Rebecca's Private Idaho

Rebecca's Private Idaho Rebecca's Private Idaho is a gorgeously rugged gravel ride on wide-open dirt roads. NEW WEEKEND. SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2026
RPI becomes THE BIG LOST in 2027. NEW!

2023 REGISTRATION IS OPEN
https://www.rebeccasprivateidaho.com/

Aug. 30th - Sept. 3rd, 2023 Join us to ! Rebecca's Private Idaho is your ticket to the wild, rugged Idaho that few people know. Ride 100 miles with mountain bike endurance champion Rebecca Rusch on grueling gravel roads, through canyons, over summits, and across high mountain basins. When you're done, expect a healthy d

ose of western hospitality and the good feeling that comes from supporting charities like the Wood River Bike Coalition, and World Bicycle Relief. Introducing RPI Basecamp & RPI Remote! Train like Rebecca. Our customized eight-week training program will prepare riders for any version of RPI. Each participant will have intimate access to robust and unique content from Rebecca and her network of performance experts. Tim Cusick, Rebecca’s coach and founder of BaseCamp, has created a unique community-based coaching and event performance system in which you’ll get customized training plans, an active Facebook group led by Tim and Rebecca, and support unlike any other training program out there. RPI Remote is a new staple in the RPI world and a way to connect all of the RPI community worldwide. Even if you can’t be in Idaho with us, you can still be part of the event, the training, the community, and the fun. Following the format of 2020’s RPI Challenge, this registration level will allow participants to race against each other globally!

We’re aware of the Buckhorn Fire, which started last night west of town. Depending on overnight conditions and wind, rid...
09/12/2026

We’re aware of the Buckhorn Fire, which started last night west of town.

Depending on overnight conditions and wind, riders may see some smoke in the area tomorrow morning.

As always during fire season, our team is actively monitoring air quality and conditions on and around the course. Rider, volunteer, and staff safety comes first.

At this time, Saturday’s event is proceeding as planned.

If conditions change in a way that could impact the race, we’ll communicate updates as quickly as possible through our official channels.

For now, keep getting those bikes and bodies ready for tomorrow.

We’ll keep watching the skies and hope for smooth sailing.

09/11/2026

HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR TIRE CHOICE? 👀

Maybe you got to Idaho, took the bike for a spin, looked at tomorrow’s route and thought…

“Hmmm. Perhaps we reconsider.”

Good news: Maxxis Bike is at the RPI Expo TODAY with tire options available for purchase and people who can actually answer your questions about tread, width, pressure, and what makes sense for the Idaho dirt waiting for you tomorrow.

And if you’re wondering what Rebecca Rusch trusts out here?

She’s running the Maxxis Reaver. 🔥

Come find the Maxxis crew at Champion Meadows, talk tires, get yourself sorted, and save the tire existential crisis for something other than the night before RPI.

🎪 RPI Vendor Expo
📍 Champion Meadows
⏰ Today until 4 PM

GOOD MORNING, RPI. THE WHOLE CREW IS COMING TOGETHER. 💛To everyone rolling into town today: WELCOME TO IDAHO. We’ve been...
09/11/2026

GOOD MORNING, RPI.
THE WHOLE CREW IS COMING TOGETHER. 💛

To everyone rolling into town today: WELCOME TO IDAHO.
We’ve been waiting for you.

HERE’S YOUR FRIDAY:

FREE Be Good Foundation NO-DROP SHAKEOUT RIDE
🚲 8:30–10:00 AM
📍 Champion Meadows

💛 ALL are welcome. Racing or not, come ride with us.

RPI VENDOR EXPO + RIDER CHECK-IN
🎪 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Champion Meadows

Meet our partners, talk bikes, check out gear, grab your packet, and soak up the pre-race energy.

DOLLARHIDE AWARDS + RIDER MEETING
🏆 3:15 PM
📍 Champion Meadows

Whether you’ve been here racing all week or you just pulled into town today, welcome to RPI.

Come ride. Come wander the Expo.
Come find your people.

We’re really damn glad you’re here.

DOLLARHIDE. ⛰️There’s something beautifully uncomplicated about this stage.You ride deeper into the mountains.The paveme...
09/11/2026

DOLLARHIDE. ⛰️

There’s something beautifully uncomplicated about this stage.

