Event Details
What to expect:
The best damn race weekend of your life. Once again, we are headed back to our stompin' grounds on Tiger Mountain. With new trails, new racers, and our same good ol' fashion Sturdy Dirtyness(?), we promise a shred filled day of fun-first racing.
Expect timed downhill-orientated sections interspersed with uphill transition trail riding and fun-filled aid stations.
We will provide course map and details about 1 month prior to the event, but feel free to check out the 2018 course to get a feel for it.
HOW TO GEt there:
From Seattle take I-90 East to Highway 18. Continue South on Highway 18 for 4.4 miles, until you reach East Tiger Summit on your right. There are two main parking areas, both accessed from the highway 18 summit. The upper area is gated and is locked at 8:00 PM per the sign on the gate. This area also includes pit toilets. The road to the upper area travels west (to the left) just above the lower parking lot.
PARKING:
We will be staging out of the upper parking lot at Tiger Mountain. There will be NO PARKING in the upper lot. We STRONGLY encourage you to CARPOOL. Parking will be tight. We will have people to help direct parking, so please follow their directions. Bring you Discover Pass if you have one. If you are parked on the road on the way to the upper lot, a Discover Pass will be required.
WHERE TO STAY:
There is no camping or lodging onsite at Tiger Mountain. Check Issaquah, North Bend, or Snoqualamie for hotels, airbnbs, etc. for closest lodging.
New for 2019!!
If you are registered to race you are eligible to sign up for our skills clinics coached by Kat Sweet, Angi Weston and Jill Kintner! Space is limited to 12 for each clinic so get 'em while their hot! To register, just add these to your Sturdy Dirty 2019 registration. Cost is $150/clinic and includes 4 hours of professional coaching. Also check out the free chat sessions with pro Anne Galyean! Check out the Events page for more detail.
Who is registered?
CLICK HERE to see who has registered for 2019. We will update the list periodically until we are sold out.
Course
subject to change
Stage numbers are as follows:
Stage 1: Summit
Stage 2: Drop In >OTG (Beginner/Sport)>NOTG (Expert/Pro) (This stage will have the same start/finish locations)
Stage 3: Inside Passage>EBAD
Stage 4: Predator
Stage 5: Inside Passage>Joyride
Stage 6: Legend
Beginner: 1, 2 (OTG), 5
Sport: 1, 2 (OTG), 5, 6
expert/pro: 1, 2 (NOTG), 3, 4
"climb" indicated in trailforks is not accurate. estimated climb is as follows:
Beginner: 2300
sport: 2700
expert/pro: 4000
Schedule
Friday - 7/12
ALL DAY
10:00 - 11:15
SRAM/RockShox SUSPENSION CLINIC #1
20 min suspension talk and then 45-ish min of on trail suspension tuning on the Iverson Trail (push up from lot and ride down). There no sign up, just come join. Meet at the SRAM/RochShox tent in the staging area.
1:00 - 2:15
SRAM/RockShox SUSPENSION CLINIC #2
20 min suspension talk and then 45-ish min of on trail suspension tuning on the Iverson Trail (push up from lot and ride down). There no sign up, just come join. Meet at the SRAM/RockSox tent in the staging area.
Saturday - 7/13
7:00 - 8:30AM
RACER PACKET PICK-UP
8:45am
RIDERS MEETING
MANDATORY for all racers!
9:00AM
PRO & EXPERT send-off.
We will send off groups of 20 every 5 minutes
9:15ish
SPORT send-off.
We will send off groups of 20 every 5 minutes
9:45ish
BEGINNER send-off.
We will send off groups of 20 every 5 minutes
12:00
FIRST RACERS BEGIN TO FINISH
Get cleaned up, grab some lunch and hang out with our sponsors and your fellow racers. When you finish, be sure to return your chip to the timing tent to get your time and meal ticket. If friends or family members are coming to watch, they will be able to purchase a lunch. Extra raffle tickets and event T-shirts can be purchased as well.
3:00
CUT-OFF TIME FOR FINISHING
Please keep track of time spent at the aid stations. Try to keep moving so all racers are done by 3pm.
3:30ish
RAFFLE & AWARDS
We'll have the raffle and awards after the last rider has finished.