Homesteader 6hr at Marshall Mountain
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Homesteader 6hr at Marshall Mountain

Missoula, Montana, United States View on map
May 30, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Cycling

About this race

The Homesteader 6 is back for racers, rangers, soul riders, weekened warriors, juniors, NICA riders and local heroes. Race solo, find a buddy, or assemble a team of three or four to see how far you can go in six hours of racing. Podiums for all different gender and team combinations. This race sports all of the support of the Missoula XC, with a bit more laid back vibe for local riders.  Expect a robust base area, with the opportunity to setup a team area for yourself.

Snack Tent/Aid Station. Your own personal team area.  What could be better???!!!  

Sign up you and your team and then have your friends sign up and join your team.

SCHEDULE:

5/29 - 4:30 - 6:30pm - number pick up - team setup time

5/30 - 7:30am - late number pick up

5/30 - 8:00am - race starts

5/30 - 2:30pm - podiums

RULES

You can start your last lap at 1:59:59pm, but you can't start at 2:00:01.  Most laps and then time is how you are scored.  For teams, you have to hand off your chip to your teammate.  You will need to physically hand your chip.  There will be a transition area to wait for your teammate to come in.

MONTANA OFF ROAD CUP

Yes, this is race #2 in the off road cup.  The race series for the belt buckle!  Adults must finish this event solo to qualify for the belt buckle.  Series overalls will be updated after the event.

Pick your distance

Mountain biking

Solo

May 30, 2026 11.7K 8:00 AM
$75.00
Closed

Duo Teams

May 30, 2026 11.7K 8:00 AM
$100.00
Closed

Trio Teams

May 30, 2026 11.7K 8:00 AM
$125.00
Closed

Quad Teams

May 30, 2026 11.7K 8:00 AM
$150.00
Closed

Quad Teams Juniors (under 18)

May 30, 2026 11.7K 8:00 AM
$75.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 17 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Missoula, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
55.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 30, 2026 (MDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 30, 2026 (MDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 34m

The sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets at 9:20 PM local time (MDT) in Missoula on May 30, 2026 — 15h 34m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Homesteader 6hr at Marshall Mountain

66 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Solo

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Homesteader 6hr at Marshall Mountain
Place Name Time Pace
1 Peter Leclaire 6:04:54 —
2 Joseph Kerr 6:10:01 —
3 Alex Davis 6:24:23 —
4 Seth Swanson 6:25:09 —
5 Elijah Passwater 6:23:23 —

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2019 edition View Results
2018 edition View Results

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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, 65 Missoula events

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