Race #3 – Time Trial (Individual Start) is this Wednesday (June 19th), starting at Shuniah Mines! The starting area is the clearing that encompasses the sea-can in the heart of the Mines (see attached picture).
REMINDERS: Please DO NOT park on the highway and DO NOT cross the highway on foot or on bike. It is important that most of us DO NOT park at Shuniah Mines. Unless you absolutely must park at Shuniah (e.g., young kids), please park at Kinsmen Park (Trowbridge) and ride to the start line. We will have areas at the start/finish for you to store your gear during the race should you require it. If you must park near the start/finish area, the lot entrance is marked by an orange gate off of the westbound lane of the Expressway (11/17); the gate is 2.0km from the Hodder Ave./Expressway interchange. There is limited parking available, so only use this if absolutely necessary! Please use extreme caution when entering and exiting, as there are no on/off ramps at this entrance.
Make sure your club membership registration is complete prior to race day; RACE REGISTRATION IS ONLINE! It’s very simple and only takes a couple minutes. REGISTRATION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT ON Tuesday, JUNE 18. Categories are unchanged: Mini-Lamb, Lambateur, Sport, Advanced, or Elite. Follow the link to register:
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=184666
If you are not 100% sure, it’s OK. It is easier for us if you just register and then don’t show up. We will simply remove you from the start list.
Our policy for the year is that while on-site, day-of registration will be permitted, it is heavily discouraged and will come with a $10 fee (and a line-up of shame).
Start times for each category will be based on XC#2 results where possible.
6:00 – 6:45pm: Number plate pick-up.
6:30pm: Lamb and MiniLamb course Pre-ride (meet at start line).
6:50pm: Mandatory race briefing
START time for Lamb and MiniLamb is 7:00pm. Other categories to follow (Elite, Advanced, Sport). Please plan to arrive on site by 6:00pm or so to give yourself enough time to get yourself ready.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
Sport, Advanced, and Elite will use the same course (a time trial is a single, individually-timed lap, so remember to allow riders to safely pass if you are slowing them down). See map below.
Lambateur: Complete 1 lap of Prologue Loop (clockwise), go past the start area, and one lap of BMX (counter-clockwise).
MiniLambs: Race will start once the last Lamb has begun their lap of BMX. Riders will complete 1 lap of BMX (counter-clockwise). See map in discussion for a closeup of Lamb/MiniLamb course area.
Note that Lamb and MiniLamb races are a mass start, not individually timed.
See map below for closeup of Lamb/MiniLamb course area.
SEE YOU THERE!
