To make it onto the official leaderboard and be recognized for your accomplishment, you must submit a free application and ride any of the 4 official routes with your own support team – or you can use our Ho’Omau crew, which will save you plenty of headaches and money. Learn more below about your options.
As the person who not just created VegasIn24 but mapped it, planned it, rode it and first completed it, Andy has plenty of advice to anyone contemplating this challenge. The videos below offer general advice and a basic understanding of what will be required to successfully complete one of the four available routes. If you are serious about completing the challenge but don’t know where to start, Andy can assist with planning, training and overall event preparation beyond what is available in the Advanced Support package.
Crew Selection
Rest Stops
Nutrition
Bike Choice
Course Selection
Weather
Mental Preparedness
Timing
Training Plan
Route Specific Advice
Los Angeles Route
Reno Route
Phoenix Route
San Diego Route
The below applies to a self-supported ride only. Even if you ride self supported, you must submit a free application and follow all applicable rules in order to be recognized on the official leaderboard. To use our support crew, click the Ho’Omau Event Support tab above.
On way or another, planning for a big event like Vegas In 24 takes time, but the reward of accomplishing such a massive feat far outweighs the work required. Whether you tackle it all on your own or use the Ho’Omau Event Support team is completely up to you. For those on a budget or who have a long list of friends lining up to help, the below is a summary of some of what you have to plan for:
- Ho’Omau requires, at minimum, that you maintain a 2-person crew to rotate driving. Both individuals have to be licensed drivers.
- You should have your car serviced before the event. Simply put, you do not want your crew car to break down behind you and leave you exposed to traffic for the remainder of your ride.
- You will need to assess gas mileage to find an opportune moment for your support car to refuel. Ideally this happens at one of your rest stops so that the car doesn’t fall behind you.
- You should have clear protocols in place for who drives when and for how long, and also for the possibility that one driver becomes too tired to drive.
- You should highly consider bringing a 3rd person along (or have one of your drivers be) a medical professional.
- While very unlikely, we equip all Ho’Omau support cars with comprehensive first aid, CPR and AED kits. You should consider doing the same with your car.
- You should consider installing a bike rack on your support car in case you abandon the event. This will simplify returning back to your starting point or to Las Vegas by car.
- You will need to experiment with your camera equipment to make sure that you have continuous video footage from your front and rear dashboard at all times. This is a mandatory requirement and required to be listed as an official finisher.
- You need to consider how you want your ride captured, and whether you should hire a photographer, videographer or drone pilot.
- You should have multiple meetings with your team to make sure everyone understands their responsibilities. Team failure almost always affects rider safety and success.
- If you do not purchase the Basic Ho’Omau support package, be sure to thoroughly evaluate the course, climbs, rest stops, turns, waypoints, road condition, predicted weather (temperature, wind direction, etc).
If you don’t want to go through the logistics, planning, financial and time investment to put together your entire event, you can get our support crew to do much of it for you. Choose from several options based on your specific needs and focus more time on your training instead. Ho’Omau Support services are optional. You are free to use your own crew and plan every bit on your own. All finishers will receive their awards trophy, certificate, t-shirt, hat and entry on the leaderboard regardless of whether Ho’Omau support services are utilized.
Basic ($495)
The basic support package is perfect for riders with their own support team. It provides documents and videos with all the vital information for a self-supported event.
- Analysis of every significant ascent on the route (categorized and not).
- Detailed course walk-through instructional video.
- Printable list and video of every waypoint and turn.
- List of all available rest stop options outside your departure city.
- Detailed analysis of average temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover.
- Basic support can be combined with any event-day support packages (car, van, crew, etc).
Advanced ($895)
Includes all basic support options, plus the following:
- 60-min video conference session with your team and Andy Funk to go over any questions you have.
- Complete start-to-end wide-screen, high-resolution 4K Video Footage of your chosen route.
Event Day Support (Variable $ Options)
Can be selected a la carte, based on your specific needs for your event.
- Support car and/or van
- 2-person crew (rotating drivers)
- Medical professional
- Photographer
- Videographer
- Massage therapist
- Pre-arrival finish line setup
- Finish line DJ
- Transportation to start
- Transportation to hotel