Thank you so much for volunteering and helping us make the Gran Fondo Texas one of the premiere cycling events in Texas. Your role as a volunteer is vital in helping us raise funds to benefit the charities we support.
As positions fill up your first choice may not be available so be sure to provide your 2nd and 3rd choices.
What: Parking Assistants When: 5:30am – 10:00am on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Ian Warren Description: Assist riders and volunteers with parking in a safe orderly fashion.
Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rider Staging When: 5:30am – 10:00am on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: TBD Description: Assist riders with organizing in an orderly fashion before the start of the ride.
Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees cooler than Houston.
What: Set-Up When: 10:00am – 12:00pm on the day before event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: TBD Description: Set-up tables, chairs, parking cones, trash cans, and signage at the stadium.
Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees cooler than Houston.
What: Flagger When: Event date, time varies Where: Along Route Description: Stand at a designated spot along the course directing riders of upcoming turns and pending road hazards. Flaggers will be provided with a script to announce to riders. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston. Please bring a cell phone, sunscreen, and water.
What: Clean-Up When: 2:30pm – 5:00pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: TBD Description: Take down tables, chairs, parking cones, trash cans, and signage at the stadium.
Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Lunch – Shift 1 When: 9:30am – 1:45pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Phil Pauze Description: Assist with lunch area set up, handing out meals, and keeping the lunch area tidy.
What: Lunch – Shift 2 When: 10:45am – 3:30pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Phil Pauze Description: Assist with handing out of meals and keeping the lunch area tidy.
What: Rest Stop #1 and Rest Stop #5 When: 7:00am – 12:30am on event date. Where: RS#1 Intersection of FM 149 and Lone Star Hiking Trail Trailhead 4, Texas 77356 Driving Directions , then RS#5 Lone Star Hiking Trail Trailhead 2 Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. After rest stop 1 concludes, around 9:30am, volunteers will move over to assist with rest stop #5 (roughly 3.5 miles away). Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rest Stop #2 – Shift 1 When: 7:30am – Noon on event date. Where: Richards Schooling – 9477 Panther Dr, Richards, TX 77873 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston
What: Rest Stop #2 – Shift 2 When: 11:30am – 3:30pm on event date. Where: Richards Schooling – 9477 Panther Dr, Richards, TX 77873 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rest Stop #3 When: 7:30am – 1:30pm on event date. Where: Intersection of Apalonia Ave and South Main Street Anderson, TX 77830 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rest Stop #4 (Hydro) When: 8:00am – Noon on event date. Where: Intersection of FM 3090N and FM 189, Anderson, TX 77830 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rest Stop #5 – Shift 1 When: 8:00am – 12:30p on event date. Where: Lone Star Hiking Trail Trailhead 2 Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Rest Stop #5 – Shift 2 When: Noon – 4:00pm on event date. Where: Lone Star Hiking Trail Trailhead 2 Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Assist with refreshment preparation, handing out snacks, and keeping the rest stop tidy. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately; Montgomery is often several degrees colder than Houston.
What: Supply Van Driver When: 6:00am – 4:00pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Drive a large box truck from rest stop to rest stop. Duties will include dropping off refreshments, picking up refreshments, and returning the truck to the high school. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately. Also, plan to drive a large truck and be engaged in manual labor throughout the day. It is also recommended that you bring a phone charger.
What: Supply Van Assistant When: 6:00am – 4:00pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Mark LeBlanc Description: Deliver supplies to rest stops. Duties will include dropping off refreshments, picking up refreshments, and returning the truck to the high school. Please check the weather beforehand and dress appropriately. Also, prepare for manual labor throughout the day. It is also recommended that you bring a phone charger.
What: SAG Driver When: 6:15am – 4:00pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Steve Lopez Description: Operate a vehicle with assistance from the SAG Navigator as instructed by the SAG Dispatch staff. Assist in loading of bicycle.
What: SAG Navigator When: 6:15am – 4:00pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Steve Lopez Description: Ride with SAG Vehicle Driver receiving instruction from SAG Dispatch staff. Assist in loading of bicycle. Must have cell phone to receive instruction.
What: SAG Dispatch When: 11:00am – 3:30pm on event date. Where: Montgomery High School, 22825 TX-105, Montgomery, TX 77356 Driving Directions Contact: Steve Lopez Description: Receive calls for rider assistance and dispatch a SAG Vehicle to pick up rider and transport them to the nearest rest stop. Must have cell phone capable to receive Google Voice forwarded calls for assistance and to dispatch SAG Vehicle accordingly.
Gran Fondo Texas is an Additional Training Ride in Montgomery, TX. We are an all volunteer organization with no paid staff. Event net proceeds are given to Texas Medical Center Orchestra, the National MS Society and the Montgomery County Foodbank.
Contact us
Event Location - 2024
Montgomery High School
22825 Texas 105 W,
Montgomery, TX 77356
