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| Thanks to Carson Bannon for another wicked poster. |
Volunteer website here!
Video of the course here.
If you are NOT part of STC or Crankmasters, you MUST have a valid 2012 ABA racing license. If you do not, you cannot race. The ABA will send us a list the day before the event, if you are not on it, you do not race.
OK, here are some details about a wicked Alberta Spring Classic.
Women: As part of our current initiative to encourage women to get out and race. We are going to offer free admission. Sure this doesn't save you a ton, but we want it to indicate that we are thinking about you and will continue to give you perks to come out and race. Now get out and race!
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| You may park in the spots indicated. Notice NO PARKING inside or along race loop. |
Porta-potties: There will be 3 toilets at registration. They are predominately there for the women (and they will be pink!), but are open to everyone.
Registration: This will be done when you RIDE up to the race start between 8:00 - 8:30am. You will drop your jacket and leggies under the tent and sign on. You will show us your VALID ABA race license, sign the waiver, slide over $15, and get ready to hammer at 9am!!
Littering: Of course no littering. We will leave the race course exactly how we found it.
Locals: We are hoping the locals will be accommodating to us. Please be courteous and friendly. Having ridden this loop hard a few times now and held this event once, it would be great if we could use this course year over year, it is totally awesome.
Ambulance: We have hired a full ambulance for this race. Aaron Paramedical.
Categories: We have intentionally made these Cats dissimilar to the ABA Cats for two reasons. The first is to ensure no one thinks upgrading points will be awarded. The second is to let you race where you want. If you are a Cat4 that wants to see if you can keep up, then race CatA. If you are a Cat2 that is out of shape, race CatA or we will call 'sandbagger'.
Jerseys: This is pretty early in the year to expect everyone to have their team jerseys. Don't worry about having a proper team jersey for this event.
Body Numbers: Don't wear your ABA body numbers or number plates. We are currently debating using our own numbers, or none at all. You will find out at registration.
Bikes: I am racing on my road race bike with 25's. No other modifications. I have heard some people wonder if CX bikes are going to be used. You can, but they will be slower than your road race bike. In the video, I had 23's on and was able to hammer as hard as I could on the gravel. The only reason I am going to 25's is so I can lower my psi for Willow Way.
Awards and Results: Awards will be based on bragging rights this year, and will increase as the years go on. Imagine being able to say to your kids you podiumed at Prairie-Roubaix, that is priceless. As for results; you will know if you are top 5, if you are not, be pumped you finished and thank all the volunteers on your cool down then set your sights on Velocity Stage Race, forget about results.
Volunteering: If you cannot race, or want to watch the action instead, please consider volunteering. I have set up a really slick sign up sheet. Please use an email that works as this is how I will communicate with you pre-event. Go to volunteer site here.
Get pumped: We are less than 4 weeks away!
2 comments:
Hey Trev,
What's the idea for A/B/C/womens or however it's done for # of laps for each?
Thanks.
Women can race what ever group they want, A, B, or C. When we ran it before, the C group was the unofficial group of choice for women. But if someone like Pepper or Heather Kay show up, they would probably race B.
There will only be 3 group starts, A, B, and C. We start the A group at 9am, then 5min later B, then C.
A group is 5 laps.
B group is 4 laps.
C group is 3 laps.
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