How to Join or Take Part in Reno Wheelmen Races and Events

Reno Wheelmen is a Reno–Tahoe cycling club that runs recurring race series and group rides, and you can get involved in two main ways: buy a ticket for a specific race through the site, or join the club through its membership page. The homepage currently points to Cyclocross Race 1 tickets, and the club's membership sign-up is reached through the "JOIN" link to the Reno Wheelmen memberships page. Event-specific sign-up and ticket details live on the site itself, so confirm the current listing before you plan to race.

Ways to Take Part

Buy a ticket for a specific race

The homepage advertises Cyclocross Race 1 tickets available here, which is the most direct route if you want to enter a single event without committing to a membership. Treat this as event-by-event: each race has its own listing, and availability is tied to that listing rather than to a general season pass.

Join the club

The JOIN link goes to the Reno Wheelmen memberships page. Membership is the option to consider if you expect to ride or race repeatedly rather than at one event. The site does not state membership pricing or terms in the material available here, so check the memberships page for what a membership currently includes.

Show up to the group rides

Reno Wheelmen also organizes regular group rides, which are listed on the site:

• MWF Ride — appears twice in the site's navigation, suggesting a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule
• Reno Wheelmen Wednesday Group Ride
• Bike Night Reno
• The Friday Lunch Ride

These are club rides rather than ticketed races, so they are the low-commitment entry point if you want to ride with the group before entering a race.

What the Race Scene Looks Like

The club's Twilight Series is a recurring criterium series, and the Air Center Crit is one of its stops. The posted race notes from the 25 August 2026 Air Center Criterium give a sense of the format and the field:

A few practical details stand out from those notes:

• Riders travel in from a wide area. The field included riders from Sacramento, Truckee, Reno and the Carson Valley, so the series draws beyond the immediate Reno area.
• Categories are separated, with C, B and A fields racing their own events. If you are new to criteriums, the C field is the natural starting point.
• The course has a headwind on the final straight, which the notes call out as a regular feature at Air Center.
• Consistency is tracked. One rider earned the "Lantern Rouge" for finishing every Air Center race that season, and another finished in the top 10 in every criterium that season — so the series rewards showing up repeatedly.

How to Decide

• If you want to try one race: look for the current ticket listing on the homepage, such as the Cyclocross Race 1 tickets link, and buy for that event only.
• If you plan to race the series or ride regularly: use the JOIN link to review membership.
• If you are not ready to race: start with one of the group rides (MWF Ride, Wednesday Group Ride, Bike Night Reno, or the Friday Lunch Ride).

Before You Sign Up

• Check the site for the specific event's sign-up and ticket details — the homepage rotates current listings, so what is promoted today may change.
• Confirm the category you would enter and whether the event uses the C/B/A structure seen at Air Center.
• Race results are posted on the site (the Twilight Series Race Results link), which is useful for judging the pace and field size of a category before you enter it.

The club's races are supported by sponsors including Sierra Nevada Corporation and Brooks Family Dental, as noted in the race report.