March 28-29, 2026

Volunteer Page

This is the page where we will keep up with who has volunteered to help at the Festival and what jobs are still available.

TO VOLUNTEER email the volunteer coordinator.

IMPORTANT: All volunteers are entitled to a Festival t-shirt of their choice, and many to a free ride entry. More Info. TO GET THESE BENEFITS you must do a Festival registration before the end of preregistration on Wednesday, March 25, at noon. T-shirts are in short supply; register ASAP to have a chance at your size. Do not do a Festival registration until your volunteer position(s) are displayed on the News page in the Members Area so that the system will know you are entitled to your benefits.

A note about CHILDREN: We will not be assigning any person under the age of 16 to a volunteer position. All of our positions need to be staffed by fully capable adults. While many children can also do the work, it is work and they will not always be able to complete their entire shift. Children that are capable of self-supervision are welcome to come with parents who are working and hang out and help. Smaller children requiring supervision should not be brought without an accompanying non-volunteer supervisor.

Facilities | Course | Aid | Registration | Packet Stuffing

Cadre

Director: vacant

Volunteer Coordinator: Roger Pierce

Publicity Director: vacant

Master of Ceremonies: vacant

Masseuse: vacant

Warehouse Manager: vacant

Santa Fe Photographer: vacant

Horse Farm Photographer: vacant

Course | Aid | Registration | Packet Stuffing

Facilities

Facility Director: Christopher Ryan

Arrange for facilities used during the events, and manage parking.

Flemington Parking Manager: vacant
Parking support persons:

  • vacant
  • vacant

Air Dancers

Set up air dancers as needed.

Dance Master: Jim Wilson

Facilities | Aid | Registration | Packet Stuffing

Course

Gainesville Cycling Festival Course Marshall: Lambert Vaes

Law Enforcement Liason: Kathy Benton

SAG Drivers

Patrol the course offering water and perhaps minor mechanical help to riders. Transport overextended riders to the next rest stop. We pay each driver $20 gas money.

Santa Fe Century and Millhopper Ramble

Santa Fe Century Course Supervisor: vacant

  • Velvet Yates
  • Anthony Bouton
  • Sandy Hazeltine
  • Philip Irwin
  • Gary Jones
  • vacant

Gravel Challenge Ride Leaders

  • Todd Leedy
  • vacant

Horse Farm Hundred

Horse Farm Hundred Course Supervisor: vacant

  • Andrew Gill
  • Mike Beckham
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

Gravel Meander Ride Leader

  • Kathy Benton

Course Workers

These persons ensure that the course is marked and safe for the riders. The Signing Crews prepare and place signs on the course at critical places to help the riders stay on the course and find points of interest.

Clean-up Crew

441 Saturday Bike Lane Clean-up: vacant

Signing Crews

Signing Chief: vacant
Sign Transition Coordinator: vacant

Santa Fe Century

  • Set Up Crew
  • J. Allen Morgan
  • vacant
  • Retrieval Crew
  • Lambert Vaes
  • vacant

Horse Farm Hundred

  • Set Up Crew
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • Retrieval Crew
  • vacant
  • vacant

Facilities | Course | Registration | Packet Stuffing

Aid Stops

Gainesville Cycling Festival Aid Director: Steven Lachnicht

Food Director: Barry Nason
Equipment Manager : vacant
Loadmaster: Larry Lambert
Supply Tub Manager: Kathy Smith
Supply Tub Assistant: vacant
Supply Tub Helper vacant
Garbage and Recycling Manager: vacant

Aid Stops | Santa Fe | Horse Farm

Set Up and Clean Up

A chance to volunteer and still do all of the rides.
We need a few extra hands throughout the week before and after the Festival to stage, move, load, and clean up. Most of this work occurs at Springhill Self Storage 3500 NW 97th Blvd.

Friday Evening (March 27) - Truck Loading Crew - 4 pm
Meet at Club warehouse

  • Larry Lambert Loadmaster
  • Kathy Benton Daft Cow Crew Chief
  • vacant Providence Crew Chief
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

Saturday Afternoon (March 28) - Truck Loading Crew - 6 pm
Meet at Club warehouse

  • Larry Lambert Loadmaster
  • Barry Nason Food Director
  • Kathy Smith Supply Tub Manager
  • vacant First Magnitude Crew Chief
  • Stephen Perz Flemington Crew Chief
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

Sunday Evening (March 29) - Unload and Clean Up Crew - 3:30 pm
Meet at Club warehouse

  • vacant Warehouse Manager
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

Aid (Rest) Stops

Spend a day in the countryside, with food. Hand food out to riders, mix Gatorade, cook hot dogs, maybe go for ice.

