2025 Courage Classic Assigned Volunteer Overview

What is my job?

• Must commit to all three days of event weekend (Friday-Sunday).
• Load and unload Aid Station trucks with food, tables, chairs, tents and other supplies.
• Be familiar with aid station locations and setup prior to the event.
• Deliver food and equipment to assigned aid station(s).
• Check-in aid station crew volunteers, pass out t-shirts and set expectations for the day (jobs, timing, goals, etc.).
• Ensure aid station set-up matches provided diagram.
  • Every tent leg is required to have a 40lb weight attached. There are extra weights on your truck for mechanic tents only.
  • The only tents set-up should be those on the diagram. There are no team tents allowed at any aid station. Please contact your supervisor immediately if this occurs.
• Keep an inventory of supplies: ice, water, Gatorade, snacks, and fruit.
• Designate team leads – urge the team to follow sanitation/food-drink prep/trash/recycling guidelines.
• Make sure each volunteer knows where medical and bike mechanics are located.
• Make sure each volunteer has a route map and can answer questions from riders.
• Facilitate tear down and clean up.
• Collect lost & found items.
• Heavy lifting and manual labor occurring in the ever-changing Colorado outdoor environment.
• Access assignment related documents here.

Schedule:

• Friday: Load trucks at Far East Lot at Copper Mountain: 12-4 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: Work various hours to oversee aid stations.
  • Shifts may start as early as 5 a.m. and typically last 6 hours.
  • Supervisors to provide schedule details by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Lunch (Far East Lot), Dinner (in Copper)
• Saturday: Breakfast*, Lunch (on route), Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast*, Lunch (Far East Lot), Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*Each day before you drive to your aid station, please pick up your breakfast and all volunteer lunches assigned to your aid station. Complete instructions will be provided by your supervisor by July 1.

Supervisor:

• Megan Small

What is my job?

• Drive box truck and deliver supplies to assigned aid stations.
• Must commit to all three days of event weekend (Friday-Sunday).
• Load and unload Aid Station truck with food, tables, chairs, tents and other supplies.
• Be familiar with aid station locations and setup prior to the event.
• Check-in aid station crew volunteers, pass out t-shirts and set expectations for the day (jobs, timing, goals, etc.).
• Ensure aid station set-up matches diagram.
  • Every tent leg is required to have a 40lb weight attached. There are extra weights on your truck for mechanic tents only.
  • The only tents set-up should be those on the diagram. There are no team tents allowed at any aid stations. Please contact your supervisor immediately if this occurs.
• Keep an inventory of supplies: ice, water, Gatorade, snacks, and fruit.
• Designate team leads – urge the team to follow sanitation/food-drink prep/trash/recycling guidelines.
• Make sure each volunteer knows where medical and bike mechanics are located.
• Make sure each volunteer has a route map and can answer questions from riders.
• Facilitate tear down and clean up.
• Collect lost & found items.
• Heavy lifting and manual labor occurring in the ever-changing Colorado outdoor environment.
• Access assignment related documents here.

Schedule:

• Thursday/Friday: Pick up rental box truck. Supervisor will work with you to arrange this.
• Friday: Load trucks at Far East Lot at Copper Mountain: 12–4 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: Work various hours to oversee aid stations.
  • Shifts may start as early as 5 a.m. and typically last 6 hours.
  • Supervisor to provide schedule details by July 1.
• Sunday/Monday: Return rental box truck. Supervisor will work with you to arrange this.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Lunch (Far East Lot), Dinner (in Copper)
• Saturday: Breakfast*, Lunch (on route), Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast*, Lunch (Far East Lot), Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*Each day before you drive to your aid station, please pick up your breakfast and all volunteer lunches assigned to your aid station. Complete instructions will be provided by your supervisor by July 1.

Supervisor:

• Megan Small

What is my job?

• Unload aid station truck, set up tents/weights, tables, chairs, bike racks, signs, and trash/recycling boxes according to diagram provided.
  • Every tent leg is required to have a 40lb weight attached. There are extra weights on your truck for mechanic tents only.
  • The only tents set-up should be those on the diagram. There are no team tents allowed at any aid stations. Please contact your supervisor immediately if this occurs.
• Prepare and arrange food items, Gatorade, water on tables.
• Keep an inventory of supplies: ice, water, Gatorade, snacks, and fruit and replenish with Aid Station Driver/Assistant.
• Designate one volunteer to be a marshal at the entrance of your aid station.
• Answer route questions from riders; a route map will be provided.
• Facilitate lines for food/hydration/porta-potties.
• Tear down and clean up and help load all items back into aid station truck.
• Decorate aid station. A small box of decorations will be provided. Feel free to bring your own decorations. Costumes are encouraged but not required!
• Access assignment related documents here.

