2011 Gentlemen's Race
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:49 pm
For those of you not on the Cyclocross email list: this ride sounds amazing, and if I were not mountain biking in Squamish this weekend, I would be asking you all to be on a team with me. Please form as many 3 person teams as you can before Sunday so that I may live vicariously through you.
Eric
From Drew Mackenzie:
Hello all,
More info on this Sunday's event that was mentioned at last night's VCX...
The Stuckylife.com 2011 Gentlemen's Race is "An end-of-season unsanctioned bicycle race across South Vancouver Island’s best & burliest roads. Equal parts rural alley cat, team time trial and randonnee, the inaugural event tasks teams of 3 riders with linking up multiple checkpoint controls over a 100km+ route.
The format and extra race info is as follows:
"$5.00/ rider entry fee
10am start
9:15am registration
Gyro Park in Cadboro Bay, Victoria
Teams
Teams of 3. All riders in a team must hit every checkpoint together. Finish as a team. If all 3 team members complete the race on single speed/ fixed, they finish in a separate category. Pre-register at parker.bloom@gmail.com, or at 9:15 day-of.
Route
The checkpoints will remain unspecified until registration on the day of the event. Riders will be handed a manifest outlining the checkpoints’ locations, as well as the order they must be completed in.
Expect to rider over 100km. With hills.
Checkpoints
There will be manned checkpoints signing teams in as they pass through.
Feed stations will be provided, with opportunity to get (free) food and water.
Equipment
Road bikes are highly recommended. As is lots of water, and a stash of food. There will be some nutrition freely available at various checkpoints. "
Victoria's unique community is epitomized in its grassroots cycling community. Great locally-run 'cross, road and mtb racing provide some of the best opportunities for both first-time riders & elite level athletes. Lets all help in getting another great event off the ground!
Eric
From Drew Mackenzie:
Hello all,
More info on this Sunday's event that was mentioned at last night's VCX...
The Stuckylife.com 2011 Gentlemen's Race is "An end-of-season unsanctioned bicycle race across South Vancouver Island’s best & burliest roads. Equal parts rural alley cat, team time trial and randonnee, the inaugural event tasks teams of 3 riders with linking up multiple checkpoint controls over a 100km+ route.
The format and extra race info is as follows:
"$5.00/ rider entry fee
10am start
9:15am registration
Gyro Park in Cadboro Bay, Victoria
Teams
Teams of 3. All riders in a team must hit every checkpoint together. Finish as a team. If all 3 team members complete the race on single speed/ fixed, they finish in a separate category. Pre-register at parker.bloom@gmail.com, or at 9:15 day-of.
Route
The checkpoints will remain unspecified until registration on the day of the event. Riders will be handed a manifest outlining the checkpoints’ locations, as well as the order they must be completed in.
Expect to rider over 100km. With hills.
Checkpoints
There will be manned checkpoints signing teams in as they pass through.
Feed stations will be provided, with opportunity to get (free) food and water.
Equipment
Road bikes are highly recommended. As is lots of water, and a stash of food. There will be some nutrition freely available at various checkpoints. "
Victoria's unique community is epitomized in its grassroots cycling community. Great locally-run 'cross, road and mtb racing provide some of the best opportunities for both first-time riders & elite level athletes. Lets all help in getting another great event off the ground!