2017 PARTICIPANT S MANUAL

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1 2017 PARTICIPANT S MANUAL It is a pleasure to welcome you to the first edition of the Bonneville 808 Challenge. Inspired by long-distance cycling events, the Bonneville 808 Challenge is a unique experience for cyclists of all calibres who want to do a long-distance ride, either solo or with a group. We thank you all for contributing to the fundraising effort on behalf of the Fondation de l athlète d excellence du Québec, whose mission is to support and guide young student athletes in their academic and sporting careers from emergence of their athletic talent through their transition to a career after sports. The foundation promotes role models in all sports and for all young people, encouraging them to be more active and eat better, and thus inspiring everyone to develop healthy lifestyles. We wish you an excellent 808 challenge! The organizing committee

2 Table of Contents Important instructions.. 1 Donation minimums.. 1 Participant registration Participants meeting... 3 Bag check Boscus lounge.. 3 Timing chips.. 4 Medals National Bank Financial finish line party Official schedule. 5 Inspection of support vehicles and bicycles... 6 Relays/timing stations... 6 The Routes

3 Important instructions All participants in the 808 km and 404 km (24 hours) must have a support vehicle and crew from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, and can use them for fuel or assistance at any time during the event. For participants in the 24-hour (day) event, the support vehicle and crew are not obligatory, but those riders will be on their own for the duration of the challenge. Plan your fuel needs (water, bars, gel, etc.) for a minimum distance of 100 kilometres. No relays will be permitted between timing stations. Pack clothing for all conditions (long sleeves, jacket, raincoat, etc.). Have a cell phone on your person at all times. Plan ahead for transportation to a timing station of the participant who will be doing the relay. All identification stickers and panels for support vehicles will be provided by the organizers at registration. Donation minimums We ask for a minimum of $400 per participant in the Solo category; $750 for a twoperson team; and $1,400 for a team of 4 persons. Participants who have not raised the minimum donation amount will be asked to pay the remainder at registration on Friday in order to receive their kit. 1 -

4 Participant registration Hours: Friday, September 22: from 10 am to 9 pm Saturday, September 23: from 6 to 10 am Place: Quartier Tremblant Base Camp, at the base of the pedestrian village, Mont- Tremblant Resort Address: 1000 chemin des Voyageurs, Mont-Tremblant, QC J8T 1E We strongly recommend that all participants register in person on Friday, September 22, or arrive early on Saturday at least two hours before the start of their event. Each participant s kit contains: An official event jersey Official event cycling shorts (for eligible participants) A chip for timing and results An ID plate for your bike An ID kit for the support vehicle A participant s bracelet A bracelet for each member of the support team (maximum of 2) *Rider teams will be given one kit containing all items for team members. To obtain your kit, you must: Sign in in person with a photo identity (obligatory). For teams, just one person can sign in and retrieve the kit for the team. 2 -

5 Participants meeting Friday, September 22, 6 to 7 pm Chalet des voyageurs Attendance at the pre-event participants meeting is obligatory for all team captains and solo participants, along with at least one member of the support crew. ALL participants and support members are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting and are generally expected. Bag check Participants or teams with no support vehicle can check their bags and have them conveyed to a timing station. Each bag must be labelled with the participant s name and the destination timing station before their owners leave the registration office. Boscus lounge The Boscus lounge, in the Octobar at Chalet des voyageurs, will be open around the clock from Saturday at 6:00 a.m. until Sunday at 7:00 p.m. This is a good place for participants to wait for team members or just relax and chat with various representatives of the FAEQ and the organizing committee. 3 -

6 Timing chips Each team will be given a timing chip. It is meant to be handed from one participant to the next during relays and returned to the organizers at the end of the event. Results can be tracked online at: Medals Each participant will be awarded a participation medal at the finish line! National Bank Financial finish line party All participants and the (2) members of their support crews are officially invited to the National Bank Financial finish line festivities on the Chalet des voyageurs terrace. The party starts at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 24 to close the event with a welldeserved celebration! 4 -

