Velo Promo 2012 Schedule  

 categories may change from this list; see Detailed Race Info  for each race

January

8,15,22,29 (Sundays) Early Bird Criteriums USAC:1/2/3,4,5, W1/2/3. W4,M35-5,,J - flat [Campus at Dunbarton, Fremont, CA, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., 10-30 miles (training races/clinics)]

21 (Saturday) Early Bird Road Race USAC 1/2/P,3,4,5,W 1/2, W3,W4,M35,J ,45+- up and over a mountain and back [Ward at 9th, Patterson, CA, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 45 miles]

February

12 (Sunday) NotsoBird Criterium USAC. More categories than Early Birds, but same place. No training clinics

18 (Saturday Cantua Creek Road Race USAC All categories, hilly and flat out and back road race. [controlled roads in Fresno County, NE of Coalinga - 8 a.m. to Noon 52-78 miles

19 (Sunday) ) Pine Flat Road Race USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,W1/2/3,W4,M35 1/2/3,M35+/4, 35+/5,J -mountainous [Island Park Marina, Piedra, CA 7 a.m. -Noon, 55 miles

20 (Monday) ] Dinuba Criterium USAC: 1/2/P,3,4,5,W,M35,J -flat [L St at Kern, Dinuba, CA, 8 a.m.- 3:30 pm, 10-40 miles]

25 (Saturday) Snelling Road Race USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,W1/2/3,W4,M35 1/2/3,M35+/4, M35+/5,M45,J nearly flat [Henderson Park, Snelling, CA, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 28-85 miles] 

26 (Sunday) Original Merced Criterium USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,W,M35 1-3,M45 4/5, M35/4 -flat [18th and M Streets, Merced, CA, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 15-45 miles] 

March

9-11 Madera Stage Race USAC:1/2/P (three days; starts on the 9 Pre entry only

24 (Saturday) Wards Ferry Road Race, USAC: 6 categories - very hilly RR [Standard, CA (Tuolumne County), Nugget Road at Tuolumne Road 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 30 to 70 miles]

25 (Sunday) Regalado/Warnerville Road Race, USAC 5-6 categories; mostly flat road race with a short gravel stretch [Oakdale, CA] 8:a.m. to Noon

31 (Saturday)] Lost Hills Road Race USAC 1/2/P, 3,4,5, Wm1/2, Wm 3, Wm 4, Wm 5, M35 1/2/3, M35 4/5, M45, J, flat; NW Kern

 8 a.m. to Noon – 50-85 miles]

April

1 (Sunday) Hanford Criterium, 1/2/P,3,4,5,W,M35,J, flat hourglass course [8th and Irwin, downtown Hanford, CA, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10-35 miles]

7(Saturday Copperopolis Road Race, All USAC categories -hilly, rough [downtown Milton, CA, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 15 (Sunday) Santa Cruz Classic Criterium USAC: 1/2/P,3,4,5,W,W4,M35 1/2/3, M35 4/5 hilly [3rd St at Main, Santa Cruz, CA 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 -50 miles]

15 (sunday)   Santa Cruz Classic Criterium, many USAC categories, hilly beach neighborhood criterium 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm. 

29 (Sunday) Iron Angels MTB race. USAC Angels Camp  cencelled

May

11-13  Mariposa (formerly Kern) County Women’s Stage Race  USAC: 6 categories for women, 4 stages. Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, CA.

June

30 (Saturday) Leesville Gap Road Race USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,Wm,Jr,M35 1/2/3,M35 4/5 mountainous and flat, rough roads lliams High School, Williams, CA 8a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 miles for all] 

July

1 (Sunday) Big Creek Criterium, Atwater, CA       Flat Crit, 7 USAC categories, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

14 (Saturday) Watsonville Criterium USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,M35,W small hill [Brewington at Palm, Watsonville, CA, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 13-35 miles]

August

4 (Saturday) Warnerville Time Trial, SE of Knights Ferry, CA, rolling and flat 20 mile TT 7 a.m. to Noon. Pre entry only

5 (Sunday) Patterson Pass Road Race  USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,,Wm 1/2/3,Wm4,M35 1/2/3,M35 4/5,M45,M55, Jrs - mountainous [Midway at Patterson Pass, Tracy, CA ]

11 (Saturday) Dunnigan Hills Road Race  most USAC categories, Yolo, CA 8 a.m. to 12 Noon

12 (Sunday) Suisun Harbor Criterium USAC: 1/2/P, 3,4,5,W,W4,M35,M45,J –flat downtown Suisun City, CA 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

18 (Saturday) San Ardo Road Race USAC:1/2/P,3,4,5,W1/2/3,W4,W5,M35 1/2/3,M35 4/5, M45, M55, all Jr -nearly flat [San Ardo School, San Ardo, CA 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 21 to 84 miles]

19 (Sunday) University Road Race USAC:1/2/P,3,4,M35, W,W4/5, -mountainous [UC Santa Cruz Campus, Santa Cruz 10 a.m. to 5 pm, 25-65 miles]

25 (Saturday)   Winters Road Race, Winters, CA USAC most categories flat and hilly race. 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon

26 (Sunday) Vacaville Gran Prix USAC: 1/2/Pr, 3,4,5,Wm 1&2, Wm 3&4, Mast. Flat crit with one hill, downtown Vacaville, CA

September

1 (Saturday) Challenge Challenge Road Race, Challenge, Yuba County, CA USAC: 1/2/P,3,4,5,Wm 1/2/3, Wm 4, M35, M35 4/5, M 45. Mountain  course, 8 a.m. to 1 pm,

2 (Sunday) Esparto Time Trial USAC: pre-entry only; 19 miles, Esparto, CA

3 (Monday) Metromint Giro di San Francisco XXXI USAC:1/2/P,3,4/5,W4, w3, w 1/2/3, M35, M35 4/5,M45 small hill [Battery at Union, San Francisco, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 10-44 miles]

23 (Sunday) Volkswagen of Oakland Grand Prix USAC: 1/2P, 3,4,5, M35 1/2/3, M 35 4/5.Mast 45 1/2/3/4 Wm 1/2/3, Wm 4. Gently rolling course in downtown Oakland, CA 8 a.m. to 4 pm 

29 (Saturday) Henleyville Road Race, Corning, CA Flat Road Race west of Corning, CA 

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