Contest Description #1: Compete against your friends and the public in an 8-segment Strava challenge. Segment efforts from all of 2023 up until October 1st will be counted toward your attempts to bake a perfect velo-Cake.
Contest Duration: 1/1/2023 to 10/1/2023
Contest Rules:
All participants must sign the waiver on the Waiver page
The fastest segment of the year for each segment receives 1 point. The second fastest segment receives 2 points, etc. Athletes with the lowest cumulative points for the year win! e.g. A rider could conceivably record the fastest time of the year on all 8 segments and acquire 8 points
All segment attempts must be uploaded to Strava within 24 hours of their completion
All segment attempts must contain either HR data, power data, or preferably, both. If the use of a HR strap represents a financial constraint for you, please reach out to us and we'll make an exception!
Rides may not be cropped. A segment attempt as part of a cropped ride will not count toward a rider's cumulative total points
DO NOT even consider doing something unsafe like buzzing pedestrians or cars during your attempt. You have a long time to complete these segments so please ride conservatively and safely
SSR reserve the right to DQ you from the contest and reimburse your entry fee for any reason, and DQs are entirely at our discretion (e.g. You held onto a car up a hill, or you disparaged the wrong pastry in front of strangers)
All segment attempts recorded in 2023 count, even those made prior to the announcement of this contest
Contestants must complete all 8 segments in order to be considered for prizes, but of course, they do not have to be completed on the same ride
Drafting people on bikes is legal. Drafting people in or on vehicles (and eBikes) is not
Entry Fee:
$6 before July 1st
$10 before Aug 15th
$15 after Aug 15th
>$15 you're simply a generous human, really
Proceeds will be used to fund Fat Cake's annual liability insurance and a contest afterparty and awards ceremony. Any proceeds in excess of this amount will be donated to the Moriah "Mo" Wilson fund.
There will be trophies! Also, prizes by Sportful, Gelvio, Bicycle Law, Rapha... and more!
1st place in all three cats, KOM/QOM/THICC, wins a first-of-its-kind Fat Cake trophy (not like an NFT of a trophy but an actual physical object). You may proudly display your trophy on top of your credenza and someday tell your future grandchildren that you were once the "winner of a major award".
The first three riders in each cat win prizes
The first three riders in each cat with the most segment attempts win prizes
The rider finishing in 13th place in each cat wins... you're catching on now... also prizes