Alberta Masters Championship Stampede Road Race July 5, 2015 - Dogpound, Alberta

Presents
               Alberta Masters Championship
                            Stampede Road Race
            July 5, 2015 – Dogpound, Alberta

          The Stampede Road Race is sanctioned by the Alberta Bicycle Association.

                                       Sponsors

        Thanks to the following sponsors of Calgary Crankmasters Cycling Club:

Last Edited: May 26, 2015

Race Organizer

Robert Armstrong: rcarmstrong2@gmail.com

Registration

On-line via Zone 4, www.zone4.com or follow link on www.calgarycycling.com. There will be no
race day registration. Single Event licenses will not be available.

Registration closes at 11:59 pm on Thursday, July 2th.

Entry Fee
Women and Juniors race for free.

Before June 28: $40, after June 29: $45.

All registrations must be made via Zone 4 and paid by Visa or Mastercard. All riders must have
an ABA Citizen licence or an UCI license. You must show your license at sign on. If you are
unable to do so you may incur a $10 fine.

Categories

Age based on age as of Dec 31, 2015. Riders must have a Master’s License to race a master’s
category. If you are unsure about your license please contact the ABA.

      Elite Men (Riders under age 30 or competing in Cat 1/2/3)*
      Elite Women (Riders under age 30 or competing in Cat 1/2/3)*
      Men & Women Master A (age 30-39)
      Men & Women Master B (age 40-49)
      Men & Women Master C (age 50-59)
      Men & Women Master D (age 60-69)
      Men & Women Master E (age 70+)
      Junior Men & Women*
       * Not Provincial Championships

Distances (and Proposed Riding Groups)

Elite Men (Riders < age 30, Cat 1/2/3), Master A Men      5 laps - 114 km 11:00
Master B Men, Junior Men, Elite Women (Riders < age 30,   4 laps - 94 km     11:05
Cat 1/2/3)
Master C Men, Master A, B and C Women                     3 laps - 74 km     11:10
Master D and E Men, Master D and E Women, Junior          2 laps - 54 km     11:15
Women
Note: Chief Commissaire may adjust groups on race day depending on registration numbers.

Last Edited: May 26, 2015

Sign-on
Sign on: 09:00 AM to 10:30 am. At Dogpound Community Hall, RR 40 and TWP 292,
Dogpound, Alberta.

Number Placement

Right hip and right side rib cage below arm (to be confirmed by ABA on race day). Please
ensure you place your pin on numbers correctly so our photo finish cameras can see your
number. Frame plate behind head tube or seat post. Please bring your own zip ties & safety
pins.

Regulations
This event will be run under UCI, CCA & ABA Race Regulations. Riders are responsible to read
and understand these regulations. They can be found here.

Course

Using Twp Road 285 East, Highway 791 South, Highway 72 West and Range Road 290 North.
The Race will run in a clockwise direction. One lap of the course is approximately 26 km.

Start:         First group 11:00 AM, subsequent groups at 5 minute intervals. On Twp Road
               292, at intersection with Range Road 40.

Finish:        On Range Road 290, approximately 300 m south of Township Road 285. No
               parking at the finish line (except for race officials).

Last Edited: May 26, 2015

Race Course:

Feed Zone:     Will be marked by green flags on Township Road 285 east of Range Road 290.
               Riders are allowed to use the feed zone starting on the third lap. This is NOT
               neutral support. This is where your friends, coaches and partners stand to hand
               you food/water. In the feed zone accept from the shoulder on the right hand side
               of the road. Toss empty bottles away from other riders so as not to hit or
               endanger them.

Event Staff: Course Marshalls will be stationed at appropriate course locations and will be
             wearing reflective vests and may be holding signs. It is each rider’s responsibility
             to know and follow the race course. The roads will not be closed to traffic.

Event Vehicles
Commissaire Vehicles: During the race you may hear a few quick honks of the horn from the
Commissaire Vehicle. This means that following traffic is trying to pass. Please neutralize
yourselves briefly until the traffic has passed safely. This also applies when groups of different
Categories try to blend together.

Wheel Vehicles: There will be cars for each group carrying your spare wheels (if we are short
of cars there will also be a wheel pit after the Feed Zone). Wheels are neutral. The wheel
vehicle will service you from behind on the right side of the road and you are responsible for
changing your own wheel. Make sure you get a suitable wheel with the right cogset. You will not
get any drafting to help you back to the group. If the wheel vehicle passes you, you are outside
of the rolling enclosure and must stay to the right and obey all traffic signs and laws. If another
group catches up to you, you cannot ride or work with the group or be involved in the final sprint.

Wheel vehicles will also work as broom vehicles depending on their capacity to carry bikes.

Last Edited: May 26, 2015

Refreshments
A post-race barbeque will be held for all volunteers and riders.

Awards
Awards will be held post-race at the Dogpound Community Hall.

NO CASH PRIZES! Any race profit will be donated to the ABA Race Team (Not general
funds, into the race team. We want the ABA van to be full of kids to every event).
Championship medals to the top 3 in each Masters category, a nice gift to the Elite
podium, and Pedalhead gift cards to the junior podium.

Draw prizes are from Pedalhead Bicycle Works. Upgrade points will not be awarded. Protests
must be made to the Chief Commissaire within 15 minutes of results being posted at the event.

Directions
Sign-on and start at Dogpound Community Hall, Twp Road 292 and Range Road 40.

From Calgary: https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Calgary,+AB/51.4748131,-
114.4238267/@51.2577949,-
114.8344188,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x537170039f843fd5:0x266d3b
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Hwy 2 North to exit 305 toward Crossfield/Carstairs/Acme, turn left onto 292 Township
Rd (28 km) to Dogpound Community Hall.

From Edmonton: https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Edmonton,+AB/51.4748131,-
114.4238267/@51.4747109,-
114.0262873,16z/am=t/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x53a0224580deff23:0x411fa00c4
af6155d!2m2!1d-113.4909267!2d53.544389!1m0!3e0

Hwy 2 South to exit to 292 Township Rd in Rocky View County. Take exit 305 from AB-
2 S, turn right onto 292 Township Rd (28 km) to Dogpound Community Hall.

Parking: Do not park on race course. There is parking available at the Dogpound
Community Hall and surrounding rural roads.

First Aid
EMS will be on site, stationed at the Finish. Nearest hospital is Foothills Hospital, 1403
29 Street NW, Calgary.

Last Edited: May 26, 2015