Suffer Together. Finish Together. Earn It Together.
New for this year’s Whiskey Off-Road, the 50-Proof Duo Team Category gives riders a chance to take on Prescott’s most iconic backcountry trails the way the world’s toughest mountain-bike events do – as a team. Modeled after South Africa’s legendary Cape Epic, this format celebrates partnership, pacing, and perseverance. Two riders. One course. A full serving of gritty, soulful singletrack that winds through the pines, sends it over the scree, and rips through the Prescott National Forest’s singletracks.
Because shots are better shared… and the Whiskey is definitely one of them.
Quick Facts
- Category: Duo Team (Men’s, Women’s, or Co-ed)
- Distance: 50 Proof – same rowdy course, same bragging rights
- Start / Finish: Whiskey Row, downtown Prescott
- Timing: Team time stops when the second teammate crosses the line
- Cut-offs: Same as solo 50-Proof – both teammates must make each checkpoint
The Buddy System
The ultimate “No rider left behind” policy.
You and your teammate must stay within 2 minutes (roughly 100 meters) of each other at all times.
If you roll into a checkpoint or finish line more than 2 minutes apart, you’ll get a 10-minute penalty.
More than 30 minutes apart? That’s a DNF – because if your partner’s not there, your race isn’t finished.
Official time is based on the second rider’s chip, so plan to cross that line shoulder-to-shoulder – maybe dusty-faced, probably tired, but together.
The Rules of Engagement
- Ride as a Team: Two riders, one mission – finish together and look out for one another.
- Self-Supported: Share tools, tubes, snacks, and moral support, but no outside help between aid stations.
- Mechanical Mayhem: If your partner flats, fix it together. If they’re fading, keep ‘em rolling. You can tow with a short bungee – just keep it safe and friendly out there.
- Withdrawals: If one teammate can’t continue, the team is officially done (though the other can finish their ride for pride’s sake).
- Positive Vibes, Pls: No blocking, cutting, or negative-attitude riding. The Whiskey Off-Road is a community first event experience.
Awards & Recognition
- Top 3 Teams in each division: Men’s, Women’s, Co-ed·
- Spirit of the Duo Award – for the team that best embodies grit, good humor, and the true Whiskey ethos: be nice, ride hard, finish strong.
Why the Duo?
Because while riding alone has its time & place, sharing long rides with friends makes every pedal stroke more enjoyable.
This category is for the friends who train together, push each other, and revel through the suffering on Prescott’s most iconic trails.
Grab your partner, register your team, and get ready to grind up the climbs, rail the singletrack, and toast at the finish on Prescott’s Whiskey Row!