected. This is not a guarantee. If you do not apply the following year then you lose your preference point.
• Priority goes to those with the most preference points.
• Group applications receive priority according to the member with the fewest points.
• Preference points accumulate until you are selected to ride at which point they zero out.

It is our hope that a weighted lottery will work towards creating a sustainable event; introducing new faces and helping to groom the next generation of riders. It will help to deter people from not applying anymore because they feel cheated or believe the system to be flawed.