27th
MADERA
COUNTY
STAGE
RACE
New this year: Adding Master 45+ 1/2/3
to the three day program!
March
8-10, 2013,
Madera, CA
Note: Cat 1/2/Pro and 45+ 1/2/3
start on 8th with the Ben Hur Hillclimb; all
others on 9th
NO
RACE
DAY ENTRY
Road Race and Time Trial
start/finishes and parking may change; check website
Presented by Velo Promo & Golden Chain Cyclists;
Under USAC Rules & Permit 2013-826
This
is a stage race of 3 days, four races for Cat 1/2/Pro and 45+ 1/2/3, and 2
days, 3 races for all other riders listed below Category 3 start at Stage 2, the Sharon TT, not at criterium. Any
category’s race may be cancelled mid-event if too many road violations. Be
Sure to pick up the race bible at registration: it includes further information
and possible changes of stages, prizes, laps, etc.
This is a Timed
stage race FOR ALL CATEGORIES; riders must complete each stage to go on to the
next stage
Registration:
Cat 1/2/Pro and 45+ 1/2/3 (10: 30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday March 8 at Chowchilla River
crossing on Road 613, just north of Raymond, CA) and Category 3: (8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m), Saturday March 9, Road 22 at
Santa Fe Drive, east of Chowchilla.(see Directions) All other categories: Saturday March 9, 7 a.m. to 30 minutes before
their scheduled criterium start, on Industrial Drive east of Granada in the
City of Madera.
Directions:
Category 1/2/Pro and 45+ 1/2/3: (Stage 1) Take Avenue
20/20 ½ exit from Hwy 99 between
Madera and Chowchilla, head east, and turn within ½ mile onto 20 ½ - this
becomes Road 600 all the way to Raymond town. In Raymond, turn left on Road 613
– at County public works yard and head out 6 miles to the river: park in lot
before and nearest river.) Category
3: Stage 3/Reg: Hwy 99 north from
Stage One:
Ben
Hur Hillclimb Time Trial
Cat 1/2/Pro and 45+ 1/2/3 Only. Friday March 8. 10 mile
hillclimb TT, using
Stages Two and Three:
Madera
Criterium and Sharon Time Trial,
Saturday March 9. Races held concurrently; be sure to be at the right site at
the right time. Criterium course as
in 1991-12, flat four corner race, good pavement, one RR track crossing.
Industrial at Commerce in southwest
Criterium
Schedule:
TT Schedule*
Category 4
45 minutes: 7:30 a.m.
Category 3 1st rider: 9:00
a.m.
Category 5
40 minutes: 8:20
Cat 1/2/Pro 1st rider 9:45 a.m.
Wm 4 & 35+
40 minutes: 9:10
Mst 45+1/2/3 1st
rider: 10:30 a.m.*
Wm 1&2, & 3
45 minutes: 9:50
Category 4 1st
rider: 12 noon.*
Mstr 35+ 4 40
minutes: 10:40
Category 5 1st
rider: 12:40 p.m.*
Mstr 35+ 5 & 55+3/4 40
minutes:11:30 Women
1st rider: 1:10*
Mstr 35+ 1/2/3 40 minutes: 12:50
Mstr 35+ 4 1st
rider: 2:50*
Category 3
60 minutes: 1:40
Mstr 35+ 5 1st
rider 3:40 *
Cat. 1/2/Pro
70 minutes: 2:40 Mst
55+ 3/4 1st
rider: 4:30*
Mstr 45+ 1/2/3 40 minutes: 4:00
Mst 35+ 1/2/3 1st
rider: 5:00*
*Note:
Start times for TT after 1/2/Pro may be changed; check at criterium
registration for into.
Stage Four: Daulton
Road Race Sunday March 10. Probably
same start/ finish & parking area as
last seven years, but check website for changes or at race registration on
Saturday). Current reg site on
First
Flight:
Category
1/2/Pro
85 miles
5 laps
Mst
35+
Mst
45+
Category
4
68 miles
4 laps
Mst
55+ 3/4
51 miles 3 laps
8:20
Women
35+
51 miles 3 laps
Second
Flight:
Category
3
68 miles 4 laps
Category
5
51 miles 3 laps
Women
Mst
35+ 4
51 miles 3 laps
11:15
Mst
35+ 5
51 miles
3 laps
11:20
Women
4
51 miles 3 laps
Course: 17 mile mostly flat loop
with a series of short hills on one side. Mostly good pavement except 2 1/2 mile
rough pavement section). 2/5 of
course is closed to traffic.: Open sections are one-lane racing required!!!
Start finish is at the top of the next to last climb, NE corner of the
course, near
Events
Fee Prize
value places
limit
Category 4 $80
$100
6
75
Women 3
$80 $100
6
50
Mst 35+1/2/3 $80
$200
6
75
Category
5 $75 0
6
50
Category
3 $80 $200
6
75
Mst
35+ 4
$80 $100
6
75
Mst 35+ 5
$75 0
6
75
Wm
35+
$80 $100
6
50
Wm 1/2/Pro $80
$499
10
50
Women 4
$75 $0
6
50
Mst 45+1/2/3 $85
$200
6
75
Mst
55+ 3/4 $80
$100
6
50
Category
1/2/Pro $85
$499
10
75
How
to Enter:
NO
---via On-line at www.bikereg.com,
from Tuesday February 5, 2013 7pm PST to March 3, 2013 for above fees plus
on-line surcharge. From March 4-6, the
fee is $7 additional. No
entry of any kind after March 6 (no matter whether your field is full or not).
You’ll need to sign and date your entry form/release at race
registration desk.
---By Mail: You may still
enter by mail, but if a group is filling, go on-line. By mail, send standard
USAC entry form/release along with fee above (if Postmarked by Friday March 1 to
Velo Promo/Madera, 19780 Soulsbyville Road, Soulsbyville, CA 95372. No
post entry. Note: indicate what category you are entering on check or
form. Entries for several races in one envelope ok, but be sure to list race
names on the outside. Envelopes without names of races on the outside may go to
the wrong race. Mail in entries will not be processed until after the opening of
online reg.
---At Race:
No entry at the race, this is a pre-entry race only.
2013 USAC license required (available at race). One day licenses (per
day) are available only for Cat 5, Master 35+ 5 or Women 4 . Entry fees include
$1 NCNCA and $3 USAC insurance surcharges. Numbers
will be provided.
Credits: Credit for
another VP race will be given if we are notified at tech@bikereg.com
by 5 pm PST Wednesday 3/6 that you can't compete. No credit issued if you plan
to enter another race instead; no cash refunds. No substitutions for
cancellations (you can’t have another rider replace you for your entry). Send
e-mail for credit to tech@bikereg.com
Champion Discounts:
Champions pay normal fees up front; Current NorCal/Nevada District Road
Race Champions and National Road Champions will get a refund at the reg desk of
all but $3 per day if 1) their entry is received by the deadline above and 2)
they ride in the category they won the championship in (Master Champions may
ride down in age, and ride for $3, and Juniors may ride up. District jersey is
not required
Rules/Notes:
Free lap in criterium; bring wheels. Timed stage race for all categories. Road
Race is mostly half of roadway; disqualification &/or event halt for
centerline violations.
More Information: May
be available at (209) 533-4996 Email
(best) : velopro1@sonnet.com
website:
www.velopromo.com
.
NO
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Contact Us:
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withdrawals from a race, credits, changes, using a credit: Tech@BikeReg.com
Phone: (209) 533-4996
Mail: 19780 Soulsbyville Road, Soulsbyville, CA 95372