Asaayi Bike Race
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Asaayi Bike Race
Course: Camp Asaayi Jct to Navajo Route 12 and Return Start/Finish and Camping: End of the N31 pavement at Asaayi Jct Saturday July 25, 2026 @8:30amYá'át'ééh, riders! Welcome to the Asaayi Bike Race!
REGISTRATION – Online registration is now open. The registration fee includes professional timing, event t-shirt, light post-race food, finisher’s medals to all, course support and awards to top finishers. Online registration will continue at RunSignUp through 8am on race morning. Race day registration and packet pick-up will also take place an hour before the start of the race at the end of the pavement at Asaayi Jct.
Price is $40 for adults, $10 for kids under 18. The 16.8 mile race will automatically adjust the price based on the participants age. The 16.8 mile race will begin at 8:30am on Saturday July 25th.
Any proceeds from registration or donations will benefit the work of the Dine’ Bike Project on the Navajo Nation..
ROUTES – The road will be open to public traffic and a summer Saturday is a busy time in the Asaayi area, so please be aware of your surroundings and vehicles on the roads.
SUPPORT – Your registration includes light medical and minor mechanical support, There will be an aid station, roughly half-way along the route, and at the finish line. There will be course marshals monitoring the race throughout, and assistance will be available as needed. Riders are encouraged to carry some light mechanical items and pump.
WEATHER – Expect summer conditions. While the race is at 7500-8000 feet elevation, the temperatures are still likely to be in the 70’s and 80’s. Cloud cover, wind or precipitation (even monsoons, of course) are possible in late July. It is advisable to look ahead at the forecast a few days before the race, checking Window Rock, AZ.
AWARDS – There are finisher’s medals for all finishers. There will also be overall and age-group awards for the top riders.
CONTACTS:
Tom: 928.429.0345 || chuskaman@yahoo.com
Josh (registration/timing) – info@rmtiming.co
Rygie: 505.686.2300 || bekay2002@gmail.com
www.navajoyes.org
The Asaayi Bike Race is hosted by the nonprofit organization NavajoYES.
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16.8 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Navajo, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (MDT) in Navajo on July 25, 2026 — 14h 08m of daylight.
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2026 results — Asaayi Bike Race
16.8 Mile · 53 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Preller | 38:57 | 2:19 /mi |
| 2 | Jesse Frizzell | 45:05 | 2:41 /mi |
| 3 | Gilbert Ben | 46:40 | 2:47 /mi |
| 4 | mark vecchiarelli | 47:12 | 2:49 /mi |
| 5 | Aaron Ben | 48:45 | 2:54 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Navajo event
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