The 2012 Assaults Schedule of Events
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Sunday May 20, 2012
1:00-8:00 Assaults Expo at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
- Mt. Mitchell packet pick-up
- Marion registration and packet pick-up
This year will follow the same great course as years past: 102.7 miles with 10,357 feet of climbing! With 10 rest stops along the way, you will be able to refill, refuel, and make mechanical adjustments as needed.
On Monday, May 21, 2012 everyone from both events will line-up at the starting line in front of the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
There will be a mass start at 6:30 AM. Everyone will then ride together to the Tom Johnson campground where the Assault on Marion riders will finish. Mitchel riders then begin the grueling 28 mile ascent to the top!
IMPORTANT RULES OF THE PARKWAY
All riders must be on the Parkway no later than 3:00pm. Spectator Supporters are NOT ALLOWED to have Personal SAG Vehicles for Individual Riders. This will be enforced and anyone violating this Blue Ridge Parkway requirement will be DISQUALIFIED AND YOUR TIME WILL NOT BE POSTED!”
“Violations observed, improper refuse of human waste and disorderly conduct (exposing, public nudity), under 36 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), may carry a fine up to $5000.00 and, or 6 mos. Imprisonment.”
Bicycle Regulations of The Blue Ridge Parkway (pdf)
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All who complete the Assault on Mt. Mitchell are REQUIRED to ride the buses back to the loading and unloading zone at the Tom Johnson Campground in Marion. Trucks located at the top will carry all bikes down the mountain to either Marion or Spartanburg as needed.
After finishing atop Mt. Mitchell, you will immediately hand your bike to the volunteers loading the trucks. Your dry clothes bag as well as some food and drink will be waiting for you. Then you will board one of the buses back to Marion. There, you will be able to enjoy the post-ride meal, either meet someone to drive you or take another bus back to Spartanburg.
NO PERSONAL SAGS are allowed.
This is dictated to us by the Mt. Mitchell State Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you choose to ignore this rule your rider number will be taken, and you will not be allowed to finish the ride. You will be banned from the ride for 3-5 years depending on the situation. This will be strictly enforced so that we may continue to hold the Assaults in the future.
A SAG is any unauthorized vehicle traveling the same course as the Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion - so long as they travel on a different route. The roads are simply too narrow with too many cyclists to have extra traffic along the way.
NO vehicles are allowed to drive on Highway 80 or the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Park Service has the right to decline us the privilage of use, so we have an agreement with the Park Service that everyone take a bus from the top of Mt. Mitchell back to Marion. There are no exceptions to this rule. |
