Adaptive Athlete Registration
Attention: ADAPTIVE ATHLETE REGISTRATION HAS A WAITLIST! For more information, please contact us.
There is a $20 non-refundable registration fee ($10 for members) for adaptive athletes and a $125 fundraising commitment.
Participating adaptive athletes receive several benefits as a part of their registration.
- Provided meals include Saturday continental breakfast, rest stop food, and refreshments and meal at the end of the ride at West Point.
- Bicycle, recumbent and hand cycle rentals for adaptive athletes are available at no cost. Please indicate an interest in a rental during registration for your rental preference.
- Shipping of bicycles for athletes traveling may use the BikeFlights service. Athletes must live within the United States and cover packing and shipping box costs.
- Rooms at Face of America Liberty for adaptive athletes will be reserved by the World T.E.A.M. lodging committee.
- World T.E.A.M. will pay for double occupancy rooms (roommate) for Friday and Saturday nights only.
- Through email communication, World T.E.A.M. will notify the athlete of the lodging reservation.
- Athletes requiring single occupancy for medical reasons may request such lodging during the reservation process. These requests will be reviewed and are not guaranteed. Documentation may be requested.
- If an adaptive athlete wishes to travel with a friend or family member, the athlete will be required to make hotel reservations. World T.E.A.M. will reimburse for half of the room and lodging tax charges after the event. Receipts are required. Reimbursements will be mailed to the address used when registering for the event.
- World T.E.A.M. will provide shuttle service Saturday after the end of the ride back to host hotel.
- Adaptive Athletes may be eligible for a travel grant even after their first year attending, provided approval from our Travel Committee. These travel grants will be determined based on financial need and other factors. This includes air, bus, train and car mileage. Due to the limits of the organization, grants will vary in amounts and will be limited.
- All air travel must be booked by the adaptive athlete, and communicated to World T.E.A.M. staff.
- Our team will be available to assist with research of flight options, as well as coordinating special requests, including traveling with adaptive equipment, with the airlines. Please contact us for assistance.
- Family members or friends transportation is the responsibility of the athlete.
- All athletes arriving into JFK or LaGuardia should use the hotel’s courtesy shuttle service to the host hotel.
Shuttles
Transportation from the host hotel to the start line will be available for out of town athletes. See our Shuttle Page for more info.
Food
See our Food Page for more info.
Bike Shipping
We HIGHLY advise adaptive athletes to fly with their personal bike with them during air travel. Many airlines permit this at no additional cost. Download and read our free PDF-format Air Travel Guidelines, providing helpful information about traveling by air with your bicycle or handcycle. Please contact Rob Cant for further detail.
World T.E.A.M. has partnered with BikeFlights to provide for secure shipping of bikes to and from Face of America Liberty for all athletes traveling by air.
With BikeFlights, athletes can pack and ship their bikes using a local bike shop in their community, then pick up their bike at Sleepy Hollow. The host hotel can then ship the bike back home following the event.
Find a local bike shop to ship your bike and one at your destination city to pick up your bike. Many bike shops will disassemble your bike and pack it, then reassemble it when it arrives. Note that your shop will need to be available to deliver your bike to your host hotel, and then pick it up following the event conclusion for shipping home – this is your responsibility to arrange.
Order a shipping box or case from the BikeFlights store. Learn more about properly packing a bike to protect it from damage during shipping.
Athlete Cancellation Process
Registered athletes who discover they are unable to participate in Face of America Liberty should be aware of the following policies and procedures.
- Written Notification. It is best to send notification by email message of your unavailability to participate, rather than simply not appearing at Sleepy Hollow. Providing written notification allows World T.E.A.M. to invite or include an additional athlete. In addition, notification of a cancellation allows the organizers to not plan for your attendance.
- Refunds and Transfers. Registrations and applicable fees are non-refundable and are not transferable to another participant. Donations are not refundable.
- Commitment Charge. Athletes who cancel their participation or who do not show at the program check-in following the cancellation deadline may be subject to the full commitment charge to their provided credit account.
- Physician and Official Orders Exemption. Athletes can avoid the commitment charge by providing a letter from their physician on the physician’s letterhead stating their inability to travel or to participate. Active-duty military members can avoid the commitment charge through providing a copy of their official orders.
- Virtual Participants. Athletes may optionally transfer their registration to the non-participatory virtual participant category rather than cancelling. Such transfers allows the athlete to continue to be a member of their team, with donations already received or arriving benefiting the team. This transfer does not allow a refund of the registration fee, but does eliminate the fundraising commitment. Jerseys are provided if fundraising commitment is met. Such requests must be received by email message no later than 14 days prior to the program start.