Durango Devo Fun Race 2023-17

Devo is proud to present…

2023 Devo Days Bike Festival!

a weekend to celebrate bikes at Purgatory Resort

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

Contact Amy at amy@durangodevo.com with volunteer questions.

The Devo Days Bike Festival is a brand new Devo event, hosted at Purgatory Resort, to gather and have fun on bikes as a community! We are inviting families, individuals, supporters, and bike riders of all kinds to join us to share the love of cycling! All proceeds will go to support Durango Devo Jr. Cycling programs. Race events, clinics, and just-for-fun games are open to anyone. Learn more below, and click the link to pre-register. We can’t wait to see you there!

Saturday Aug, 12th

  • 9:00am – 4:00pm: Free clinics with Coaches at the Bike Park
    • Clinics will depart from the base area at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm: Course Pre-Ride, Pushbike Park and Junior Games
  • 11:00am: Registration and Number Pickup Opens @ Base Area (All RACERS must check-in and pick up an official number plate!)
  • 11:50am: Junior Fun Race Registration Closes
  • 12:00pm: Junior Devo Fun Race @ Base Area
  • 12:50pm: STXC Registration Closes
  • 1:00pm: STXC Junior Race (~15 minutes)
  • 1:30pm: STXC B Race (~15 minutes)
  • 2:00pm: STXC A/Open Race (~25 minutes)
  • 2:00pm: Dual Slalom Registration Closes
  • 3:00pm: Dual Slalom Races Begin

Sunday, Aug 13th

  • 7:45am: Registration and Number Pickup Opens @ Base Area (All RACERS must check-in and pick up an official number plate!)
  • 8:20am: XC Registration Closes
  • 8:30am: XC A/Open Race Wave Start
  • 8:35am: XC B Race Wave Start
  • 8:40am: XC Junior Wave Start
  • 11:00am – 2:00pm: Enduro and DH Courses Open for Strava Times (courses will remain open to the public)
  • 3:30pm: Awards

Want to volunteer for this event and help out a rad program? Email Amy at amy@durangodevo.com to volunteer!

General Details:
  • Race entry fees will be collected at number pickup. We accept cash, card, or venmo at number pickup.
    • Bike Park Skills Clinics: FREE
    • Junior FUN Race: $15
    • STXC, XC, and DH/Enduro, and DS: $25 per race.
  • PURGATORY UPLIFT PASSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION! You must purchase a Purgatory Bike Park day pass or season pass separately.
  • Please pre-register!
  • Free skills clinics will depart the base area at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm. All Skills Clinic participants must register to sign waivers!
  • ALL RACERS MUST CHECK IN AT NUMBER PICK-UP, EVEN IF YOU’RE PRE-REGISTERED! YOU CANNOT USE AN EXISTING NUMBER FROM A PRIOR TOWN SERIES RACE FOR THIS EVENT! Checking in for each race helps us produce timely and accurate results. If you fail to check in, you might not be timed.
  • All minors must be registered by a parent/guardian or their Devo Coach.
  • Courses will be marked with white flour on the ground, and/or course tape AT LEAST 1 hour prior to race start.
  • Racers are responsible for knowing the course and their ability levels.
  • Racers are responsible for their own food and water.
  • DH and Enduro Courses will remain OPEN TO THE PUBLIC during race runs! Please obey all rules of right-of-way, and ride in control at all times.
  • RACERS ARE INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS!
  • GROUP CAMPING! We will be coordinating a large group campsite near Purgatory for event participants, Devo coaches, and supporters to camp together. Check back soon for updates on camping locations!

Junior FUN Race:

  • This is a just-for-fun kids race!
  • Course is marked with flour and race tape, located at the Purgatory base area.
  • There will be NO results or timing.
  • Kids start in age-based waves and ride their best.
  • Everyone earns a medal and a popsicle!

STXC:

  • Mass start short track XC race.
  • Course is marked with flour and race tape, located at the Purgatory Base Area.
  • Juniors and B waves race for approximately 15 minutes.
  • A wave races for approximately 25 minutes.
  • All racers will finish on the lead lap. Lapped riders should yield to race leaders.

XC:

  • Mass start XC race.
  • Collegiate MTB Nationals Course. Click here for GPX file: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41072698
    NOTE: THE ACTUAL RACE COURSE MAY DEVIATE SLIGHTLY FROM THIS GPX FILE IN ORDER TO AVOID OPEN DH TRAILS, ETC. PLEASE FOLLOW COURSE MARKINGS! COURSE WILL BE MARKED WITH FLOUR ON THE GROUND, RACE TAPE, AND YELLOW/BLACK ARROWS.
  • Junior and B waves will race for 50-60 minutes.
  • A wave will race for 90-105 minutes.
  • All racers will finish on the lead lap. Lapped riders should yield to race leaders.

Enduro/DH Strava Race:

  • Times will be collected through Strava from 11am-2pm on Sunday, Aug 13th.
  • Courses remain OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
  • Racers must follow trail right-of-way rules.
  • Segments will be marked.
  • You may attempt each segment/stage as many times as you like.
  • You must complete each segment/stage at least once in order to be scored.
  • You must have a PUBLIC Strava Account in order to be timed in the DH/Enduro Strava Races. Runs may be timed using any GPS-compatible device (such as a Garmin, Wahoo, or Smart Phone).
  • We will announce the winners of each segment/stage, as well as the overall winner.
  • Overall Enduro winner will be the lowest combined time.

Enduro Stages:

    • Stage 1 (All Classes): Diggler to Last Chance to Jump Line
    • Stage 2 (All Classes): Divinity to Lower Shang Ri La to Base
    • Stage 3 (A Class Only): Pirate (Ending at Diggler)

DH Tracks:

    • A’s: World Cup (Saturday the lower section of world cup will be closed from 12:00pm-2:30pm)
      B’s: Pirate (Ending at Diggler)
      C’s: Pirate (Ending at first road crossing)

Dual Slalom:

  • Course located at the Purgatory Base Area.
  • Curated brackets by category – no seeding runs. We will do our best to craft brackets for the best racing.
  • Head-to-head runs. Each pair will race each other twice, once on each track.
  • Time differential will be timed, max differential 2 seconds.
  • Race winner with the largest differential moves on to the next bracket.
  • We will run a losers bracket if time/daylight/weather allows.

Devo Days Omnium

  • The best 3 of 4 event scores will count towards the Omnium competition.
  • Calculated based on points from results from each individual event placing.
  • Each event will be weighted equally.

Click below to view results from the 2023 Devo Days Bike Fest. Click through the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet to view results from different races/categories, and to view Omnium results. Please email director@durangodevo.com to report problems with results.