RAINSTORM™ Preview and Registration Information
July 7-12, 2008
RAINSTORM™ Week Preview
RAINSTORM™ was designed to offer an intensive week of cycling for riders preferring longer distances. Each day will offer a route of approximately 100 miles. This non-competitive tour is designed for ultra cyclists or triathletes seeking to improve their cycling endurance and their techniques for completing longer rides successfully. Perhaps you need to practice hydration and nutrition strategies. Perhaps you want to work on your pacing, your climbing form, or your mental strategies for staying positive through adversity. Maybe you're comfortable completing back-to-back centuries, but wonder if you could do more. This ride was created with the intention of helping you meet whatever personal goals you bring to it.
RAINSTORM™ travels over hard-surfaced back roads in southern Indiana. There are no layover days on this tour. Lodging will be in state park inns or hotels, and is included in the tour fee. Terrain ranges from rolling to hilly; expect to be challenged.
Four breakfasts and three dinners are included; menus are carefully planned for sound nutrition and variety, and include options for vegetarian and diabetic participants. At the state parks, buffets are served in the inn dining rooms. They offer lots of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as multiple entrees and sides. Dinners in Bloomington and Terre Haute (carbo loading the night before RAIN™) are on your own.
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Monday Century: Richmond to Brown County State Park. (111 miles) Overnight and dinner buffet at Abe Martin Lodge.
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Tuesday Century: Brown County State Park to Clifty Falls State Park (100 miles). Breakfast buffet at Abe Martin Lodge. Dinner buffet and overnight at Clifty Inn.
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Wednesday Century: Clifty Falls State Park to Spring Mill State Park. (100 miles) Breakfast buffet at Clifty Inn; overnight and dinner buffet at Spring Mill Inn.
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Thursday Century: Spring Mill State Park to Bloomington. (100 miles) Breakfast buffet at Spring Mill Inn; overnight at Courtyard Marriott in Bloomington, with dinner on your own.
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Friday Century: Bloomington to Terre Haute. (100 miles) Breakfast buffet at Courtyard Marriott; overnight at Drury Inn in Terre Haute, with dinner on your own.
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Saturday (160 miles): RAIN™ Ride: Terre Haute to Richmond. Breakfast at Drury Inn.
RAINSTORM™ Rates & Deadlines
| RAINSTORM™ 2008 Rates | ||
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| Accommodations | Rider | SAG Driver |
| Single Occupancy Room* | $1,300 | $1,200 |
| Double Occupancy Room | $1,000/rider | $900 |
If you're a single rider wishing to share a room but haven't found a roommate before you register, pay the single occupancy rate and we'll reimburse you after your roommate signs up, prior to the close of registration June 7. Contact us for help finding a roommate--we have riders looking.
Your RAINSTORM™ registration fee includes all lodging for the week, four breakfasts and three dinner buffets, a commemorative rider jersey, a rider or crew t-shirt, state parks entry fees, RAIN™ Ride entry fee (no need to sign up separately for RAIN™, although you will need to sign the RAIN™ waiver and pay for lunch or extra t-shirts in advance--we'll send you the form after you register), RAIN™ motel room in Terre Haute, baggage transport, SAG support, bicycle mechanic and massage therapy availability, maps, and marked routes.
You may bring your own registered SAG driver and vehicle on the tour if you wish. We expect all personal SAGs to follow the conduct expected on the RAIN™ ride: no hand-offs to cyclists from moving vehicles will be allowed. We take safety very seriously; any SAG driver or cyclist engaging in reckless behavior will be excused from the tour without a refund.
Minors (anyone under the age of 18 years) must be accompanied by a supervising, registered adult, and that adult must be identified on the minor's registration form.
Registration for 2008 will open January 1 and close June 7. A maximum of 50 people may participate. We reserve the right to cancel the tour and refund your entry fee in full if fewer than 25 people register.
RAINSTORM™ Cancellation Policy
Please read our cancellation policy carefully:
All cancellations must be received in writing (triri@triri.org) and postmarked or time/date stamped by June 6. Cancellations are subject to a $100.00/person fee; the remainder of your payment will be refunded. No refunds will be given for any reason after June 6, but you may provide a substitute to ride in your place. Notify us in writing, and request that your substitute register online.
We know that accidents happen, from broken bicycle frames to broken arms, and urge you to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance in case you are forced to withdraw from the tour after June 6. Trip cancellation insurance is available through McKay Insurance at 800.942.0283.
After your entry has been received, you'll get a confirmation postcard in the mail. Registration packets will be available at registration packet pick-up prior to the ride.