Schedule:

• Estimated hours will vary, positions start as early as 5:30 a.m. and typically last 6 hours.
• Supervisor to provide schedule details by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Saturday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch (on route), Dinner (in Copper)
  • Aid Station Driver/Assistant will have your lunch.
• Sunday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch (on route), Finish Line Meal (in Copper)
  • Aid Station Driver/Assistant will have your lunch.

Supervisor:

• Micah D’Hondt

What is my job?

• Help facilitate necessary communications during the event.
• You will be assigned to specific locations along the route or will ride with key staff members. Supervisor will send daily assignments by July 1.
• Must possess ham radio and have a current license.
  • Supervisor will communicate what equipment is needed.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Friday: Attend radio install at 5 p.m. in the Far East Lot followed by Ham Radio Operator Training in Hasty’s located on the lower level of the Copper Conference Center. Please arrive to Copper Mountain by 3 p.m.
• Saturday/Sunday: Estimated hours during the tour weekend are 6 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Supervisor will send daily assignments by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (in Copper)
• Saturday: Breakfast* (in Copper), Lunch** (on route), Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast* (in Copper), Lunch** (on route), Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*If you are on route before breakfast is open, please pick up a mobile meal in Hasty’s before heading out on route. Breakfast will open at 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and is located in Jack’s Slopeside Grill.

**If you are stationed at an aid station – the Aid Station Driver/Assistant will have your lunch.

Supervisor:

• Christian Norris

What is my job?

• Assist riders with directions, crossing intersections, road hazards while monitoring their safety. Under no circumstances should you attempt to direct motor vehicle traffic. Additionally, cheer on riders as they pass you! Family friendly costumes are encouraged but not required!
• When you receive your assignment, there will be a note, so you know what to do at that location. As examples, it may be to direct riders in the right direction, sharp turn ahead or to warn them of a bump in the road.
• Please do not move any signage on route – signs are strategically placed.
• All the marshal positions are located outside of Copper Mountain Village and require transportation to the assigned area. Marshal assignments are not available at the finish line. It is your responsibility to get to and from your assigned location.
• An on-course relief truck (a pickup truck with a porta-potty on the back) will make rounds around the course; this is your restroom for your shift. If you need to use the restroom and a truck has not visited, review the route map to stop by the nearest aid station. Please inform your supervisors if you have temporarily left your spot.
• Access assignment related documents here.

Schedule:

• July 10 at 6 p.m.: A Zoom meeting will be held by the marshal supervisors to review assignments and answer any questions.
• Saturday/Sunday: Estimated hours will vary; positions start as early as 5:45 a.m. and typically last 4–5 hours. Locations will be sent by July 6.
  • Your location on the route log contains a pin drop that will allow you to navigate via Google Maps to your spot.

Meals provided:

• Saturday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch* (on route), Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch* (on route), Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*You are responsible for picking up your lunch before heading out on route in X location. The marshal supervisors will only deliver meals to volunteers assigned to one day jobs who received their packet in the mail.

Supervisors:

• Debi and Derrick Rivera

What is my job?

• Provide quick and efficient treatment for all possible medical needs of the riders along route. Medical Crew will be at an aid station or at Copper Mountain Resort. Motor and Riding Medics will ride along the route.
• Keep medical supervisor informed of supply needs and keep medical supplies stocked throughout the tour.
• All aid stations are located outside of Copper Mountain.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Friday: Attend 6 p.m. medic meeting in Copper Conference Center. Room location TBA.
• Saturday/Sunday: Estimated hours will vary; positions start as early as 5:30 a.m. and typically last 5-6 hours. Hours may be longer for motor medics.
  • You will receive your assigned location on route by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Saturday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch, Dinner (in Copper)
  • Motor/riding medics: You may eat at the lunch stops on route (Minturn/West Vail Day Lot)
  • Medical Crew: If you are stationed at Copper Mountain, your lunch will be available in Jack’s from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • If you are stationed at an aid station – the Aid Station Driver/Assistant will have your meal.
• Sunday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch, Finish Line Meal (in Copper)
  • Medical Crew: If you are stationed at Copper Mountain, your lunch will be available in Jack’s from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • If you are stationed at an aid station – the Aid Station Driver/Assistant will have your meal.
  • Motor Medics: Pick up a mobile meal in Hasty’s before heading out on route.
  • Riding Medics: Finish Line Meal is your lunch. Aid stations will be stocked along the way with snacks and drinks.

