Volunteers at a timing and results table under a canopy

Berkeley Omnium Volunteers

The backbone of the Berkeley Omnium.

Hundreds of racers only get to race because volunteers show up first, course marshals, registration crews, results teams, and more. It's a community-built event, and it runs on community effort.

Volunteers make the racing possible.

Both days of the Omnium run on volunteer effort. Registration teams get hundreds of racers checked in smoothly on the Berkeley Hills Road Race morning. Results teams handle hundreds of entries in the system while managing live results and timing at the Berkeley Streets Criterium. None of it happens without people who show up to do it.

Berkeley Omnium doesn't happen without volunteers. Full stop.

"Built by the community, for the community."

What Volunteers Do

Every role matters.

No bike-racing experience needed for most roles. Just show up ready to help, we'll show you the rest.

Course Marshals

Keep riders safe at critical turns on course.

No experience needed

Registration

Check in hundreds of racers smoothly on event morning.

No experience needed

Results & Timing

Manage race entries in the system and handle live results and timing.

Some experience helpful

Follow Cars & Moto Support

Keep the race flowing from inside the caravan.

Some experience helpful

Setup & Teardown

Handle the heavy lifting before and after the race.

No experience needed

Course Prep

Help with course prep days in the lead-up to the event.

No experience needed

Wherever Needed

Friends, family, and supporters stepping in wherever help is needed.

No experience needed

Behind the scenes, before race day

Course prep days in the lead-up to the eventLogistics coordination and permitsSafety planningReal-time problem-solving most spectators never see

The people behind the race.

A smiling volunteer handing up water bottles at a feed zone
A race announcer with a microphone talking beside a rider at the Berkeley Streets Criterium
A volunteer in a beanie and hoodie standing at the race start area
A race official with a megaphone briefing riders beside a truck

Every role helps keep this race alive.

All Berkeley Omnium proceeds go directly to six East Bay high school mountain bike teams. Volunteers are what make that possible, the event doesn't happen, and the money never reaches those teams, without people willing to show up and do the work.

Local amateur bike racing
Junior cycling
The Berkeley Bicycle Club
The Berkeley community
Keeping the Berkeley Hills Road Race alive
Keeping the Berkeley Streets Criterium alive

Every single role matters. Every single person matters.

When people say Berkeley Omnium has a special vibe, this is why. You built it.

Help us build the 2027 Berkeley Omnium.

Course marshaling, registration, results, setup, teardown, or just an extra pair of hands, every role matters, and no bike-racing experience is required for most of them.

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