RACE No.4 of the Sportif Cross Cup PRESENTED BY:
Online Registration Closes Thursday, October 26th, 2012 at 11 PM EST
USAC Event Permit 2012-3515
Cat 2/3 Men
CATEGORIES
9:00 AM Race
Cat 4 Men
10:00 AM Races
Juniors 15-18 Women
Juniors 10-14 Men
Juniors 10-14 Women
10:45 AM Races
Masters Cat 3/4 Men 35+/45+
Masters 55+
11:45 AM Races
Lil Belgians Kids Race
Cat 3/4 Men
Juniors 15-18
12:45 PM Races
Masters 35+/45+
SS Open
1:45 PM Races
Cat 1/2 Women
Cat 3 Women
Cat 4 Women
2:45 PM Races
Cat 2/3 Men
50 minutes 2:46
START
AM
DISTANCE
TIME
$25 $200/5
FEE
PRIZES
Combined Field Limit: 125
40 minutes 9:00 AM $25 Prizes / 5
Combined Field Limit: 125
2 laps
10:00 AM $10 Prizes/3
2 laps
10:00 AM $10 Medals/3
2 laps
10:00 AM $10 Medals/3
Combined Field Limit: 125
45 minutes 10:45 AM $25 $200/5
45 minutes 10:46 AM $25 Prizes/3
Combined Field Limit: 125
45 minutes 11:45 AM
45 minutes 11:46 AM
45 minutes
45 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
50 minutes
$25 $200/5
$10 Medals/3
Combined Field Limit: 125
12:45 PM $25 $200/5
12:46 PM $25 $200/5
Combined Field Limit: 125
1:45 PM
$25 $200/5
1:46 PM
$25 Prizes/5
1:47 PM
$25 Prizes/3
Combined Field Limit: 125
2:45 AM $25 $200/5
All USCF / USA Cycling Cyclocross rules apply
• There will be a $10 day-of-registration fee.
• The $10 day-of-registration fee will NOT be collected if you bring a junior rider for race day entry (applies to
registrants only).
• USAC license required (one-day licenses will be available).
• Mountain bikes will be allowed WITHOUT bar ends.
• There will be 1 double pit on the course.
• Event will be held rain or shine.
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AACX Technical Guide 2012
AACX is brought to you by:
Pro Cycling Legend Laura Van Gilder and the Annapolis Bicycle Racing Team present AACX, a
new, challenging but enjoyable cyclocross event held within the natural beauty of historical
Roedown Farm in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. This exciting new course, personally designed
by Laura will be as beautiful to look at as it is to race. The rolling terrain, enhanced by strategic
design features will certainly appeal to riders of all abilities. Situated 25 miles south and east of
Baltimore and DC, Roedown Farm is traditionally known for hosting equestrian Steeple Chase
events for the past 35 years. The rolling meadows of the historic Davidsonville farm provide a
spectacular backdrop for the 1.5 mile loop highlighted by the colorful foliage of late fall. Whether
enjoying the scenic views as a spectator or competing with your friends, this southern Maryland race
will add a new dimension to Cyclocross racing.
Location:
Roedown Farm 3856 Wayson Road Davidsonville, MD 21035
From Annapolis (approximately 30 minutes) Go south on Route 2 through the Route 214 intersection.
Continue on Route 2 another 5 miles. Turn right on Harwood Road to Roedown Farm.
From Washington and Baltimore (approximately 1 hour) In Anne Arundel County, take Route 50 to
Route 424 South (Davidsonville Road). Turn right onto 214 West (Central Avenue). Go 1 mile and turn
left on Queen Anne Bridge Road, then bear left onto Wayson Road. Turn right on Harwood Road and
right into Roedown Farm.
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BIKEREG: AACX - A Laura Van Gilder Cyclocross Course Design
Registration Fees: $25, $10 for U19 events and Lil' Belgians ride for Free.
Online registration closes on Thursday, October 25th at 11:00pm
There is a nominal additional fee for online registration with BikeReg.
There is no mail-in registration
Same Day Late Registration is available, there is an additional $10 same day registration fee.
Avoid the $10 same day late day fee by bringing a junior.
Race Day Registration will open at 8:00am
Licensing Requirements:
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A domestic USAC license is required for all categories.
