55th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery Bicycle Ride
Tentative Rider Schedule of Events & Key Times
(Thursday-Saturday, February 20-22, 2020)
** This schedule is subject to change based on last minute adjustments that may be necessary or unexpected. **
Thursday, February 20, 2020
1:30 pm – MTCC-Los Angeles Equipment Check Ride near Montgomery – 23.4 miles Open to all
Friday, February 21, 2020
10 am – Downtown Montgomery Civil Rights Tour by Bicycle – 8.5 miles Social, Conversation pace
Registration is now closed for the Friday morning pre-ride. You may still download the waiver at www.MgmBikeClub.org/Selma55PreRide
4 pm – 8 pm – Rider Packet Pickup, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Montgomery Room 9)
4 pm – 8:30 pm – Bicycle Loading moving van #1, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street)
5 pm – 9:00 pm – Rider Reception, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Starlight Foyer, adjacent to Packet Pickup Room (Montgomery 9)
Saturday, February 22, 2020
5 am – 6:30 am – Late arrival Rider Packet Pickup, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Montgomery Room 9)
5 am – 6:45 am – Late arrival Bicycle Loading, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street), moving van #2
6 am – 6:45 am – Bus Loading for all Riders, Tourists, and Bus Captains (Tallapoosa St)
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street)
6:45 am – Bicycle transport Moving Van #2 leaves Montgomery for Selma
7 am – Buses leave from Montgomery for Selma
8 am – Buses arrive in Selma (Water St)
8 am – 9 am – Riders and Bikes are reunited in Selma
9 am – 10 am – Riders depart from Selma in waves of 20 riders. Fast riders (19-22 mph or more) will get photographed on the Edmond Pettus Bridge first and released. Then, the next fastest group (15-18 mph) of riders will be photographed. This will continue until the slowest (10-14 mph) will be released. Team groups wishing to be photographed together will leave with the slower groups of riders and will ride together, single file, for the first 3-5 miles of the ride, for safety reasons
9:20 am – 11:30 am – Rest Stop 1
New Sister Spring Baptist Church, 365 County Road 67, Selma, Alabama 36701
10:30 am – 3:30 pm – Rest Stop 2
Lowndes Interpretive Center, Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail Interpretive Center, 7002 U.S. Highway 80 West, Hayneville, AL 36040
11:30 am – 4:00 pm – Rest Stop 3
Fuel Truck Entrance to Montgomery Regional Airport, Corner of Ed Long Rd and Selma Hwy, Hope Hull, AL 36108
11:30 – 5:30 pm – Finish Line takes photos and checks-in riders at Capitol Steps
11:30 am – 6:00 pm – Post-Ride Meal
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center, 455 Washington Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104-4331
5:15 pm – Tourists return to Capitol Steps & Legacy Center
5:30 pm – Last riders return to Capitol Steps & Legacy Center
1:30 pm – MTCC-Los Angeles Equipment Check Ride near Montgomery – 23.4 miles Open to all
Friday, February 21, 2020
10 am – Downtown Montgomery Civil Rights Tour by Bicycle – 8.5 miles Social, Conversation pace
Registration is now closed for the Friday morning pre-ride. You may still download the waiver at www.MgmBikeClub.org/Selma55PreRide
4 pm – 8 pm – Rider Packet Pickup, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Montgomery Room 9)
4 pm – 8:30 pm – Bicycle Loading moving van #1, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street)
5 pm – 9:00 pm – Rider Reception, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Starlight Foyer, adjacent to Packet Pickup Room (Montgomery 9)
Saturday, February 22, 2020
5 am – 6:30 am – Late arrival Rider Packet Pickup, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Montgomery Room 9)
5 am – 6:45 am – Late arrival Bicycle Loading, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street), moving van #2
6 am – 6:45 am – Bus Loading for all Riders, Tourists, and Bus Captains (Tallapoosa St)
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa (Tallapoosa Street)
6:45 am – Bicycle transport Moving Van #2 leaves Montgomery for Selma
7 am – Buses leave from Montgomery for Selma
8 am – Buses arrive in Selma (Water St)
8 am – 9 am – Riders and Bikes are reunited in Selma
9 am – 10 am – Riders depart from Selma in waves of 20 riders. Fast riders (19-22 mph or more) will get photographed on the Edmond Pettus Bridge first and released. Then, the next fastest group (15-18 mph) of riders will be photographed. This will continue until the slowest (10-14 mph) will be released. Team groups wishing to be photographed together will leave with the slower groups of riders and will ride together, single file, for the first 3-5 miles of the ride, for safety reasons
9:20 am – 11:30 am – Rest Stop 1
New Sister Spring Baptist Church, 365 County Road 67, Selma, Alabama 36701
10:30 am – 3:30 pm – Rest Stop 2
Lowndes Interpretive Center, Selma to Montgomery Historic Trail Interpretive Center, 7002 U.S. Highway 80 West, Hayneville, AL 36040
11:30 am – 4:00 pm – Rest Stop 3
Fuel Truck Entrance to Montgomery Regional Airport, Corner of Ed Long Rd and Selma Hwy, Hope Hull, AL 36108
11:30 – 5:30 pm – Finish Line takes photos and checks-in riders at Capitol Steps
11:30 am – 6:00 pm – Post-Ride Meal
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Legacy Center, 455 Washington Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104-4331
5:15 pm – Tourists return to Capitol Steps & Legacy Center
5:30 pm – Last riders return to Capitol Steps & Legacy Center
REGISTRATION CLOSED ON JANUARY 20, 2020.
OUR BUSES ARE CURRENTLY FULL.
Please Email us at Selma55Ride@MgmBikeClub.org to ask about our Waiting List.
NOTE: The Selma to Montgomery ride is a rain or shine. All registrations are final. No refunds, cancellations, or transfers.
OUR BUSES ARE CURRENTLY FULL.
Please Email us at Selma55Ride@MgmBikeClub.org to ask about our Waiting List.
NOTE: The Selma to Montgomery ride is a rain or shine. All registrations are final. No refunds, cancellations, or transfers.
ROUTES
You can download TCX and GPX files for your Garmin at the links below.
TCX Course (.tcx)
Best format for turn by turn directions on Edge 500, 510.
Will provide true turn by turn navigation on Edge 800, 810, 820, 1000, 1030 including custom cue entries.
Please be patient. The TCX files take 15-20 seconds to start downloading.
GPX Track (.gpx)
Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
Will provide turn by turn directions (true navigation) on the Edge 705/800/810/1000, but will not have any custom cues.
TCX Course (.tcx)
Best format for turn by turn directions on Edge 500, 510.
Will provide true turn by turn navigation on Edge 800, 810, 820, 1000, 1030 including custom cue entries.
Please be patient. The TCX files take 15-20 seconds to start downloading.
GPX Track (.gpx)
Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
Will provide turn by turn directions (true navigation) on the Edge 705/800/810/1000, but will not have any custom cues.
