General Information - Please Read!

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Start / Finish Location
Good Nite Inn, 26557 Agoura Road in Calabasas. The hotel is located just off the 101 freeway at Las Virgenes exit. Phone (818) 880-6000 for reservations, and give our group number, 43089, to get the discounted rate of $60.95 for one queen or $69.95 for two queens. Discounted rate expires in mid March; so don't delay!

If the Good Nite Inn is sold out, try the Renaissance Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills. It's about 4 miles from the start. Call (800) 468-3571 and tell them you're with Planet Ultra to receive the discounted rate of $109. Yes, it's more expensive than the Good Nite Inn; but it's also a bit more upscale. It's a Marriott Hotel, so you can earn points for frequent travelers.

How to Get There:
From the 101 heading north, exit Las Virgenes. Turn left. Turn right on Agoura Rd. The hotel is on the right, past the Albertson's shopping center.
From the 101 heading south, exit Lost Hills Rd. Turn right. Then left on Agoura Rd. The hotel will be on the left. 

Parking (Please read!):
If you're staying at the hotel, by all means, park there! If you're driving in, please do not use the hotel parking lot. We have permission to park in the lots of the office buildings located adjacent to the hotel - the Malibu Canyon Corporate Center parking lots. The address range is 26565 through 26709 W. Agoura Rd. If the first driveway has a chain across it, go to the third driveway to enter and then drive along back. Do NOT, under any circumstances, park in the Albertsons/Starbucks parking lot, or any other office building lots on Agoura Rd. If you do, you may get towed away.

Check In
Friday night from 6:30pm to 9pm at the Good Nite Inn. Saturday morning from 5:30am to 7:30am. If you live within thirty minutes of the start, please make every effort to check-in on Friday night. Saturday morning is bound to be very busy. Please be super quiet in the morning, as there will be guests at the hotel who are not affiliated with our event, and who may be unhappy being awakened so early in the morning.

Start Times
Riders entered in the Century option, riding for the King of the Mountains Century Challenge may start between 6:30 and 7:30am after checking out with the time keeper. If you're unsure of what time to start, here are some guidelines depending on your expected finishing time:
11-12 hours: 6:30-7am
10 hours: 7am-7:30am
 8-9 hours: 7:30-7:45am
under 8 hours: 7:45-8am      If you leave too early, you will reach the first, and quite possibly the second, checkpoint before it opens for you – and you’ll have to sit there and wait for the mandatory sticker. Under no circumstances will stickers be distributed before the checkpoint opening time posted on the route sheet. If you think that starting early will help you “beat the heat,” forget it… everyone will be on the road in the noontime hours, no matter what. So please folks, let the riders who need the time get a little head start.

Timed Event
This is not a race, but it is a timed event -- so you must check out with the timekeeper before you leave, and you must check-in at the finish (wearing your rider number with all your stickers on it). If you fail to check out or check in, you will be listed as DQ in the results. Please don't email us after the event to change your results if you failed to follow these rules. We only fix typos or other problems that are our fault.

Time Limit
12 hours - based on the earliest start time at 6:30am. All riders must be off the course by 6:30pm. No exceptions. Riders who fail to make the time cut-off will be listed as Unofficial Finishers.

Cut-Off Times - Strictly Enforced and Not Negotiable
Riders must leave CP3 on Decker no later than 1:30pm in order to receive the KOM sticker. If you miss this time, you'll be asked to bail out off the course by descending Westlake and returning to the finish by turning right on Agoura Rd.
Riders must leave CP4 at Peter Strauss Ranch no later than 3:00pm in order to receive the KOM sticker and continue on the Stunt Rd. loop. If you miss this time, you'll be asked to bail out off the course by making a left turn on Cornell Rd, a right to stay on Cornell and then another right on Agoura Rd.
Riders must complete the course by 6:30pm to be an official King of the Mountains Stage 1 Finisher.

Sticker Stops
There will be six locations on the course, indicated on the route sheet, where riders will receive a KOM Polka Dot sticker as proof of both completing that section of the course within the time limit and their ability to follow the rules of the event. Stickers will be placed on the rider's number, which must be on the rider, and visible, at all times. At the finish, riders will be asked to show their number to prove they finished the entire course. Any rider who fails to receive all six stickers will be listed as DQ in the results. No exceptions. Really. It's a very simple rule to follow. So do it.

Twilight
Twilight begins 5:59am; Twilight ends 19:57. Sunrise is 6:15: Sunset is 19:31.

Ride Description - NOTE: Route sheets are not available prior to rider check-in; so please, please don't ask us to send you one.
This awesome route as scenic as it is challenging. The course can be described as dramatic, epic, diverse, and beautiful. Spend the day riding Southern California's roads less traveled. Ride up, over, and along mountain peaks and ridges, and through a multitude of canyons and country sides. Basically, this event is for the rider who loves to climb and to see a lot of diverse terrain in the process. Bring gears! Some of the roads have steep sustained climbs of 12-14% with pitches up to 18%. Unless you're a super strong climber, we suggest a triple crank, or at least a 30 cog in the back.

Your day starts as you'll head over to the coast via Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon then hang a left and head towards Topanga. Then the climbing really begins! First, there's Topanga Canyon and Old Topanga Canyon. From there, you'll spend the morning ascending and descending the Santa Monica Mountains on Mulholland Hwy, Little Sycamore, and Cotharin, before hitting Ventura County and the beach via Deer Creek. After an easy, flat cruise back south on PCH, you'll climb back up Decker Canyon hand a right on Lechusa and climb back to Mulholland on Encinal Canyon. Once you're back on Mulholland, you'll keep on riding, all the way back to Stunt Road. You'll definitely be feeling this last big climb of the day. Enjoy the winding descent down Piuma Road, as you have one more climb up Cold Canyon before you make your way to the finish line in Calabasas. 109 amazing miles with over 12,000 feet of climbing. (And yes, there are bailout points if you want to do a slightly shorter route with less climbing.)

Volunteers
We always need volunteers!!! We can only put these events on with the help of loyal, trustworthy, motivated individuals running the checkpoints along the way. To provide a little incentive, we offer one free entry into any Planet Ultra event for each time you volunteer at a Planet Ultra event. It's a simple formula: "work one, ride one free!" So please contact us to let us know when and where you'd like to help. Please note that the intent of the "work one, ride one free" offer is to encourage riders themselves to give something back to the sport they love. However, we also appreciate when riders bring along family and friends who they've recruited to help out, so we're offering a one-half ride credit to the recruiter if the volunteer doesn't want the ride credit. Ride credits must be used within a year of the date of volunteering.