You ride deeper into the mountains.
The pavement disappears behind you.
The road gets quieter. The peaks get bigger.

And eventually, everyone arrives at the same place.

The bottom of a mountain.
Then the clock starts.

4.5 miles. One rider at a time. All uphill.

No wheel to hide behind. No pack to pull you along. Just the sound of your breathing, the dirt underneath you, and a summit somewhere above.

It’s beautiful enough to make you look around.

Hard enough to make you look inward.

And today, four riders from the Adventure For All, Death to Doubt team lined up to find out what was waiting up there.

Death to Doubt is about challenging the voice that tells us “I can’t.” About choosing movement, community, and possibility instead. About proving that the hardest miles aren’t always the ones measured on a course.

Watching four of their riders take on Dollarhide today was a pretty damn powerful reminder of why we ride in the first place.

Not every victory comes with a podium.

Sometimes it’s lining up.
Sometimes it’s refusing to count yourself out.

Sometimes it’s reaching the top of a mountain you once weren’t sure you could climb.

Death to Doubt. 💛

And after two wildly different stages, here’s your Overall QSR GC heading into Saturday:

👑 FEMALE

1. Britt Mason
2. Samantha Shields
3. Julie Ann Harner

👑 MALE

1. Allan Schroeder
2. Matt Acker
3. Adam Northup

👑 NON-BINARY

1. Kylee Rood
2. Amahl Abdul Khaliq

👑 FEMALE PARA UPRIGHT

1. Liz Saenz

👑 PARA MALE | RECUMBENT OR KNEELING

1. Eric Wang
2. Brian Cone

Two stages down.
One remains. 👑

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Today, the Harriman Trail got a little more open. And damn, was it a beautiful day for it.For the first time in RPI hist...
09/11/2026

Today, the Harriman Trail got a little more open.

And damn, was it a beautiful day for it.

For the first time in RPI history, athletes using Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs) lined up for Stage 1 and raced the Harriman Trail.

Read that one again.

This has been years in the making. Years of conversations, advocacy, problem-solving, and people refusing to accept that access to wild places simply has to look the way it always has.

Today, wheels hit dirt. And that feels pretty damn big.

Meanwhile, Idaho was busy doing that thing Idaho does when it really wants to ruin every other place for you.

Blue skies stretched over the Boulder Mountains. The morning chill gave way to one of those ridiculously beautiful September days. And beneath it all, the historic Harriman Trail served up miles of singletrack, doubletrack, dirt, dust, suffering, smiles, and the particular flavor of Type 2 fun that keeps this stage firmly in the RPI favorite pile.

Oh, and because apparently all of that wasn't enough...

Salsa Cycles put the Chaise Lounge in the middle of it. 🛋️

Sooooo...who found it? 👀

Drop a 🛋️ below if you Chased the Chaise today.

And a big thank you to Salsa for bringing one of gravel’s greatest traditions to the Harriman Trail and making an already memorable day just a little more wonderfully weird.

Stage 1 gave us a lot to celebrate. Tonight, we do exactly that.

Tomorrow? We point the bikes uphill, but not before we ride one of the most beautiful neutral rollouts you’ve ever seen to get there. We’re not being clichè either. Just wait…

STAGE 2: DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT. ⛰️

The first 20-ish miles are friendly. Scenic, even.
A casual roll through the Warm Springs Creek basin.

Eventually you reach the bottom of Dollarhide, line up one by one, and stare down 4.5 miles of you versus gravity versus the clock.

No pack to hide in.
No wheel to follow.
No excuses.

Just your legs and the mountain.

Harriman gave us one hell of an opening chapter.

See y’all bright and early, because tomorrow is Dollarhide Day!

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QSR STAGE 1 RESULTS ARE LIVE. Before you go hunting for your time, we owe you a little explanation about what happened o...
09/09/2026

QSR STAGE 1 RESULTS ARE LIVE.

Before you go hunting for your time, we owe you a little explanation about what happened out there today.

There was a confusing course marking out there Today.

This is NOT something that happens often, but it does happen, and unfortunately it created some confusion on course today.

Some riders missed the loop entirely.
Some rode it as intended.

And some riders ended up completing the loop twice, adding extra mileage and climbing to their day.

Obviously, that creates a problem when we’re trying to determine fair Stage 1 results.

So our team worked closely with our timing crew to review the data and find the fairest solution for the entire field.