Supervisors:

• Jason Kotas
• Laura O’Connell (riding medics)

What is my job?

• Hand out medals, treats and beverages to riders as they cross the finish line. This will include moving boxes and coolers full of supplies and treats.
• Job is near the finish line in Eagle’s Landing at Copper Mountain Resort. Look for the rack of medals under a white tent.
• Please be present with your kids to ensure they are safely handing out medals.
  • All volunteers under 18 need to be accompanied by their guardian at all times.
• The finish line is a very busy area, and everyone should be careful not to walk into the path of moving cyclists.
• Cyclists should dismount and then be handed their medal/treat.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Saturday (shift one): 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Saturday (shift two): 2-5:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Meals provided:

• Saturday: Lunch*, Dinner
• Sunday: Breakfast, Finish Line Meal

*Your lunch will be available in Jack’s Slopeside Grill from 10:30 am.-1 p.m.

Supervisor:

• Caroline Shutley

What is my job?

• Oversee tour merchandise sales during the event.
• Prepare and organize necessary materials.
• Set-up and tear-down merchandise tent each day.
• Be familiar with merchandise availability.
• Be able to work quickly and handle exchange of money.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Shifts vary, Friday through Sunday afternoon.
• If assigned to a Friday shift, stop by Tour Check-in at the Conference Center by 2 p.m. on Friday prior to training.
  • Friday: 2-8:30 p.m. Copper Conference Center
  • Saturday (Shift one): 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Eagle’s Landing
  • Saturday (Shift two): 2-6:30 p.m. Eagle’s Landing
  • Sunday: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eagle’s Landing

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (only if assigned to Friday’s shift)
• Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch*, Dinner
• Sunday: Breakfast, Finish Line Meal

*Your lunch will be available in Jack’s Slopeside Grill from 10:30 a.m-1 p.m.

Supervisors:

• Micah D’Hondt (pre-tour questions/schedule changes)
• Gwen Grant and Travis Modesitt are Merchandise Leads all weekend and at least one will always be at the tent.

What is my job?

• Assist with meal distribution for on-route volunteers. These are to-go meals for volunteers who are unable to attend meals in Copper Mountain during scheduled times.
• Mobile meals are only for volunteers with an orange wristband. 
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Saturday: 5-9 a.m.
• Sunday: 5-9 a.m.

Meals provided:

• Saturday: Breakfast
• Sunday: Breakfast

Supervisor:

• Kort Moore

What is my job?

• The on-course relief truck drives the course and is a mobile restroom for marshals who do not have access to a restroom during their volunteer shift.
• Assist On-Course Relief Supervisor. Marshal supervisors will call with requests from marshals.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Thursday/Friday:
  • Pick up rental vehicle.
  • Meet at Far East Lot: Load toilets onto trucks at 4 p.m. (call Equipment Crew for help, Peter: 303-522-2713). Tour staff will drop off 4 cases of water between 4-5 p.m. Stop at volunteer check-in between 4-8 p.m. in the Copper Conference Center.
• Saturday/Sunday: The earliest shift for marshals begins at 5:45 am. Shifts end around 4 p.m. each day.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner
• Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch*, Dinner

*You are responsible for picking up your lunch before heading out on route. See mobile meal directions on the above Dropbox link.

Supervisors:

• Micah D’Hondt (pre-tour questions/schedule changes)
• Tracy Perry will be your supervisor on route

What is my job?

• Assist in organizing and distributing rider packets.

Schedule:

• Friday (if assigned):  2-8 p.m.
  • Check-in at 2 p.m. at the Copper Conference Center. Training begins at 2:30 p.m. Registration hours are 4-8 p.m.
• Saturday: 5-9 a.m.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (if assigned to Friday’s shift)
• Saturday: Breakfast

Supervisor:

• TBD

What is my job?

• Assist participants at the bike/sign decorating stations, photobooth and rider goodie bag distribution.

Schedule:

• Friday (if assigned):  3-8 p.m.
  • Check-in by 3 p.m. at the Copper Conference Center.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (if assigned to Friday’s shift)

Supervisor:

• Sarah Mraz

What is my job?

• Assist with check-in and registration for Courage Cruise participants.

