Sunday August 6th
Gears & Guitars Afterparty
Join us in the Coalpit at Bailey Park for more free live local music on Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00. Grab a cold beer from our friends at Incendiary, relax and celebrate!
This year’s local lineup is super strong with performances from Heavy Peace, The Hollirockets and Dead Drag Moon.
Live Music 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Performances by:
Crenshaw Pentecostal
Killing Gophers
Deluge
Repeat Offender
The Fondos
presented by Flow Automotive
This year has tons of options for the whole family! Two road distances (68 and 42 miles) and two greenway/gravel distances (15 and 7 miles). And everybody meets back at Bailey Park for lunch and a cold beverage afterwards.
Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem
Onsite Registration Opens: 7:30 AM
68 Mile Fondo Departure: 8:30 AM
42 Mile Fondo Departure: 9:00 AM
Food trucks available: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a kickoff at our race headquarters downtown at Bailey Park. Two road distance options will take you out of town and into our beautiful scenic backroads around Lake Tomalex, and get you back in time for a complimentary beer (21+) and lunch from one of a variety of food trucks on site.
Road Route Links:
68 Mile Fondo (2 rest stops)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42078703
42 Mile Fondo Departure (1 rest stop) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40549857
Registration
Includes a free Gears & Guitars 2023 t-shirt (while supplies last), one drink coupon (beer for 21+), and a lunch voucher for redemption at any food truck.
$55 until May 15th (cutoff date for jersey pre-orders)
$60 May 16th – July 1st
$65 after July 1st
Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Downtown Winston-Salem
Onsite Registration Opens: 9:00 AM
Greenway/Gravel Departure: 10:00 AM
Food trucks available: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Final schedule subject to change
The journey along the Long Branch Trail and Salem Creek Greenway allows participants to turn around at any point along the route or travel all the way out and around along the Salem Lake trail, one of Winston Salem’s most enjoyable rides. Two options for this ride include:
- Greenway: Long Branch Trail to Salem Creek Greenway to Salem Lake or water crossing and return (7 miles, 1 rest stop)
- Greenway/Gravel: Long Branch Trail to Salem Creek Greenway and around Salem Lake and return (15 miles, 1 rest stop)
Greenway / Gravel route link:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38970029
Registration
Includes a complimentary t-shirt (while supplies last), one beer coupon (21+), and a lunch voucher for redemption at any food truck.
$55 until May 15th (cutoff date for jersey pre-orders)
$60 May 16th – July 1st
$65 after July 1st
Community Activites
Bailey Park 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Join us for tons of family fun as we celebrate everything on wheels! The food trucks will be out, we’ll have more live music and the streets will still be all ours.
Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem
Open: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Designated course for our youngest riders – includes cycling and pedestrian safety information. We’ll have loaner bikes and helmets available. This is a great way for kids to get a feel for riding a bike.
Registration: Free
Location: 445 Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem
Decorating Tent Open: 12:00 – 1:30
Parade: 1:30 - 2:00
Participants young and old can decorate their bikes or bring in custom beauties and show them off for the judges to win prizes! We’ll have a tent full of decorations to let your creativity flow.
Registration: Free. No advance registration required.