Sportives, TTs and circuit races run on marshals standing at junctions for hours with no idea when the next rider is coming. mrshl maps the route, staffs every turn and feed station, and gives each marshal arrival windows and a clear release condition.
One workflow for a club 10-mile TT and a 2,000-rider sportive.
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Upload the GPX for each route or lap and pin every junction, roundabout, sign-on, feed station and turn marshal position — including laps that pass the same point several times.
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Build shifts for sign-on desks, turn marshals, feed stations and back-marker roles, with the headcount each needs and cover for long single-rider gaps.
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Time trials and sportives don't finish on a timetable. Release marshals on a condition — "stay until the cycle back marker passes you" — with an estimated finish beside it.
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Each marshal gets their position pinned, rider arrival windows from your pace bands, parking and access, radio channel and emergency numbers — then you check them in on the morning.
Yes. A point can appear on multiple passes per route, each with its own distance and instructions, so a turn marshal on a four-lap circuit gets one brief covering every pass rather than four confusing ones.
Use a release condition instead of a hard end time. Set something like "stay in position until the cycle back marker passes you" and mrshl prints that on the brief alongside an estimated finish worked out from your slowest expected rider.
No — marshals direct riders and warn of hazards; they have no authority over traffic. mrshl lets you put that statement, plus your own escalation instructions, into the brief for every position so nobody has to guess.
Yes. Set your event radio channel and emergency contact once, add a WhatsApp group link per point and a section-leader role, and each marshal's brief shows who is beside them and how to reach control.
They're positions like any other, with their own point type, shift times and headcount — so sign-on at 06:30 and a feed station opening at 09:00 are staffed and briefed in the same pass as your turn marshals.
Yes. Paste your My Maps link and every pin is imported at once, classified by its label, with your default shift times and parking link applied — then you fix names in a preview table before anything is created.