OPENING CEREMONY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010
All Opening Ceremony activities occur on the campus of guests
Chemical Abstracts Service, 2540 Olentangy River Road, All Riders are invited to bring one guest to Pelotonia’s
Columbus, OH 43202. Opening Ceremony festivities at Chemical Abstracts Service
on Friday, August 20, 2010. If you are bringing a guest,
please log into your Rider profile page and complete the
3pm–9pm guest name field by Friday, August 13, 2010.
Rider Check-in
Expo parkiNg for the opeNiNg CeremoNy
Pelotonia will email a parking pass to all Riders before
First Aid Services
Monday, August 16, 2010. Every Rider and his or her guest
Bike Storage and Maintenance
should put the parking pass on his or her dashboard prior
Bag Drop-Off
to arriving at the Chemical Abstracts Service parking lots.
Beverages
Parking attendants will be checking for the parking passes
in order to give Riders and their guests access to the
4:30pm–8pm parking lots. If a Rider or his or her guest forgets to display
a parking pass, he or she will be delayed in entering the
Dinner Buffet property for the Opening Ceremony and will have to provide
proof that he or she is a Rider or a Rider’s guest in order to
enter.
6:30pm
Riders with properly displayed parking passes will be pro-
Opening Ceremony Program
vided access to the Chemical Abstracts Service hard surface
lots, field parking lot and parking deck depending on where
the Rider enters the property. If at all possible, each Rider
7pm should plan to carpool with his or her guest and possibly
Augustana and Counting Crows concert other Riders and their guests in order to ensure that the
cars of all Riders and their guests can be accommodated
at the Chemical Abstracts Service property. If the Chemical
Abstracts Service parking areas fill up, overflow parking
rider iNstruCtioNs for
will be available at The Ohio State University Scarlet, Gray,
opeNiNg CeremoNy and Buckeye lots.
The Opening Ceremony festivities occur from 3 pm until
approximately 9 pm. Even if certain Riders cannot stay for
We encourage Riders to start arriving at 3 pm to pick up
the entire evening’s program, all Riders should plan to
their Rider credentials packet and begin enjoying the Expo
come to the Opening Ceremony to check in and pick up their
and other festivities. If you arrive at the Chemical Abstracts
Rider credentials packet. Riders should also plan to drop
Service campus between 3 pm and 5 pm, please plan to
off their bikes at the secure bike storage lot and their duffle
enter the field parking lot from Dodridge.
bags at the bag storage truck on the Chemical Abstracts
Service campus on Friday evening in order to alleviate
eNtry gates
logistical pressures early on Saturday morning before the
After parking, each Rider and his or her guest will proceed
ride starts. Bikes and bags must be appropriately tagged by
to one of the entry gates located on the Chemical Abstracts
the Rider using the tags provided in the Rider
Service campus. At the entry gate, a Pelotonia volunteer
credentials packet.
will ask each Rider and guest to identify themselves before
being allowed entry to the Opening Ceremony festivities.
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rider CheCk-iN Bike aNd Bag tags
After proceeding through the entry gates, Riders should Riders should securely fasten the ID tags that Pelotonia
proceed to the Rider Check-In pavilion which will be provides to their bikes and duffle bags before turning their
clearly marked as such. At Rider Check-in, each Rider bikes and duffle bags in for storage. Please note that it will
must display a driver’s license or other photo ID to receive not be possible for Pelotonia to deliver any bags that are
his or her Rider credentials packet, including his or her not properly tagged to the appropriate finish line areas.
Rider ID bracelet. The Rider ID bracelet is the Rider’s Any unidentified or unclaimed bags will be taken to the
passport to Pelotonia weekend. At Rider Check-In, Pelotonia office to be claimed after the event.
volunteers will fasten the Rider ID bracelet to the Rider’s
wrist so that the Rider can enjoy amenities at the Opening Bike storage
Ceremony and throughout the weekend. Please DO NOT On Friday evening, Riders can turn in their properly tagged
take off your Rider ID bracelet until you leave Pelotonia bikes at the area designated as the Bike Corral. Pelotonia
weekend for the last time. NO ONE will be permitted to ride volunteers will help park the bikes. The Bike Corral is
on Saturday without a Rider ID bracelet. At Rider Check- well-lit, fenced, and will be monitored by security personnel
In, Riders will also receive a nametag and ID tags for their throughout the night.
bikes and duffle bags.
Bike maiNteNaNCe
guest ids Please plan to tune up your bike prior to bringing your bike
Each guest will receive a guest bracelet from a volunteer to Pelotonia weekend. However, if you need emergency
at the entry gates. Guests must wear their bracelets at assistance on Friday evening, bike mechanics will be
all times in order to enjoy the amenities at the Opening located near the Bike Corral and in the Expo area to assist
Ceremony. Unfortunately, guests who are not wearing a you with minor adjustments and repairs.
guest bracelet cannot be accommodated at the food and
beverage areas. Bags
Every Rider is entitled to check in one bag for Pelotonia
late rider CheCk-iN weekend. We ask that Riders bring only those items that
For any Rider who is unable to attend the Opening are essential. Please note that there will not be showers at
Ceremony on Friday evening, the Rider Check-In area will the 23-Mile or the 43-Mile finish so there is no need to bring
be open for late check-in between 5:30 and 6:30 am on showers supplies if you are stopping at one of those finish
Saturday morning. If you must take advantage of late check- areas. For those Riders who are staying overnight, please
in, PLEASE ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 5:30 am to check-in so see the Packing List that can be found on page 7.
that you will not be delayed in joining the other Riders for a
7 am departure. Bag storage
On Friday evening, Riders can turn in their properly tagged
Nametags bags at the area designated as the Bag Drop-off area.
Riders should wear their nametags at the Opening Pelotonia volunteers will sort the bags to be delivered to the
Ceremony on Friday evening. Riders should also plan to appropriate finish area that is noted on the bag tag.
affix their nametags to the back of their bike seats during
the rides on Saturday and Sunday so that they can identify
each other along the route. Riders should take their
nametags off of their bikes and wear them at their finish
line celebrations.
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Beverages
A variety of beverages will be available at the Opening
Ceremony festivities. For those who wish to enjoy alcoholic
beverages at the Opening Ceremony, they will need
to display a valid driver’s license or other photo ID to
designated Pelotonia volunteers in order to verify that they
are of legal drinking age. When proper identification is
produced, the Pelotonia volunteers will provide a bracelet
that must be worn for the rest of the evening in order to
obtain alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverages will not be
provided to anyone who is not wearing the proper bracelet.
diNNer Buffet
An ample dinner buffet will be provided for Riders and
their guests. Pelotonia expects to accommodate thousands
of guests so please plan accordingly as the tents could
become very busy during the peak arrival time.
opeNiNg CeremoNy program
The Opening Ceremony Program will begin at 6:30 pm. Live
music by Augustana and Counting Crows will immediately
follow the program.
first aid assistaNCe
If you need assistance with a medical question or issue,
first aid volunteers will be available at the Opening
Ceremony on Friday evening. Please note that the first aid
volunteers will not be dispensing supplies or medications
prior to the event, unless there is an emergency at which
time appropriate EMT support will be contacted to assist.
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