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COURSE MAP | COURSE PROFILE | 2011 RULEBOOK | ENTRY FORM | BIKE REG Thank you for your interest in the SARATOGA 12/24. Race headquarters will once again be at the DOVEGATE INN, located at 184 Broadway in SCHUYLERVILLE. Their phone number is: 518.695.3699. During the race all activities will take place there or in the immediate vicinity. For more information on the race, scroll through this page. And, if you have any questions, feel free to CONTACT US. The weekend consists of a 24-hour race, a daytime 12-hour race, a nighttime 12-hour race, a 96-mile race, a 32-mile fun ride and a midnight 32-mile fun ride. Below is the race schedule:
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If you're interested in entering, you may do so by downloading an ENTRY FORM and sending it in with your payment. Or, you may sign up online via BIKE REG. Entries will also be accepted at the pre-race meeting on Friday evening and before each event according to the schedule listed below.
All riders must register, have their bikes and follow vehicles inspected, pick up their race packet and attend a pre-race meeting. If you attend the Friday evening session, it will include a pasta dinner, which is free to all riders. Other guests may attend for a $5 cover charge.
Please have you bike ready for inspection and make sure all of your lights are atached if you're doing an event that involves night riding. And if you're using a follow vehicle, please have that ready for inspection as well, including all required signage. To view our rider checklist that includes our lighting and signage requirements, CLICK HERE. To view our rulebook, which has more detailed information, CLICK HERE.
The Friday evening registration session will also include a pre-race pasta dinner. Riders attend for free and other guests may attend for a $5 cover charge. It will be held at the race director's home at: 7 Pearl Street in SCHUYLERVILLE. Registration will begin at 5:00 PM, with dinner at 6:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to socialize with oter riders before the race.
The final event of the race will be our post-race breakfast. It will be held at the race director's home at: 7 Pearl Street in SCHUYLERVILLE, and is a fun way to end the weekend. All riders, crew members, race volunteers, friends and family are invited to attend free of charge. Waffles, pancakes and our world famous quiche will be served begining at 10:00 AM.
To further help you prepare, we've posted answers to some frequently asked questions: • The pre-race pasta dinner/meeting on Friday July 06, 2012, will be your best opportunity to meet other riders, ask questions and clarify any rules. • SCHUYLERVILLE has one motel and a bed and breakfast. They are across the street from one another and are owned by the same couple. During the race, all activities will take place there or in the immediate vicinity. • Support crews are highly recommended, but not mandatory. • Support vehicles are allowed to leap frog riders during the day and follow directly behind them at night, traffic permitting. • The race is held on a fully marked 32-mile loop. To view the course map, CLICK HERE. • The 24-hour race, both 12-hour races and the Triple Lap Challenge are part of the UMCA's ULTRACYCLING CUP. • ALL events are non drafting, except the team competition and the 32-mile fun rides. • Teams are welcome! Below is a summary of our rules:
• The course is deceptively difficult and consists of rolling hills, false flats and wind. Each lap has about 750' of climbing with one significant hill: BACON HILL. It's ¾-mile long with a steep 10-12% section, and riders will enjoy it both up and down! The uphill starts just before the 2 mile point of each lap, while the downhill is located at about the 29 mile mark. To get to the downhill though, riders will have to climb up from the HUDSON RIVER over 3 miles starting at mile 25. To view the course profile, CLICK HERE. • The WEATHER will most likely be hot and humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High temperatures average in the mid to upper 80's, but it can get up to the high 90’s. Low temperatures average in the mid 50's, but it can stay in the 70’s or drop down into the 40’s. Also be prepared for high humidity. And, if the wind is out of the south, it will make the second half of the course very difficult. For the current forecast, CLICK HERE. • Sunrise is 5:30 AM, sunset 8:30 PM. • There will be two fully stocked checkpoints on the loop: the start/finish in SCHUYLERVILLE and at 16 miles in SOUTH GLENS FALLS. We'll have an assortment of HAMMER NUTRITION products as well as fruit, snacks and drinks at each. Please note that the checkpoint in SOUTH GLENS FALLS will not have a rest room on the premises, but there is a convenience store located on the course about a ½ mile before it. • Riders may take a break or leave supplies at either checkpoint, but we do not have the capability to shuttle personal items back and forth between them. • SCHUYLERVILLE has a bike shop, a 24-hour convenience store, a grocery store, a hardware store and a couple of restaurants, convenience stores and gas stations. • SOUTH GLENS FALLS has a 24-hour supermarket and several motels, restaurants, convenience stores and gas stations. There is a convenience store located on the course about a ½ mile before the checkpoint. • GREENWICH is 5 miles east of SCHUYLERVILLE and has a 24-hour supermarket and several small shopping centers, motels, restaurants, drug stores, convenience stores and gas stations. • SARATOGA SPRINGS is 12 miles west of SCHUYLERVILLE and is a major shopping hub. It has a couple of bike shops, a large mall, big and small shopping centers, hardware stores, home improvement centers, supermarkets, hotels, motels, restaurants, drug stores, convenience stores, gas stations and a hospital. Several stores are open 24 hours. • There is also a convenience store located on the route in Gansevoort at mile 10. Thanks for your interest, and if you have any questions, feel free to CONTACT US. |
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