2025 Major Taylor International Riding Challenge

Challenge "Goes Dark," on February 26th at 11:59:59 PM in Cyclist's Time Zone.



Ride Challenge Rules

  1. Your cycling club's name must be recognized by the Major Taylor Cycling Alliance.
  2. If you are a member of more than one approved Major Taylor club, you can only ride for ONE Major Taylor club. Your challenge results CAN NOT be split or shared across multiple Major Taylor Cycling clubs.
  3. You must have a Strava account.
  4. You must have your Major Taylor club initials after your name in your Strava profile.
  5. You must join the Strava Club Page titled "All Major Taylor Cycling Clubs." You will not be admitted to the Strava group without your MTCC initials after your last name.
  6. Your Strava riding ACTIVITIES must be visible to EVERYONE at completion in order to participate in the Challenge. If your activities are not visible to EVERYONE at completion, the Challenge application will not count your ride.
  7. YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY ENTER ANY RIDING ACTIVITIES.
  8. Your riding miles can only be earned from outdoor or indoor riding. Classic trainers, rollers, and Pelotons will be placed in a separate category and will not count towards team elevation.
  9. E-bikes have their own category that doesn’t count towards miles nor elevation. E-bikes are allowed for riders who want to track their rides during the challenge only.
  10. The longest ride (in miles) in 24 hours will start at any time on a given day and will end 23:59 hours later.
  11. Your riding miles are calculated based on the Strava ride calendar, which runs from Monday through Sunday each week.
  12. No downhill only riding indoor or outdoor. Rides with negative elevation will be disqualified.
  13. If you have any problems, you must contact contest admins for help. Go to the “Report Issues” tab on the Challenge Application.
  14. All rides must be uploaded within 24 hours of completion.
  15. If issues are found during the ride challenge, club leader shall be responsible for regulating and addressing those issues within their club(s). Each club should have a primary and secondary contact to handle issue(s) found during the challenge.

Heart Rate Monitor

  • Recognize rider on a bike
  • Minimum 80 bpm for qualifying ride

Minimum Team Size

  • Each TEAM is required to have a minimum of five riders
  • Clubs with less than five riders will participate in individual categories only (men and women most miles, elevation, etc.)
***Clubs and/or club members shall act with integrity. If you are found to have hidden, manipulated, or changed data, your ride(s) will be disqualified, and you risk further action including being banned from the Ride Challenge.