YouthCupFinalSaturday,Sept2nd
HostedatCiociaroClub
Puttingcompetitorsandfamiliesfirst.
TechnicalGuide
Version0.1–July14,2017
GeneralInformation
RaceLocationCiociaroClubofWindsor3745 N Talbot Rd Oldcastle, ON Race Organizer Nick Dwyer [email protected] RegistrationInformation
• Onlineregistrationisavailableatwww.ontariocycling.org,closesWednesday,August30thatmidnight.
• Signinforpre-registeredriderswillbeavailableupto30minutesbeforeeachrace• Allridersmustsigninatregistrationtoreceiveracenumber• Cost$35.00NOTE:U17&U19(UCILIC)riderswillreceivefreeregistrationtothefollowing
daysTDVIOntarioCriteriumSeriesRaceiftheyregisterforthisYouthCupEvent.• YouthCupRequirements:UCILicenseorCitizenPermit• PRE-REGISTRATIONONLY
Medical/FirstAid
• BorderCityEMSwillbeonsitetoprovideFirstAidCoveragefortheevent• ClosesthospitalisWindsorRegionalHospital
o 1995LensAveWindsor,ON,Canada519-254-5577
SCHEDULEBesteffortwillbemadetostayonschedule.Howeverpleaseunderstandthatsometimescircumstancesoutoftheorganizerscontrolmayrequirechangeordelay.RoadRace/Category StartTime Distance
E 9:30am 25mins D 10:00am 35mins C 10:45am 45mins B 12:35pm 55mins A 1:35pm 65mins
Pursuit/Category LapsE 11:45am 2.6km 2D 11:55am 3.9km 3C 2:50pm 5.1km 4B 3:05pm 6.4km 5A 3:30pm 7.7km 6
• [email protected]:25pm• PodiumsforC,[email protected].• Note:Weneedtobeoffthegroundsby5pmforweddingtraffic.
Pursuit-SprintRaceYesit’sdifferent…yesitismycreation…yesifyoudon’tlikehowitworksoutyoucancometomeandvoiceyourdispleasureandIwilltaketheabuse.Thesetupwillbeahandicappedstartwithineachcategory.ThestaggerwillbebasedonperformancesinpreviousTT’swithabitofroadraceinfluence.Thismaymeansomeridersstartinginsmallgroupsandsomeasindividualsdependingonability.Ifandwhenyougetcaughtfromsomeonebehindyou,youarenoteliminated.Thewinnerisstillthefirstpersontocrosstheline.Soyoucouldgetcaught…recover…hangwiththegrouporpersonandstillwinthesprintattheend.AsoneoftheridersstartinglastobviouslyyouwillhavetobeinfullTTmodetotrackdowneveryoneandasyoucatchpeopleencouragethemtoworkwithyou.Thethinkingonthisisitgivesmoreridersachancetobeintheactionandhaveashotatatopspot.Ifagroupcanformandworktogetherthentheymaybeabletoholdoffthebiggunsfrombehindandpulltheupset.Itwillalsoencouragequickthinkingandtactics.FoodandBeveragesWithregret,wewillnotbeabletoprovidet-shirtsthisyear.Wedohoweverintendonprovidingafoodandbeverageareaagain.Withinthisareawillbefruit,snacks,pizzainacoupledifferentwavesandavarietyofrefreshments.WearealsomakinganefforttoprovideTimHortonscoffeetoparents.Thisareaisopentoracersandparentsatnocharge,butweaskyoutousesomelevelofcourtesyandensureeveryonehasanopportunitytoenjoythiscourtesy.
TDVINextDayFreeRollAnyracerplanningtoracethefollowingdaysTourdiviaItaliaraceonErieStwillreceiveafreeentryiftheyhaveregisteredfortheYouthCup.WhenyouregisterthroughCCNfortheYouthCupitshouldpromptyoutoregisterforthenextdaysTDVICriterium.PartoftheOntarioCriteriumSeries.IfyouhaveanyproblemswiththisprocesspleasecontactCCNormyselftoresolveit.Checkoutwww.tourdiviaitalia.orgforracedetails,hugeprizepurseagainthisyear.
CategoryGuidelinesCATEGORY ROLLOUT SUGGESTEDSEEDING ROAD
DISTANCE**TIMETRIAL
DISTANCE
AGrade 7.12M U19Female-finishinginthe2016OntarioCupSeriesU19Male-finishinginthe2016OntarioCupSeriesU17Male-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeries
40-50KM 6-8KM
BGrade 7.12M U19Female-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesU19Female-midpackinthe2016OntarioCupSeriesU17Female-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesU17Male-finishinginthepackU15Male-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesNewU19riders
30-40KM 4-6KM
CGrade 7.12M U17Female-finishinginthepackU15Female-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesU15Male-finishinginthepackU13Male-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesNewU17riders
25-30KM 2-4KM
DGrade 7.12M U13finishinginthepack,U11-top5inthe2016YouthCupSeriesNewU15riders
15-20KM 1-2KM
EGrade 7.12M U11&U13athleteswhoconsistentlyfinishedinthe2016YouthCupSeriesNewerathletes–U13,U11
10-15KM 1-2KM
EventRules• Incaseoflightning,theracemaybedelayedorcancelled.Ifyouareinformedthatthe
racehasbeenstoppedduetolightning,youareadvisedtoseekshelteruntiltheracecanresume.Iftheraceiscancelled,refundswillnotbemade.
