On The Course

Course Support

Cycle Oregon prides itself on providing a fully supported ride. Our goal is to help you finish the day's ride. To that end, our course is complete with the following services and amenities.

Course Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Course support services are available only during the course hours. If you leave before the course opens or are still riding after the course closes, there will be no support services available. All Cycle Oregon riders still on the course after 6:30 p.m. will be offered a ride to camp. If you choose not to take the ride you will be on your own to get back to camp.

Lunch Site

Lunch is provided on the course each day, usually near the halfway point. Lunch sites will be complete with food, beverages, restrooms, water, bike mechanics, gear drop and a medical attendant. Lunch is open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Gear Drop

Each day at the first rest stop and at lunch, you can drop off a limited amount of clothing to be taken to the evening’s campsite. This service is for small items such as jackets, tights, leggings, gloves, etc. No half-eaten sandwiches, half-stuffed panniers or other oddities will be transported.

ODS Rest Stops

At least one, usually two, rest stops will be available along the route each day to provide water, beverages and nutritious and delicious snacks. ODS Rest Stop signs alert riders when one is just a mile ahead. You can also see the location of each ODS Rest Stop on the maps that will be inside the rider packet you will receive in Elgin.

Water Stops

In addition to the ODS Rest Stops, two or three water stops per day will provide water and restrooms.

SAG Vans

There will be SAG vans on the course each day. They are available to transport cyclists as needed due to mechanical problems or medical injuries and are occasionally available to transport cyclists up or down a steep hill so that cyclists are able to finish the day’s ride. They also have extra water and snacks, if needed. If at any time you need assistance, please signal a SAG van with a "thumbs down" signal. If you do get into a SAG van, you may not be transported directly to camp. The SAG vans usually wait until they are full to go to camp.

There will be a SAG van available each morning to transport cyclists from site to site if cyclists are not feeling well, are injured or need a break from riding. Go to Rider Services before 8 a.m. to sign up for this shuttle option.

Bike Patrol

Volunteer bike patrol officers ride the Cycle Oregon course each day. They are a great source of information and assistance and enhance the overall safety of the ride by interacting with riders who may pose a hazard by unlawful or unsafe riding.

Oregon State Police

OSP motorcycle patrol officers accompany Cycle Oregon each day. They provide a moving network of safety patrol and communications between the tour and the communities through which we ride. These officers have full authority to enforce the motor vehicle code of Oregon – which, of course, includes bikes.

Bike Mechanics

The Bike Gallery will provide mechanics on the course, at ODS Rest Stops and at lunch. They will make basic repairs in order to get you to an overnight campsite. All mechanical services are provided compliments of The Bike Gallery and Cycle Oregon. Cyclists will incur any charges associated with parts or extensive repairs.