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. 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.

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Cadre

Director: vacant

Volunteer Coordinator: Roger Pierce

Publicity Director: Alejandro Sanchez

Master of Ceremonies: Richard Ritari

Masseuse: vacant

Santa Fe Photographer: William McCombie

Horse Farm Photographer: William McCombie

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Facilities

Facility Director: Christopher Ryan

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

San Felasco Tech City Parking Manager: vacant
Parking support persons:

vacant
vacant

Flemington Parking Manager: vacant
Parking support persons:

vacant
vacant

Air Dancers

Set up air dancers as needed.

Dance Master: Jim Wilson

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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

Velvet Yates
Sandy Hazeltine
Carl Hillman
Philip Irwin
Gary Jones
Matthew Kinser
Bill Roberts

Gravel Challenge Ride Leaders

Todd Leedy
vacant

Horse Farm Hundred

Andrew Gill
Mike Beckham
Gary Knowland
Doug Folkerth
Carl Hillman
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

Santa Fe Century

Set Up Crew
Huan Dinh
vacant
Retrieval Crew
J. Allen Morgan
vacant

Horse Farm Hundred

Set Up Crew
Jamie Burns
vacant
Retrieval Crew
vacant
vacant

Painter

Anthony Bouton

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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 Gene Smith
Supply Tub Assistant: Karen Lee Labarge
Supply Tub Assistant Lisa Hawkins
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
Barry Nason Food Director
Kathy Benton Daft Cow Crew Chief
Lew Ladd Providence Crew Chief
Michael Woodard
Kristy Boyer
Lincoln Lu

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
Tim Dalrymple First Magnitude Crew Chief
Stephen Perz Flemington Crew Chief
Michael Woodard
vacant
vacant

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

vacant Equipment Manager
Bob Stevens
Kaydie Vistelle
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
Michael Woodard
vacant

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

Lew Ladd , Crew Chief
Daniel Rubin
vacant
vacant
vacant

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

vacant , Crew Chief
AM Crew 8 am - 12:30 pm
Leslie Folkerth
Eliveth Grosteffon
Beth Knizer
PM Crew noon - 4:30 pm
Pedro Romera
Richard Colbert
vacant

Horse Farm Hundred

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

Tim Dalrymple , Crew Chief
AM Crew 6:30 am - 8 am
vacant
vacant
PM Crew 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Maria Fiedler
vacant

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

Stephen Perz , Crew Chief
Jo Hartman , Deputy Crew Chief
AM Crew 6:30 am - 11:30 am
vacant
vacant
vacant
vacant
vacant
PM Crew 11 am - 3 pm
Melinda Koken
vacant
vacant
vacant

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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: Gwen Creel
Registrar: vacant
Pre-picker: Mike Beckham
Pre-picker: Janet Gellert

Saturday 6:30 - 8 am at Daft Cow Brewery

Registrar: Gwen Creel
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: Caryl McKellar

Saturday 8 am - 5 pm at Daft Cow Brewery

Staff 7:30 am - 1 pm: Kathy Benton
Staff 12:30 pm - 5 pm: Kathy Benton

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: Karen Lee Labarge
Pre-picker: Lisa Hawkins
Pre-picker: vacant

T-shirts
T-shirt Transportation Thursday morning March 26: Suzanne Newman

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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
Caryl McKellar
Karen Lee Labarge
Lisa Hawkins

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

Food Transport: Lisa Hawkins
Karen Lee Labarge

Last year's volunteers.