CLICK HERE for the 2010 Volunteer Manual. Printed copies will also be available when we meet on Saturday before the Tour begins.

• Receive your information packet, cue sheets, food wrist bands and luggage tags.
• Receive your T-shirt (the real reason you're doing this, right?) and your jersey if you ordered one.
  

All Athletes and Volunteers must join in the orientation meeting on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at the Middle School. Those who have let us know they can't make it need to make arrangements with others to get the information.

Volunteers will meet immediately after the meeting (at a place TBA) to finalize assignments and schedules.

The official start time each day is 6 a.m.  You, of course, can start after this time but you must have your luggage loaded on the luggage truck no later than 8 a.m.

Breakfast is from 5:30 to 7 a.m. each day.

Early risers PLEASE have consideration for others.  We have had issues in the past, particularly  with those staying in the gyms, of people getting up as early as 4 a.m. and waking others.

Check the Information Board, usually set up at the main entrance at our overnight locations, for any updates on the route.  Any changes or unexpected conditions will be put on the board each evening.

• Since we are staying at schools, please adhere to the NO ALCOHOL rule (actually, it is state law). We will eventually return to these schools in a future Tour de Wyoming and its extremely important we not abuse their hospitality - or the rules.
  
• There will be signs at all overnight stops to let you know where to set up outdoor tents and indoor facilities.  DO NOT set up your tent until you are SURE you are in the designated area.  You risk getting awakened by lawn sprinklers if you go to the wrong area.
• Port-a-potties and hand washing stations will be set up at all rest stops.  
• Rest stop food includes fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and an assortment of other snacks.  If you have preferred riding foods, be sure to carry them on your own.
• While you are free to start whenever you choose, rest stop times are listed on the cue sheets.  If you pass a rest stop prior to the opening of that site don't expect any food or drink and carry what you might need on your bike.  Those who are slower riders must reach the rest stop by the time it closes.  If you don't make it, a SAG volunteer will offer you a ride.  If you opt to continue on your own, you do so without support.
• Remember EVERYONE on this event is a volunteer.  That includes the Tour Director and the entire Planning Committee. There is no turn-down service with chocolates on your pillow. Please pitch in to help, as needed, and keep our overnight locations and rest stops clean.  The rest stop volunteers are generally here with family and friends so that they have other activities they'd like to do each day.  Have consideration and don't force them to man their stations past the closing time schedule. If you are slower, you need to start earlier.
• Dinner each evening is from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  Those who pre-paid for meals will be served before the hosts allow others to purchase a meal.  All meals are provided by civic groups as fundraisers.
• <>Showers are available at the schools each evening, or at a near-by location (as in the case in Manila where it's at the KOA).
• Check your information packet and the Information Board for the night's activities.  We have special entertainment - usually LIVE MUSIC - every evening except during our stay at the Garden City KOA

BE PREPARED TO REPAIR YOUR OWN FLATS out on the road.  Other repairs are done after riding for the day but take your bike to them early.  Don’t take it to them at 9 p.m. and expect them to do it at the last minute.  Also, remember each rider must cover the cost of his or her own bike repairs

Massage Therapy Available

Kathy Muthig, and her crew from Laramie will be joining us again this year.  Massage costs are $1/minute for up to 30 minute massages.  Look for Kathy and the other therapists under the white canopy.  Cash payment is preferred but checks and credit cards will be accepted. Schedule an appointment at registration to ensure you get the care you need.

Medical Assistance

As with past tours, we’ll have 8 to 10 bike medics carrying small and very basic emergency packs on their bicycles in case they need to assist riders on the road. These kits have supplies to address only the simplest roadside emergencies.