• Foryoursafety,ifyouwithdrawfromtheeventforanyreason,youmustinformthenearestCommissairethatyouarenolongerracing.
• Youarerequiredtowearanapproved,regulationcyclinghelmetatalltimeswhileastrideyourbike,fromthemomentyouarriveattheraceuntilyouleave.
GeneralEventRulesandRegulations
• TheraceswillbeheldundertherulesoftheUCIwithCCAandOCAmodifications.• TheCCA&OCArulesareavailableon-lineat:
http://www.ontariocycling.org/commissaires/commissaires-rules/• ThepenaltyscaleoftheOCArulebookwillbeapplicable.• Registrationcloses30minutesbeforethestartofeachrace.• Warminguponthecourseisnotpermittedunlesspermittedbyacommissaire.• Allridersmustsignonatregistration.• U.SridersmustpresentaUCIlicenceinordertoenterthisevent.USACDomesticLicences
arenotallowedinCanada• AllforeignlicensedridersotherthanU.S.ridersmustproducealetterofpermissionfrom
theircountry’sfederation.• AnOCArepresentativewillbepresentattheracetoassistwithriderlicensingissues.
CitizenPermitswillbeavailablefromtheOCA.TherearenoplanstosellUCIlicensesonraceday.PleasecontacttheOCAformoredetails.
• Raceswillstartpromptlyattheindicatedstarttimes.• Therewillnotbeateammanagersmeeting.• Therewillnotbeanyteamvehiclespermittedonthecourse.
SpecificCourseRules
• Freelapswillbeavailableuptofivelapstogo.Wheelchangeswillbeavailablefromapitarea.Theriderwillre-entertheracewiththegrouptheywereinatthetimeoftheproblem.
• Thereisnooutsidefeedingallowedinthisrace• LappedridersmaybepulledattheorderoftheCommissaires,eitherafterbeing
overtakenorjustbeforebeingovertaken.Otherwise,lappedridersmustremainseparate,evenwhenbeingovertakenbyridersintheirowngroup.
• Iftwoormoreridersovertakethefieldandremainthereafterthereislessthan5kmleftintheracefromtheperspectiveoftheraceleader,theovertakingriderswillbesprintedseparatelyfromthefield.InstructionsonthisprocesswillbegivenbytheCommissairesatthestartlinebeforetherace.
Equipment
• Thewearingofanapprovedhelmetismandatory• Cyclingglovesarestronglyrecommended• Theparticipantsareencouragedtorideonaroad-racingbicycle,howeverothersuitable
bicyclesmaybeutilized• Noaerobars,timetrialbikes,orother“aero”equipmentarepermitted• Allequipmentmustbeingoodrepair,haveadequatetiresandoperatingbrakes• Warm-upideallytobecompletedontrainers.Pleasedonotwarm-upintheparkinglots
outsidethetrackastherewillbetrafficthere.Warm-uponthetrackifavailableorontheinner,emptyparkinglot
Gearing
• “Rollout”willcontinuethisyear,andwasintroducedbytheOCAtoensureafairandequalcompetitivebasisforallinvolved.
• Tolimitthecompetitiveadvantageofathleteswhomatureearly.• Toincreasetherelativeimportanceandtherebydevelopmentofracingtactics.• Toencouragedevelopmentoftechniqueandabilitytoproducepowerathighcadence.• Toreducetheriskofoveruseinjuries.AllathletesracinginGradesAthroughEwillbe
rolledoutatCyclingCanada’sdistanceof7.12Meters.
Prizes• MedalswillbeawardedtotopthreefinishersinallcategoriesinbothRRandTT• Participantsdonothavecompeteinbotheventsinordertobeelgibleforawards.
Results:Postedonwww.racetiming.caPointsPlacing 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9t
h10th
11th 12th
13th 14th
15th
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1CourseDescription1.3kmcoursewith8metersofclimbingperlap.Thisisa20+feet(1.5carlanes)widetrackdesignedspecificallyforBicycleRacing.Theturnsaregradualandsafe.Thereisasmallhillintheback,behindthebaseballdiamonds.
Start/FinishAreaWashroomsareavailableintheCiociaroClubandsideoftheoutsidepavilion.ArestaurantandlicensedbarislocatedontheeastsideoftheCiociaroClub.
Contact:NickDwyerEmail:[email protected]:5199906607Fbook:TourdiviaItalia
Directions3745 N Talbot Rd Oldcastle, ON
From401westbound
1. Takeexit14forCountyRoad46–go1km2. TurnleftontoWalkerRd/CountyRd–go1.3km3. Takethe1stleftontoNTalbotRd–go850m4. CiociaroClubwillbeontheright