7 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE 5 -

8 Inspection of support vehicles and bicycles At registration, you will be given all required materials to be affixed to your support vehicle and bike(s). Go to the Tremblant timing station (the entrance before the starting line), where a member of the organizer s team will help you affix the materials and check that the support vehicle and bicycle are in order. Relays/timing stations At the end of each leg of the route is a timing station, which all riders must cross. The stations are also relay points for teams of two and four members. Since the route is formed by a southern and northern loop, participants will ride through three separate timing stations (transition zones for teams) during the challenge. Departure and arrival: Mont-Tremblant Resort and Mont-Tremblant, Quebec The Tremblant Resort is the hub of the event. Place des Voyageurs is the starting line for all categories and the finish line for all challenges. It also acts as a midway transition zone and is the location of the exhibition village and other participant services. Timing stations: transitions every 100 km 1. Arundel 2. Mont-Tremblant Resort 3. Saint-Donat 6 -

9 Details: Timing and relay station Rest & fuel area Participants bag check Mats for stretches and rollers Stationary bikes Lounge Coat check Bathrooms Bike rack Heating MS1 Chrono Electricity Cones Arrival line 20 x 20 tent 2 10 x 10 tents Massage service at Place des Voyageurs Rest and fuel area MS1 Chrono Kronobar Participants bag check 20 X20 tent Electricity 40 ft. 7 -

10 The Routes The route is divided into four sections of about 100 km each. Whether they are riding solo or with a team, participants must complete each section before going on to the next. At the end of each section, all participants will go through an intermediate station (or timing station), where they can do their team relays or rest before resuming the ride. Participants in the 808 Challenge must complete the route twice. The 808 Participants must complete the 404 km ride twice in under 48 hours, for a total distance of 808 kilometres and a total elevation of more than 8,400 metres. The route crosses through 17 municipalities in the Laurentians, Lanaudière and Outaouais regions and is composed of eight legs of about 100 kilometres each. Intermediate timing stations in Arundel and Saint-Donat, and passages through Mont-Tremblant Resort, are points at which teams can do their transitions. The 404 The 404 ride covers a total of 404 kilometres withan elevation of over 4,200 metres. Following the same route as the 808 Challenge, and composed of four legs of about 100 kilometres each, the course can be summarizedas follows: departure and arrival at Mont-Tremblant Resort (Place des Voyageurs), with timing stations in Arundel, Tremblant and Saint-Donat

11 Sections 1 & 2 Section 1 presented by: Tremblant - Namur Arundel The first section is the shortest (93 km) and has the lowest elevation (883 m). Departing from Tremblant, participants take Montée Ryan to Highway 323, which takes them through the villages of Brébeuf and Amherst to Namur. From there, riders do a U-turn and go back on Hwy 323 to Amherst, turning at Rockway Valleyroad for the last sprint toward Huberdeau and finishing in Arundel. Section 2 presented by: Arundel - Wentworth - Tremblant The second section is the longest (107 km) and has an elevation of over 1,176 m. It starts on Highway 327 South and does a loop through Montcalm to Lost River, crossing Lac des Seize-Iles back to Arundel and ending in Tremblant. The route ascends graduallyfrom Lost River until it crosses Montée Ste-Marie. For the return trip on Highway 364, the ride is predominantly descending until Arundel. The last leg winds through scenic farmlands and ends at Tremblant Resort, where the second timing and fuel/aidstation is located

12 Sections 3 & 4 Section 3 presented by: Tremblant - Le Nordet - Saint-Donat The third section is the most challenging, withan elevation of 1,357 m and a distance of 103 km. From Tremblant, riders do a short loop to downtown Saint-Jovite. From there, they take the superb Chemin Duplessis alongside rivière du Diable until they get to Lac Supérieur, then the legendary Chemin du Nordet, ending the ride in Saint-Donat witha lap around Lac Archambault. The timing and fuel/aidstation is located in the heart of the village of Saint-Donat. Section 4 presented by: Saint-Donat - Lac Ouareau - Tremblant The last section, before returning to Tremblant, starts on Highway 25 South and does a lap around Lac Ouareau before coming back toward Tremblant, still on Chemin du Nordet, passing through the municipalityof Lac Supérieur and along the sinuous Chemin Duplessis. With one last small loop through the old Tremblant village on Montée Ryan, the riders complete the official course and the 404 Challenge. Participants registered in the 808 Challenge embark on their second loop of the 404 km route

13 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: FOR 808 PARTICIPANTS ONLY Sections are to be ridden in the reverse direction of the first 404 kilometres. Section 5 : Section 6 : Section 7 : Section 8 :