You can make a tax-deductible donation in the name of a RATPOD rider or make a contribution to Camp Mak-A-Dream’s general camp fund. Simply click this link to  Firstgiving to make an online donation on behalf of the rider of your choice by typing in the name of the rider you'd like to support, OR, click on the 'Fundraisers' tab to list all of the rider fund raising pages that have been established for this year's ride. You may also simply make a general contribution to the organziation if there isn't a specific rider(s) you wish to support. 

General online registration opened March 1, 2012, at 8 a.m. (MTN time) and continued until we reached our rider cap of 650. As of April 10, the waiting list has now filled up as well. Thank you for your interest in RATPOD - we hope to see you next year!

RATPOD 2012:

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Registration Fee:

$100  

By registering, riders are also agreeing to raise a minimum of $100 in donations for the cause - Camp Mak-A-Dream. This separate from your entry fee. You may also choose to make that donation yourself if you prefer not to fund raise.

Registration Date:

General registration opened on March 1, 2012.

We are now full and accepting names on our waiting list.

About RATPOD

RATPOD is a one-day bicycle ride to benefit Camp Mak-A-Dream, a cost-free, medical camp in Western Montana for children, teens & young adults with cancer. Riders are encouraged to raise donations for the camp and bring them to the event Prizes will be awarded to the top donation-earning riders.

The ride takes place in the remarkably scenic Big Hole Valley of southwestern Montana. Riders will encounter three wilderness mountain ranges. Pristine rivers are followed. The valley is sparsely populated and therefore lightly traveled by automobile. This is bicycle nirvana - the stomping grounds of Levi Leipheimer (Levi finished 3rd in the 2007 and 5th in the 2005 Tour de France.)

RATPOD starts and ends each year in Dillon, Montana. Registration for RATPOD is open to individual riders, or to teams of up to four riders. Teams are responsible for their own logistics, sag wagon support, and each rider must still register and pay the entry fee. There will be three food stops along the route and two water stops. A barbecue and band will follow the ride at the start/finish on the University of Montana-Western campus in Dillon.