Roanoke's most iconic indoor cycling event is back for a two-week series!
Race one or both!
What are Gold Sprints?
Gold Sprints are indoor roller races where two riders race head-to-head. The bikes are secured on fork mounts, so no roller riding experience is required. If you can turn pedals on a bike, you can sprint for gold!
I Have Questions!
And we have answers...
- You do not need a bike. All riders will ride the same bikes. We will help you adjust your bike.
- You do not need to wear cycling clothes. Costumes encouraged!
- The bikes have flat pedals and toe straps. Everyone will race with flat pedals.
- Two people race at a time. The winner will advance to the next round. The other person can commence beer drinking, pizza eating, and heckling.
- OR you can pick a friend or nemesis you want to race for a single head to battle!
Categories
To give more riders a chance to enjoy the racing, we will have both Traditional and Partner categories.
- Traditional Sprint: Our men's and women's categories will race in a single elimination bracket. Two riders will race at a time, and the winning rider of the pair will advance to the next bracket until we have a single winner. Expect to race 1 to 4 races.
- Partner Challenge: Our partner entrants will challenge another rider for a single head-to-head battle. This category is perfect for those who have one clear nemesis they must defeat. Both you and your partner must register. You will have the option to race best out of three.
Tap Take Over & Food
Cheer, heckle, hang out. Each Gold Sprints will feature a Tap Take Over with one of our favorite breweries.
- January 23 - Basic City
- February 6 - New Belgium Brewing
The Cardinal Cafe will be open and serving tasty options to fuel your racing heckling.