This part race, part scavenger hunt centers on three ideas: 1). With your team of 2-5 members, ride as fast as you can to reach as many pre-determined checkpoints as possible, 2). Get back with time to spare and 3). Have a blast doing it.

The checkpoints are scattered across the piedmont and foothills of NC, within a 50-mile radius of the start/finish line. The farthest and/or most difficult to reach checkpoints have the highest values (except for a few wildcard checkpoints with 'unknown' values). This is balanced by time bonuses for an early return to the finish line. Teams will need to carefully plot their course and assess their riders' abilities. Did we mention there's a strict 7-hour time limit? Return to the finish line in 7:00:01 and all of your points are erased.

Terrain will be varied, as will the surfaces. A gravel road might be the quickest way to a checkpoint or the quickest way back to the finish. Cobblestones are not out of the question.