Annual and One Day USAC licenses will be available for sale at the registration booth but only Cat 4 riders
may race on a one-day license.
NOTE ON RACING AGE: Your racing age is your age as of December 31, 2013 (not 2012).
Racer Sign In:
Day-of Racer Sign-in is located at the farm, look for the tents between the parking and the course. Sign-in opens at
8:00 am and closes 15 minutes before each event.
Parking:
Roedown Farm is an Environmentally Green working farm. AACX is working with Roedown to promote this
Green environment by sponsoring a Carbon Friendly Event by way of a $3 per car parking fee. All proceeds will
go towards planting trees on the property.
After entering the farm property, take an immediate left, a parking assistant will help you from there. Please
remember that you are parking on working farm fields so please be respectful of the land. Try not to tear up the
ground as little as possible. Please pick up ALL of your trash. We strongly encourage riders, spectators, and
volunteers to carpool, as it is both environmentally responsible and fashionable.
Course Description:
The approximate 2.5 kilometer course looping through the historical steeple chase equestrian race course on the
grounds of Roedown Farm. It will include a combination of uphill, downhill and flat sections run entirely on grass
fields.
Warm-up:
The course will be open for warm-up at 8:00 and about 15 min. prior to each event if the racers from the previous
race have finished. Gather at the Finish line and a Course marshal will let you know when the course is open. Riding
on the course during an event is prohibited and may result in disqualification from participation in registered event
with no refund, revocation of Call-Up position, or other time penalty for registered event.
Start Line Protocol:
Racers must report to the holding pen adjacent to the starting grid for staging 15 minutes before the start of their
race.
Call-Up Protocol:
All Call ups will be done based on the Sportif standings and then in order of registration and staged sequentially by
race number. Call up riders must be pre-registered. Cat 4 races line up by order of registration. Race numbers will
be assigned based on the following: Order of registration, late registrants, and promoter's discretion.
Lapped Riders:
Lapped riders will finish on the same lap as the leaders. Riders in danger of being lapped must yield to oncoming
racers and are not to interfere with their progress or trail behind them
Pit:
There will be one double-sided pit on the course. Please remove your equipment immediately following your race
to make room for others.
Team Tents:
There is space designated for team tents adjacent to the registration/vendors/ staging area. Please notify the race
committee if you would like to reserve space. There is no cost for this.
Field Limits:
For the races with combined fields the 125 field limit is for the COMBINED field, not for each individual field.
BikeReg has been set up so that once the limit has been reached for the combined field registration will close for
each of the individual fields within the combined field.
Prizes:
All cash prizes will be based on minimum field sizes with the exception of the Men’s and Women’s Elite races. A
minimum of 12 racers is required in the Cat 1 Men's and Cat 1/2 Women's races for the full prize. Less than 12
riders split the total of the Cat 1 entry fee pot.
Common Courtesy:
Please be respectful of the environment and its inhabitants. This is private property and we would like to remind
everyone that we all have a responsibility to leave the race course cleaner than we find it on race day. All refuse
should be discarded into appropriate containers. Any rider found illegally discarding objects on the farm, the roads
leading to and from the race course, and the on the race course itself will be dealt with accordingly (see USCF
Rule3B9, which states in part – ‘Riders may not discard materials that are not biodegradable; they may pass or
throw such material to support personnel in places far from any bystanders [relegation or disqualification for
littering or unauthorized feeding]). Trash containers will be available for rider’s to use around the property.
Sportsmanlike Conduct:
The Chief Referee and Race Promoter expect ALL spectators and riders to act like responsible adults. Use of
profanity and blatant unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. This is a family friendly park and we are not
the only users so please be courteous to all park patrons and staff.
ROEDOWN FARM Rules:
Roedown Farm is an Environmentally Green working farm. AACX is working with Roedown to promote this
Green environment by sponsoring a Carbon Friendly Event by way of a $3 per car parking fee. All proceeds will
go towards planting trees on the property.
Please remember that this is private property and that not all of the fields are accessible for parking, racing,
spectators or racers. There is absolutely no access to the area north and east of the course fence line. There is no
access to the house, any of the barns or the north exits.
Pets are welcome but must be leashed at all times.
For more information and questions, please email: [email protected]