> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.time2.bike/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The registration flow

> What the 5-step registration flow looks like, from picking participants to paying.

When you click **Register** on an event page, you enter a 5-step flow at
`/events/[slug]/register?races=[race-ids]`.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Participants">
    Tell Time2Bike *who* is racing. See [Picking participants](#participants).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Waivers">
    Sign the waivers each participant needs to compete. See
    [Waivers](/riders/registering/waivers).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Questions">
    Answer any custom questions the organizer is collecting. See
    [Custom questions](/riders/registering/custom-questions).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add-ons">
    Optionally throw merch (jerseys, parking passes, etc.) into the order.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review & pay">
    Confirm everything, enter a discount code if you have one, and pay.
    See [Coupons & pricing](/riders/registering/coupons-and-pricing) and
    [Checkout & confirmation](/riders/registering/checkout-and-confirmation).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Picking participants

A **participant** is the person actually racing. You can have multiple
participants on your account — yourself, a partner, kids — and pick which
one is racing each race.

For each race you registered for, you'll see a row labeled **Participant
for \<race name>**. For each row, you can:

* **Select existing** — pick someone you've already saved on your account.
* **Add new** — fill out the participant form (name, birthday, emergency
  contact, etc.) and save them to your account for future races.
* **Invite** — enter someone's email or phone number. They'll get a
  link to finish their own registration (sign waivers, answer questions)
  while you pay now. See [Invite a rider](#invite).
* **Edit** — change details on an existing participant (only if you own
  or manage that profile).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/time2bike/co-ufD1Iu8aZzLI7/images/riders/register-participants.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=co-ufD1Iu8aZzLI7&q=85&s=2a14c161ec8205574e2eac252d4c4d6d" alt="Register participant" width="3456" height="1802" data-path="images/riders/register-participants.png" />

### Team races

If a race is configured as a **team event**, Time2Bike asks for the full
team. You'll see one row per team slot and **all** slots have to be
filled before you can continue. You can mix and match — some existing
participants, some invites.

### What can block you

Time2Bike refuses to add a participant to a race when:

* They're already registered for that race (paid or pending).
* The race has a **gender restriction** they don't match (the race is
  "women only" / "men only" — based on `competitionSex` on the
  participant's profile).
* They've already been picked for this race in another slot of this same
  registration.

You'll see an inline error explaining which rule was hit.

## Inviting a rider

Use **Invite** when you want to register a teammate, friend, or family
member but you don't have their info on file.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter their email or phone">
    Either works. Time2Bike sends them a link to claim their spot.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish your registration & pay">
    You pay for their entry as part of your checkout. Their spot is
    held as **invited**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="They click the link">
    The link opens
    `/events/[slug]/complete-registration?registrationId=[id]` where they
    sign in (or create an account), pick or create their own participant
    profile, sign waivers, and answer questions. No payment — already
    paid by you.
  </Step>

  <Step title="They're confirmed">
    Once they finish, they show up on the start list with full details.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If they never claim their invite by race day, contact the organizer.
Invited spots are visible to organizers in the registrations table.

## Next

<Card title="Custom questions" icon="circle-question" href="/riders/registering/custom-questions">
  Some races ask follow-up questions like t-shirt size or category preference.
</Card>