Get involved

This series runs on stubborn volunteers

Every BUMPS event is put on by a small crew, clubs, race directors, families of racers, measuring courses, staffing summits, and hauling timing gear up mountains. There is plenty of room for more hands.

Volunteer

Race organizers always need registration help, course marshals, and summit crew (the best-view volunteer job in bike racing). If you can give a morning, reach out to the event's organizer directly from its page, or email the series and we'll point you to whoever needs help most: alec.babala@gmail.com.

Add an event

Know a climb that belongs in the series, or already run a hillclimb that should count for points? BUMPS has always grown by adoption. What a candidate event needs:

• A paved (or nearly) climb with a safe start and summit
• Timing that produces a finish list with times
• A date that doesn't collide with the existing calendar

Get in touch and we'll talk through scoring, the calendar, and what the series can do to send riders your way.

Sponsor

Prize support, summit food, or backing for the season as a whole, sponsorship in grassroots hillclimbing goes a long way and is seen by exactly the audience that shows up to race up mountains for fun. Email alec.babala@gmail.com to start the conversation.

Or just spread it

Bring a friend to a race. Share the Substack. Post your summit photo. The series grows one convert at a time, usually on the first switchback.