There will be a meeting for Crew Chief's on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 pm (if your name below does not have "Crew Chief" after it, you should not attend). Food will be available during the meeting. It will be held at the Pierce residence (attendees will receive an email with the address).

Santa Fe Century

Daft Cow (set up 6:30 am, open 6:45 am - 8 am)

  • Kathy Benton , Crew Chief
  • vacant
  • vacant

Providence (set up 8:45 am, open 9:00 am - 12:30 pm)

  • vacant , Crew Chief
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

LaCrosse (set up 8 am, open 8:50 am - 4:30 pm)

  • vacant , Crew Chief
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew

Horse Farm Hundred

First Magnitude Brewery (set up 6:30 am, opens 6:45 am)

  • vacant , Crew Chief
  • vacant AM
  • vacant AM
  • Maria Fiedler 10:30 am - 6 pm
  • vacant 10:30 am - 6 pm

Flemington (set up 6:30 am, opens 7 am - 3 pm)

  • Stephen Perz , Crew Chief
  • vacant , Deputy Crew Chief
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , AM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew
  • vacant , PM Crew

Facilities | Course | Aid | Packet Stuffing

Registration

Registrar: Roger Pierce

Most of the registrar work is done in the hour or two before the ride starts. It can be intense, but you should be able to go on the ride after completing your job. Because you need to know what you are doing before the hordes arrive, all new registrars must come to Friday night registration to learn the ropes. Registrars normally work both Saturday and Sunday.

Friday 5 - 8 pm at 5015 NW 19th PL

  • Registrar: vacant
  • Registrar: vacant
  • Pre-picker: Mike Beckham
  • Pre-picker: Janet Gellert

Saturday 6:30 - 8 am at Daft Cow Brewery

  • Registrar: vacant
  • Registrar: vacant
  • T-Shirts: Maria Fiedler
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: Mike Beckham
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Snipper/Aid: Judy Gardner
  • Snipper/Aid: vacant

Saturday 8 am - 5 pm at Daft Cow Brewery

  • Staff 7:30 am - 1 pm: vacant
  • Staff 12:30 pm - 5 pm: vacant

Sunday 6:30 - 8 am at First Magnitude Brewery

  • Registrar: vacant
  • Registrar: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Snipper/Aid: Judy Gardner
  • Snipper/Aid: vacant

Sunday 7 - 9 am at Flemington

  • Registrar: vacant
  • Registrar: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant
  • Pre-picker: vacant

T-shirts
T-shirt Transportation Thursday morning March 26: vacant

Facilities | Course | Aid | Registration

Party

Packet Stuffing Party, Thursday, March 26, 3 - 7 pm or 6 - 10 pm at the Pierce/Dimitri residence, 5015 NW 19th Place. From NW 43rd St turn west onto 19th Avenue. At 46th St jog right and then left onto NW 19th Place. 5015 is at the end on the left. Park head on into the curb so we can fit more cars in the cul de sac. We have a barefoot house (if you don't do barefoot, socks are OK).

During the first phase (3 - 6 pm), we count, label, and sort t-shirts.

Eating is scheduled from 6 to 7 pm (PARTY!)

Packet production gets underway by 7 pm (earlier if we can get finished eating earlier). Each person is important during this phase -- if you will have a problem attending, let the coordinator know ASAP!

Coordinator: Roger Pierce 378-7063

AFTERNOON T-SHIRT STAFF

  • Judy Gardner
  • Janet Gellert
  • James Hanak
  • vacant
  • vacant
  • vacant

EVENING PACKET STAFF

  • Packet Labeler: Judy Gardner
  • Picker: Bob Newman
  • Picker: Suzanne Newman
  • Picker: Maria Fiedler
  • Packet Box Manager: Mike Beckham
  • Boxer: Janet Gellert
  • Boxer: James Hanak

Kitchen Staff / Backups

Last year's volunteers.