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About the Ride - Staging Basics

Staging of bikes will start at 6:00 a.m. and continue until the Ride of the Patriots leaves at 9:05 a.m. The bikes will stage four abreast at the far right of the Eastbound lane of Fairfax Boulevard (Lee Highway U.S. Routes 50 & 29) starting at Patriot H-D and filling up from the West. Access to the staging area is best made from the West via Fairfax Boulevard. Riders coming Westbound on Fairfax Boulevard will need to proceed to the appropriate traffic light to make a U-turn and fall into the line of staged bikes. There will be plenty of city Police units and volunteers to guide you and protect the safety of spectators, riders and other vehicles. Any overflow of bikes will be staged on Eaton Place. A police vehicle will establish the end of the Ride of the Patriots for control purposes. See the diagram below (click the picture for a larger view).

Bikes will line up in four columns on the curb lane on Eastbound Fairfax Boulevard starting at Patriot Harley-Davidson. The safest way to approach the Staging Area is from the West, proceed slowly toward the last bikes in line and then follow the instructions of those managing the staging. Be patient. Allow sufficient space between bikes for safety. Be sure your bike is under control during the parking process. Volunteers from the Fairfax VA Chapter, Harley Owners Group will be there to help stage the bikes. They will also provide you with a card including specifics about the Ride of the Patriots.

If you are riding with friends and you want to stay reasonably close together, you should line up behind each other in the same column. It is likely that you will get separated by one bike when the columns are merged from four columns to two when we depart. You should also realize that directions when entering the Pentagon Parking Lot may also separate the group.