Here’s what we did:

We removed the affected looped singletrack section from Stage 1 timing for everyone which is about 6 miles of the total course distance.

Every rider’s official result will therefore be scored on their time across the full length of the Harriman Trail, removing the section where the course sabotage occurred.

The official Stage 1 results with this trim are ready, and published on the site.

We know how much work you put into today, and making sure the results accurately and fairly reflect your race is as important to us as it is to you.

Thank you for your understanding.

👑 Official QSR Stage 1 results are now available on the homepage of our website and at the link below.

Now go see where you landed.

STAGE 1 RESULTS:
https://my.raceresult.com/421835/

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Tonight, we’re taking the party to Rotary Park, and EVERYONE is invited.5:00 PM | BRATS, BEVIES + AWARDS 🏆Come celebrate...
09/09/2026

Tonight, we’re taking the party to Rotary Park, and EVERYONE is invited.

5:00 PM | BRATS, BEVIES + AWARDS 🏆

Come celebrate our Stage 1 finishers and podiums with brats, bevies, good people, and yes, vegan brats too! 🌱

6:00 PM | Be Good Foundation FILM SCREENING 🎬

Stick around as the sun starts to dip for an evening of incredible short films with the Be Good Foundation.

Bring the family.
Bring your friends.
Bring a chair.
Bring a blanket.

Basically, bring whoever you want and something comfy to sit on. 😉

All are welcome.

📍 Rotary Park
⏰ Festivities start at 5:00 PM

Stage 1 may be in the books, but we’re not done with Wednesday yet.

See you soon!

09/08/2026

QSR RIDER MEETING REPLAY 👑🎥

Missed us live? We’ve got you.

The full 2026 Queen Stage Race Rider Meeting is right here.
Give it a watch tonight for the important race details, logistics, reminders + everything you need to know before we officially get this thing rolling.

Because TOMORROW...

QSR STAGE 1: HARRIMAN TRAIL. 🔥

35 miles of singletrack, doubletrack, big Idaho views and the first opportunity to put some time on the board.

The waiting is over.
Tomorrow, we race. 👑

❓ Still have questions?
Check the 2026 Rider Guide FIRST (you knew that was coming 😉).
It’s packed with course details, rules, logistics, maps + the information you’ll want before rolling up to Baker Creek.

Find the Rider Guide below:
https://rebeccasprivateidaho.com/riderguide

Get some sleep. Eat some carbs. Set the alarm.

We’ll see you at Baker Creek.

QSR RIDERS!Before we start doing ridiculous things on bikes tomorrow, we need to talk about Today.📍 Zenergy Health Club,...
09/08/2026

QSR RIDERS!

Before we start doing ridiculous things on bikes tomorrow, we need to talk about Today.

📍 Zenergy Health Club, Spa and Boutique

⏰ QSR Rider Meeting: 4:00–4:30 PM

🎟️ QSR Rider Check-In/Packet Pickup: 4:30–6:30 PM

One important heads up: PARKING. 🚗

Parking around Zenergy is limited, so give yourself some extra time to park and get settled. We recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early so you’re not circling the block when the meeting starts.

Can’t make it in person? We’ve got you.

📲 Watch the Rider Meeting LIVE on our Instagram
🎥 Catch the replay afterward on Instagram + Facebook

And yes, before you ask...

READ. THE. RIDER. GUIDE.
https://rebeccasprivateidaho.com/riderguide

See you at Zenergy Health Club, Spa and Boutique, tonight!

PACK THE WARM STUFF. 🥶Seriously.As you’re packing up and getting ready to head our way, don’t let the weather in Ketchum...
09/07/2026

PACK THE WARM STUFF. 🥶

Seriously.

As you’re packing up and getting ready to head our way, don’t let the weather in Ketchum fool you.

For Stage 1, use Stanley as your weather guide.

Temps Tuesday night into Wednesday morning around Harriman are expected to dip into the 30–32°F range.

Translation?
Wednesday’s race start is going to be COLD.

Bring the layers. Bring the gloves. Bring whatever keeps your fingers and toes happy when Idaho decides to remind you that we are, in fact, in the mountains. 🏔️

The good news?
Things are expected to warm up Wednesday through Saturday.

But for that first morning?

Pack for Stanley. Not Ketchum.

You’ll be very glad you did.

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