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Ready to Register?
This race is a great event for beginners and recreational racers alike.
Race #1 in the BC Cup Series.
You can register:
1. Online registration opens April 15th, is capped at 250 riders,
and ends Friday May 23rd at 4 pm, 2008, $45.
($10 Early Bird registration discount until May 1st at 4pm.)
2. In person Saturday, $50, cash only
In town registration will be at Mandolins Coffee shop from 1pm to 3pm
on Saturday May 46th.
Mandolins is right beside the Coopers downtown.
To get to Mandolins take the Voght St. exit off the highway, stay on Voght St
past 7-11. Take a left onto Coutlee Ave. You will see the
Cooper sign at
the next stop sign, the intersection of Coutlee and Garcia St. You can
either go straight through the four way stop or take a
right, either way
will let you turn into the parking lot.
3. On Race day in person, $80, cash only.
8 am to 9 am. No registrations past 9 am period
Racers who do not have a Cycling BC racing license must purchase a one event license. You can choose from a $10 license or a $30 license that includes
some medical insurance.
Race Check In
You will need to pick up your plate and sign a waiver prior to the race. You have two options.
a) Saturday May 24th from 1 to 3 pm at Mandolin's. See above #2 for directions.
b) Sunday May 25th from 8 to 9:15 am at the race site. Don't be late as sign on will close promptly.
Note on Categories
There are three citizen categories, easy lap, one lap, and two lap. The easy lap avoids most of the climb and the most challenging technical riding on
the first half of the regular lap. The other citizen cats ride are exactly the same course as everyone else.
If you do not own a Cycling BC race license for the season you can race any citizen class or you can ride sport. If you are a weekend warrior I would
advise to ride citizen as this will up your chances of getting a cat prize as compared to riding sport class.
Citizen two lap should not be taken lightly. If you have little experience riding then I might advise that you come for a test ride of the course before you bite off more than you will enjoy. There will be a one lap time cut off that will be determined and posted race day. The time cut off will depend on the course conditions but will most likely be in the 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes range. After the time cut off you will not be permitted to start a second lap due to our limited ability to sweep the course late in the day.
Note on Hot Lunch
We have added an option for you to pre-order a hot lunch for $7 when you register. Last year the burgers etc.. were might yummy. You have the option of not pre-ordering and deciding that day but the food might run out. So if you want a guaranteed hot lunch, help out our planning process and pre-order. There will be salads but due to our limited onsite facilities there will most likely not be a full on veggie alternative.
IMBA Donation
We have added the ability for you to add $5 to your registration costs as a donation. We will take this money and give it straight to IMBA, no matter what the bottom line of the race is. Our club once again this year joined as a club for $50 and threw down another $200 as a donation. This is the organization that is out there working for trail access for all of us for the long haul. We have seen really impact of this work locally. If you want a voice, these are the folks to support, in our humble opinion.
Note on Registration Costs
The club puts the race on entirely with volunteer hours. We use the small amount of money we make to stay afloat as a club. It costs us about $1500
a year just to exist, and some years we don't even make that off the race. Our volunteers put in literally hundreds of hours of time buffing the
course, putting up the website, collecting prizes, getting road permits etc. We do this in part to help pay our club bills but also because we
enjoy putting on the race. I guess the basic message is that if the registration costs seem high they are not in relation to the costs we incur
to put the event on (for mundane things like porta potties, $500 bill for the day).
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