‘Piece of Cake’ – Road Race
Presented by Sellwood Cycle Repair and Zone 5 Promotions
We are happy to announce a new road race with an old name to the calendar. ‘Piece of Cake Road
Race’ is the first spring road race of the early season. Let’s see where you stand and make this a
classic. So, tune up the race bikes and be ready for wind and fun.
Make sure to ‘like’ our facebook event page for course photos and race updates.
https://www.facebook.com/events/371363713245768/
DATE – Sunday March 19th, 2017
VENUE LOCATION –
Ninety-One School
5811 S Whiskey Hill Rd
Hubbard, OR 97032
DIRECTIONS –
From Portland (via I-5): Head south on I-5 towards Salem. Take exit 282A toward Canby/Hubbard.
Turn left at Arndt Rd and head east. Turn right onto Airport Rd NE and head south.
Turn left onto Ehlen Rd NE/Main St NE. Turn left onto OR-99E N/Pacific Hwy E (signs
for Canby). Turn right onto S Lone Elder Rd. Turn right onto S Meridian Rd. Head south, the school
will be at the intersection of S Whiskey Hill Rd.
From Salem (via I-5): Head north on I-5 towards Portland. Take exit 271 for OR214 toward Woodburn. Turn right onto OR-214 S/Hillsboro-Silverton Hwy NE. Continue onto OR211 N/Molalla Rd/Woodburn-Estacada Hwy NE. Turn left onto S Meridian Rd. Head north, the
school will be at the intersection of S Whiskey Hill Rd.
COURSE – ‘Piece of Cake Road Race’
The course is a relatively flat 13.3 mile loop in the farm lands of Hubbard, OR (south of
Canby). There are a few easy rollers each lap with a slight incline finish. The race will be a lap
based format with different totals for each group. We will be racing clockwise.
COURSE MAP - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18644386
SCHEDULE –
Start Time Category
9:00am
P/1/2
9:10am
Mast. Men 40-49 (cat 3 max)
9:20am
Men 3/4/5***
12:00pm
Mast. Men 50+/60+ (cat 3 max)
12:10pm
Women 1/2/3*
12:20pm
Women 4/5 & 40+ (cat 3 max)**
12:25pm
Juniors (Men & Women)
Laps
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
Distance
66.3
53.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
39.7
13.1
* Cat 3 women scored separately but prized with the 1/2's.
** Masters 40+ women scored separately but prized with the Cat 4/5’s.
*** Cat 4/5 men scored separately but prized with the Cat 3s.
REGISTRATION –
ONLINE PRE-REG: ADULT $35 / JUNIOR $15
ONLINE PRE-REGISTER LINK – http://obra.org/events/25394/register
Registration closes Friday at 6pm.
RACE DAY: ADULT $40 / JUNIOR $20
Additional Races: $10 per race
Volunteer and race for free!
VOLUNTEERS Race entry will be waived in lieu of volunteer service provided. We need drivers, course marshals and
people to help with set-up and tear-down. Drivers will be given an additional gas allowance.
MEMBERSHIP & LICENSES - OBRA membership required for all riders. Single day race
memberships are available for $5.00. Season OBRA memberships are available for $30.00 online
(www.obra.org/membership/new), mail in, or in person at the race.
RACE NUMBERS – We will be using 2017 OBRA Road numbers. Two bub numbers must be used:
one pinned to the RIGHT side and one on the BACK in road race configuration.
PRIZES Prizes will be 3 Deep/Category for the series leaders after the last race.
Sponsor gift certificates to top 3 for each category. Provided by Sellwood Cycle Repair.
Winners of each category will receive a cake!
IMPORTANT NOTES –
• Road race rules in effect. Standard Bicycle racing rules apply. Approved helmets required at all
times (including riding to and from registration, during warm-up, cool down, in your jeans,
shorts, slippers) while at the venue. Failure to comply could result in disqualification. Course is
closed for warm-up until clearance has been given by the chief judge and/or race director.
• No alcohol allowed at the venue. This is Canby School District property and we do not want
to lose this venue.
• Please do not park in any business parking lots, unless designated so.
• Please do not park on the course or other traffic right of ways.
• Please use the provided Port-a-Potties, not the bushes.
Promoters – David Saltzberg and David Hart.
Contact Information David Saltzberg
(360) 823-9778 mobile
[email protected]
OBRA and the organizers of this race do not provide insurance coverage for injuries that occur at the
race. The costs related to those injuries are the responsibility of the individual participant. Helmets
must be worn at all times while on a bike. Promoter reserves the right to refuse entry for any reason.