Rule of Three

Come Early and Stay Late!

• Tuesday 5/13:  Bentonville’s legendary TNT group ride leaving from Bentonville Rapha Clubhouse at 5:55 pm, will be a Rule of Three styled 2ish hours of fun followed by food and beers at the pub.
• Wednesday 5/14:  TBD- Chasin Payson with Red Bull and Allied?
• Thursday 5/15:
  • 3:30pm PRO Women’s Shake Out Ride
  • 3:30pm Shake Out Ride from the Hub Bike Lounge
  • 200+ mile riders:  Packet Pickup Thursday evening at the Hub Bike Lounge.
• Friday 5/16:
  • 10am-7pm:  110, 50, Junior categories: Packet Pickup at the Meteor Cafe.
  • 10am ENVE Shake Out Ride
  • Noon:  Shake Out Ride with Thank Gravel its Friday.
  • 200+ mile riders depart from The Meteor Cafe.
  • 6pm Rider meeting at The Meteor Cafe.
• 5/17:  Rule of Three Race day and party @ 3100 Price Coffee Rd, Bentonville AR.
  • 3pm Awards for Ultra / 50 mile / Juniors with raffles and prizes.
  • 4pm Awards for 110 mile categories with raffles and prizes.
  • Immediately following:  Awards for all the FUN + Quirky categories (info to win is sent in Rider Bible.)
  • 7pm Freshgrass concert:  Free admission with Rule of Three event tee.
• 5/18:  Pancake breakfast with the good folks at Skratch Labs!

CAMPING

Camping will be located on-site at the event location.  This is a gorgeous open field with plenty of space to pitch a tent but not a camper van or RV.  If you’re traveling by camper van, there is a gravel lot near the camping that is first come first serve.  If you’re traveling by RV please park at a different location and ride your bike to the race.  There will be no RV parking anywhere on the road or field. The closest RV campground is at Blowing Springs Park in Bella Vista.

There will be port-o-potties and a dumpster for garbage but no potable water.  Please come prepared with enough water for the entire weekend.

Refunds, Transfers, Deferrals

No cancellations or deferrals but you can transfer to another person or change your category by midnight of MAY 1st, 2025.  You can change your category or transfer your registration to another rider by following these BikeReg directions:  

How to Transfer your Registration to Someone Else

How To Change The Category You Registered For

How to Remove yourself from a Waitlist

Donate + Sponsor a Junior

Donate to the “Junior MTB Fund” and sponsor a junior’s registration cost.  If you want it to cover someone in particular email us their name and we’ll refund their registration or email them a code to register.  All names receiving this fund will be kept confidential.  Donation box can be found at the bottom of registration.

Reach out to us if you are in need of financial assistance.  Email: lauren@ruleofthree.bike

Take note of 2 NEW items for 2024

1.  Time cutoff.  

• Rule of Three is not your average 110 mile bike ride.  Think road race, meets gravel, meets MTB, meets adventure race all rolled into one!  Our course takes significantly longer to complete than an average 110 mile gravel event. If you’ve never done this race before and you’re not sure if you can complete a 110 mile RO3 route in less than 12 hours, we strongly suggest that you choose the 50 mile option-it’s still a beast!
• For the 110 miler, we will have a time “check out” on course that you must pass by a certain time.  If you haven’t made the time cutoff you’ll need to call for someone for a ride or wait for our Broomwagon, 37 North Expeditions, to come pick you up.
• We want you to stand up to the challenge but we must keep the safety of all our riders top priority.  We aim to have the last riders finish by 8pm.

2.  200+ Mile Category: 

• Begin Friday, May 16th and circumnavigate Beaver Lake, hitting 4 different trail systems.  30 hr time cutoff.
• Completely self-supported.  You will need to come prepared with everything you need to complete the race safely and successfully without support from Rule of Three or other people.  You’ll need to study the route, find resupply stops (gas stations, cafes, etc.) for nutrition and bring a cell phone in case of emergency.
• You’ll need to either own a SPOT or Garmin Inreach GPS device or rent one from Follow My Challenge.
  You’ll need to complete your registration by signing up for tracking with Follow My Challenge.  Their fees are $30 for tracking (for those with their own devices) or $80 for those needing rental SPOT GPS devices and tracking.
  You will receive an email with the link to register with Follow My Challenge after your Rule of Three registration.
• Solo or team of three.

Teams

110 and 50 mile 3 person teams take off (time trial style) in 1 minute increments. The team rides the route together, stopping at checkpoints to gather their “proof” and they must finish together.

200+ mile 3 person teams will ride the route together and must finish together.  One SPOT tracker needed per team.

Inclement Weather Policy

Rule of Three will happen if the “creek don’t rise” and if it does we’ll route around it!  Northwest Arkansas weather can be unpredictable to say the least.  Come prepared for freezing and hot temps.  Blue skies and dark skies.  Dry and wet conditions.  Buckle up…no matter what, it’ll be a fun ride!

Routes

The Rule of Three routes are new every year and we try to hold off on route revelations until right before the event….the element of surprise is a nice touch.

For more information head to www.ruleofthree.bike