Cranksgiving Weekend 2026

Cranksgiving Weekend 2026 

3 Days on 2 Wheels, Zero boring laps

 NOVEMBER 20–22, 2026 

Presented by Upstate SORBA

Weekend overview

• Friday, November 20: Carolina Nighttime Super D Championships — Paris Mountain State Park 2401 State Park Rd, Greenville, SC 29609
   

• Saturday, November 21: Turkeyshoot XC — Pleasant Ridge County Park
  4232 Hwy 11, Marietta, SC 29661
   

• Saturday evening: Bonfire Party, Urban Hound Alley Cat & Shenanigans — Sunrift Adventures 1 Center Street, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
   

• Sunday, November 22: Cranksgiving DH Stage Race — Ride Rock Creek Bike Park 298 W Rock Creek Rd, Zirconia, NC 28790
  
   

Number plate & timing chip pickup

Day

Time

Location

Thursday

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Piney Mtn Bike Lounge,

Friday

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Piney Mtn Bike Lounge

Saturday

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Pleasant Ridge County Park

Saturday evening

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sunrift Adventures

Sunday 

9:00 AM - 11AM

Ride Rock Creek

• Important: There is a 30 second TIME PENALTY added for onsite pickup Sunday Morning. All Sunday only riders are strongly encouraged to collect their number plates and timing chips before Sunday.

Friday, November 20 — Carolina Nighttime Super D Championships

• Location: Paris Mountain State Park 2401 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609

• Practice: 4:00–5:30 PM

• Racing begins promptly at 6:30 PM.

• All riders must be inside the State Park by 6:00 PM.

• Late arrivals will not be allowed to race. No exceptions.

• Lights of 600 lumens or better are required.

• Awards at Piney Mtn Bike Lounge, 20 Piney Mtn Road 30 minutes after completion of event.

• All riders must return their timing chip in person to Piney Mtn Bike Lounge within 30 minutes of last run. If timing chips are not returned within this time frame result will be DQ. 
   

Course Route

Course

Format

Sulphur Springs

1 Run

Race Categories & Fees

Category

Fee

Open Men

$75

Open Women

$75

E-MTB Open Coed

$75

Masters 40+ Men

$75

Masters 40+ Women

$75

Amateur Men

$75

Amateur Women

$75

Beginner Men

$75

Beginner Women

$75

Junior 13 & Under

$65

Junior 18 & Under

$75

Saturday, November 21 — Turkeyshoot XC

• Location: Pleasant Ridge County Park 4232 Highway 11, Marietta, SC 29661

• Race start: 10:00 AM

• Number plate and timing chip pickup: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM at the park.

• Awards: 30 minutes after the event concludes

Course Route

Race Categories & Fees

Category

Laps

Fee

Open Men

5

$75

Open Women

5

$75

E-MTB Open Coed

5

$75

Masters 40+ Men

3

$75

Masters 40+ Women

3

$75

Amateur Men

3

$65

Amateur Women

3

$65

Beginner Men

2

$65

Beginner Women

2

$65

Junior 13 & Under

2

$65

Junior 16 & Under

3

$65

Junior 18 & Under

5

$65

Saturday evening — Urban Hound Alley Cat & Bonfire Party

• Location: Sunrift Adventures 1 Centre Street, Travelers Rest, SC 29690

• Starts at 5:30 PM.

• Bonfire, shenanigans and alley cat racing.

• Number plate and timing chip pickup: 5:30–7:30 PM.

Categories & fees

Category

Fee

Open Men

$20

Open Women

$20

Junior Men

$20

Junior Women

$20

Sunday, November 22 — Cranksgiving DH Stage Race

• Location: Ride Rock Creek Bike Park 298 W Rock Creek Road, Zirconia, NC 28790

• Five-stage, one-day enduro race.

• Day begins at 10:00 AM with a shuttle to the top, courtesy of Michelin Shuttle Trucks.

• Stages may be completed in any order.

• All stages must be completed by 2:00 PM.

• 30 Second time penalty for day of timing chip and number plate pickup.
   

Race stages

Stages

Course

1

Bark Buster Full

2

Tumbelweed to Big Baby

3

Slingshot

4

Easy A

5

Dark Hollow

Categories & fees

Category

Stages

Fee

Open Men

5

$125

Open Women

5

$125

E-MTB Open Men

5

$125

E-MTB Open Women

5

$125

Masters 50+ Men

5

$100

Masters 50+ Women

5

$100

Amateur Men

5

$100

Amateur Women

5

$100

Junior Boys 0–17

5

$100

Junior Girls 0–17

5

$100