Description

Road

Distance - 26 miles or 52 miles (depends on riders choice)

Competition Information

This is an OPEN course, meaning racers must share the road with vehicles. Registration will start at 6:30 am. The course will cover approximately 26 miles per lap. Race categories can consist of individual, tandems and relay teams. This race will use chip timing. 

Tandem and relay teams may be 2 male, 2 female or 2 person coed. A team's age will be determined by the average of the 2 riders' ages, and teams will compete within designated age categories in the Road Race. Each member of the tandem or relay team must complete an entry form and pay the entry form. 

Iowa Senior Games Athletes (age 50 & Over):  The Iowa Games and Iowa Senior Games have partnered to offer athletes age 50 & Over in the 1 Lap a unique opportunity.  For an additional $10 (optional during online registration) you may also register as an Iowa Senior Games Cycling Road Race athlete.  The extra entry fee will include a Senior Iowa Games T-shirt, Senior Games medal (age divisions every 5 years) as well as an opportunity to qualify for the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.  If you already paid an entry fee to compete in another sport at the Senior Iowa Games contact Senior Games Interim Director Brian Hurley (hurleyb@wdmcs.org) to add the Cycling Road Race to your list of sports. 

AGE DETERMINING DATE

Racing age shall be the rider's age on Sunday, July 27, 2014

Route

Road Race Information

Start at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Station, 225 10th St., Boone. This is an OPEN course, meaning racers must share the road with vehicles. Registration will start at 6:30 am. The course will cover approximately 26 miles per lap. No follow vehicles, support vehicles or feeding outside feed zones will be allowed. Riders violating this rule will be disqualified and possibly banned from future Iowa Games road races. No neutral water will be supplied. No aero bars will be permitted. There will be a wheel/official's vehicle following behind the peloton - wheels-in/wheels-out. Riders not completing the first lap of the 2-lap race within 90 minutes will be told to withdraw. The center-line rule will be strictly enforced. Officials will disqualify riders who violate any of these rules. These rules are for the safety of the riders and other vehicles sharing the road.

Road Race Distance

Riders will complete 1-lap of approximately 26-miles or 2-laps for 52 miles. The course includes several challenging climbs.

 

Road Race Start Times

All 2-lap (52-mile) individual riders, tandems and teams will start at 8:00 am. All 1-lap (26-mile) individual riders will start at 8:15 am.

 

Special Road Race Notes

The two divisions are 1-lap (26-mile) and 2-lap (52-mile) distances. The 2-lap distance should only be attempted by accomplished riders/teams who have the stamina to complete this race distance within 3.5 hours. Riders not completing the first lap of the 2-lap race within 90 minutes will be told to withdraw. Please do not park vehicles in the north half of the Boone and Scenic Valley Railway parking lot as this space is reserved for its business.

Registration

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE

$20 Entry Fee
Postmark: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Online: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
All members of a tandem or relay team must complete the entry form and pay the entry fee.

 

FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE

$25 Entry Fee
Online Only:  Thursday, July 10 - Wednesday, July 23, 2014

ON-SITE

$30 Entry Fee
On-site registrations will be accepted from 6:30 - 7:30 am.
Pre-Registration is preffered.

 

CYCLING EVENT PACKAGE

For an additional fee of $5 per event athletes can compete in the gravel bike race, mountain biking and/or time trial. This offer is only good through the final registration deadline.  An athlete can not add this to his/her entry the day of the event.  After the final registration deadline the on-site entry fee for each sport will be charged.

Contact

Kim Abels

kim.abels@iowagames.org