Schedule:

• Friday (if assigned): 2-8 p.m.
  • Check-in by 2 p.m. at the Copper Conference Center. Training begins at 2:30 p.m. Registration hours are 4-8 p.m.
• Saturday: 5-9:30 a.m.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (if assigned to Friday’s shift)
• Saturday: Breakfast

Supervisor:

• Sarah Mraz

What is my job?

• Assist in organizing and distributing rider data sheets.

Schedule:

• Friday (if assigned): 2-8 p.m.
  • Check-in at 2 p.m. at the Copper Conference Center. Training begins at 2:30 p.m. Registration hours are 4-8 p.m.
• Saturday: 5-9 a.m.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner (if assigned to Friday’s shift)
• Saturday: Breakfast

Supervisor:

• TBD

What is my job?

• Assist SAG Wagon driver while shuttling between aid stations to transport riders who are having technical problems, fatigue, etc., and load and unload bicycles on roof of van.
• SAG assistants are not allowed, under any circumstance, to get on the roof of the van. Veloscapes (SAG company) are the only team members allowed to get on the roof of the van.
• Ability to assist with heavy repetitive lifting.
• Be prepared for long shifts (approximately 10 hours, starting at 6 a.m.).
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Friday: Meet SAG team at 5 p.m. in the Far East Lot. TBD
• Saturday and Sunday: Various locations on route.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner
• Saturday: Breakfast* (in Copper), Lunch*, Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast* (in Copper), Lunch*, Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*Each day before you head on route, please pick up your breakfast and lunch. Mobile meal directions can be found in the above Dropbox folder.

Supervisor:

• Micah D’Hondt (pre-tour questions/schedule changes)
• JR Thompson will be your supervisor on route and will be lead for assigning placement for Saturday and Sunday.

What is my job?

• Assist with placement of route signage on paths and roads.
• Retrieve course signage daily.
• Serve as official course closure and final sweep behind last riders.
• Must have access to a bike and ability to transport bike to event.
• Manual labor required and hours change daily.
• Supervisors will help familiarize crew with the course and sign locations.
• Crew members placing path signage will be required to ride the course to place signage, we do our best to sign downhill as much as possible.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Friday: Shift starts at 8 a.m. Supervisor will send schedule by July 1.
• Saturday/Sunday: Supervisor will send schedule by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Dinner (in Copper)
• Saturday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*Please plan to purchase lunch and submit for reimbursement. Itemized receipt is required.

Supervisors:

• Renata Colitti

What is my job?

• Assist with placement of route signage on roads.
• Retrieve course signage daily.
• Serve as official course closure and final sweep behind last riders.
• Supervisors will help familiarize crew with the course and sign locations.
• Manual labor required and hours change daily.
• Access volunteer related documents here.

Schedule:

• Pick up rental vehicle Thursday and return Sunday or Monday (if applicable).
• Friday: Shift starts at 8 a.m. Supervisor will send schedule by July 1.
• Saturday/Sunday: Supervisor will send schedule by July 1.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Dinner (in Copper)
• Saturday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Dinner (in Copper)
• Sunday: Breakfast (in Copper), Lunch*, Finish Line Meal (in Copper)

*Please plan to purchase lunch and submit for reimbursement. Itemized receipt is required.

Supervisors:

• Suzie Burnett
• Dayna Brienza

What is my job?

• Monitor entrance(s) and check that riders and volunteers have tour wristbands for entry at all meals.
  • Only registered volunteers and riders are eligible for meals.
    • Volunteer wristbands are orange and rider wristbands are yellow.

Schedule:

• Friday:
  • Volunteer Dinner: 5-8 p.m. | Lower Level – Copper Conference Center
    • Orange volunteer wristband only
  • Saturday:
    • Rider/Volunteer Breakfast: 5-8 a.m. | Jack’s Slopeside Grill
      • Volunteer wristbands are orange and rider wristbands are yellow.
    • Family Route Lunch/Eagle’s Landing Volunteers: 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Jack’s Slopeside Grill
    • Volunteer Dinner: 5:30-8 p.m. | Jack’s Slopeside Grill
      • Orange volunteer wristband only
    • Sunday:
      • Rider/Volunteer Breakfast: 5-8 a.m. | Jack’s Slopeside Grill
        • Volunteer wristbands are orange and rider wristbands are yellow.
      • Rider/Volunteer Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | Jack’s Slopeside Grill
        • • Volunteer wristbands are orange and rider wristbands are yellow.

Meals provided:

• Friday: Dinner
• Saturday: Breakfast, Dinner
• Sunday: Breakfast, Finish Line Meal

Supervisor:

• Kortney Moore