USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country Marathon National Championships

USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country Marathon National Championships Tech Guide Columbia County, Georgia June 4, Held in conjunction with the Wildwood Games Rev. 6/2/16

Welcome to the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships! This competition guidebook has been created to help answer questions you may have throughout the weekend. Competitors are also encouraged to check the event website for the latest updates or changes. Good luck with your race! Event Websites USA Cycling MTB Marathon National Championship Event Webpage https://www.usacycling.org//marathon-mountain-bike-nationals Columbia County, Georgia Host City Event Webpage http://www.columbiacountyitshere.com/ http://www.wildwoodgames.com Rider Eligibility 1. Riders must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Proof of citizenship or residency is required and riders may be asked to show proof at race registration (copy of birth certificate or passport). 2. Riders must have a current USA Cycling annual license. Riders wishing to pre-register online must have a current license at the time of registration. 3. Riders shall compete in their official racing age-group. A rider s official racing age is December 31 of the current year. 4. Riders must show photo ID or USA Cycling racing license to pick up race numbers. Only the participant can pick up race numbers your teammate/friend/manager cannot pick it up for you. National Championship Classes. Male: Pro/Open 17+, Singlespeed 19+, 19-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+* Female: Pro/Open 17+, Singlespeed 19+, 19-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+* *Note Jerseys and Medals will be awarded to each 5-year age group beyond 50 ie. 65-69, etc. Additional Rules & Reminders 1. Riders are requested to discard water bottles and food/energy wrappers in the feed zone or dispose of them after the race in appropriate trash or recycling receptacles. 2. Use of radios and music playback devices are forbidden. 3. USADA may be present, so riders should watch for rider number listings at the finish of their race for the riders chosen to be tested.

4. Preliminary race results will be posted at the conclusion of the event and will be announced. There will be a 15-minute protest period before the results are finalized. If a protest needs to be made, riders must contact a USA Cycling official within the 15-minute protest period to file the protest. 5. Helmets are required for all events, including practicing on the courses and riding at the venue. 6. Any weather-related delays will be posted to the communiqué/results board in the finish area. 7. This course utilizes state park property, state roads, county roads and private property. Due to this, the course cannot be ridden in its entirety until race day. Pre-riding the course before race day is done entirely at your own risk. Areas where the course can be pre-ridden are within state park property and all park rules must be adhered to and USA Cycling and race management accepts no responsibility. We will do our best to have all course markings up by Friday early morning, but we can t promise everything to be in place. It is up to the rider to know the course, so please study the maps and come to the rider meeting on Friday evening with your questions. 8. There will be a team manager/rider meeting on Friday evening at the Hampton Inn registration room at 6:15pm. Feed Zone/Drop Bag Information 1. We will have coolers of water at all three feed zones (see map). Riders will have to stop and fill up their own bottles. We will have neutral water bottles being handed out by volunteers at feed zone #3 one per rider please. 2. We will deliver rider-supplied drop bags to both feed zone #1 and #3/4. Feed zone #2 is next to the finish line anyone can drop a bottle or bag there for a self-feed. There will be an area near the start line where you can leave a bag and race staff will deliver it to the feed zone for you to pick it up there. It is the rider s responsibility to do this before their race start that area will be open at 7am day of race and will close 15 minutes prior to the start of the first wave. Bags must be marked with a #1 or #3/#4 (so we know what zone to take it to) and MUST have a competitor s name or plate number attached as well. 3. Team staff is welcome to go to any feed zone to support their riders. Directions are in this tech guide. Call-up Procedures Category Total Call-up Order of Priority Pro (Elite)/ Open UCI rankings UCI Marathon Series Rankings, UCI XCO Rankings*, USAC Rankings Amateurs Top five riders from 2015 event Top 5 from last year (including riders who have aged up to a different age category) The Pro/Open races will be run under UCI rules. Per UCI rules, Pro riders who do not preregister may lose their starting spot regardless of their ranking and may be started at the back.

UCI Distribution of Points Pro/Open Male & Female Placing UCI Points Awarded* 1 st 110 2 nd 90 3 rd 70 4 th 60 5 th 50 6 th 40 7 th 30 8 th 20 9 th 10 10 th 5 *PLEASE NOTE 17-18 year old Juniors racing in the Pro/Open class are NOT eligible for UCI points Prize payout Pro/Open Male & Female* Placing Prize 1 st $350 2 nd $250 3 rd $175 4 th $125 5 th $100 *PLEASE NOTE all riders winning prize money will be asked to fill out a W-9 before USA Cycling can issue checks. Official Race Hotel and Location for Friday s Packet Pickup and Rider meeting b 3pm-6pm Friday Hampton Inn and Suites 4081 Jimmie Dyess Pkwy Augusta, GA 30909 706.860.1610

Event Schedule t Time Friday, June 3 rd 3:00pm-6:00pm 6:15pm Activity Location/Details Registration and Packet Pick-up Hampton Inn (address above) Athlete and Team Manager Meeting Hampton Inn Registration Room Saturday, th June 4 Location/Details Wildwood Park Appling, GA 30802 8:00am-9:00am On-site packet pick-up ONLY (no registration day-of the event) (off of Washington Rd) 8:00am-8:45am Aid Station Bag Drop for AM races Race Venue Start Area 8:50am Staging Begins Race Venue - Start 9:00am RACE: Male/17+ Pro/Open Race Venue Start 9:02am RACE: Female/17+ Pro/Open Race Venue Start 9:10am RACE: Male/Singlespeed Race Venue Start 9:12am RACE: Male/19-29 Race Venue Start 9:14am RACE: Male/30-34 Race Venue Start 9:16am RACE: Male/35-39 Race Venue Start 9:18am RACE: Male/40-44 Race Venue Start 9:20am RACE: Male/45-49 Race Venue Start 9:22am RACE: Male/50-54, Male/55-59, Race Venue Start 9:24am RACE: Male/60-64, Male/65-69, Male/70+ Race Venue Start 9:28am RACE: Female/19-29, Female/30-34 Race Venue Start 9:30am RACE: Female/Singlespeed Race Venue Start 9:32am RACE: Female/35-39, Female/40-44 Race Venue Start 9:34am RACE: Female/45-49, Female/50-54, Female/55+ Race Venue Start 1:45pm Awards in order of start Race Venue Start Area *Please note some awards for age groups may be delayed due to finish times

Course Description The race starts with approximately 1.2 miles of doubletrack/dirt road before entering the Bartram Trail singletrack. The race follows Bartram for approximately 3.3 miles before turning away from the lake onto private land. The course then goes for 7.5 miles using a variety of gravel, dirt roads, woods roads, singletrack, and a couple of creek crossings. Riders will also cross US-221 for the first time. After circling the quarry, riders will drop down a rough, dirt-road descent to the Below Dam paved road. Riders will turn left on the road and climb up to US-221. After the racers cross US-221 for the second time, they will ride the Bartram trail headed west for approximately 18 miles, including the Lake Springs loop. Feed Zone 1 will be located at the Petersburg Trailhead at approximately mile 21 of the race (6.6 miles from Bartram Trailhead). Riders will continue forward after coming off the Bartram singletrack onto a fast, windy dirt road. There is one fast drop down to a bridge with several trees that should be approached with caution, especially if riding in a crowd. There is a nice little kicker after the bridge. When the riders clear the dirt road, they will turn right on the shoulder of Dogwood Lane, then cross Dogwood lane before heading through the start/finish. Riders will pass through the start area again (and Feed Zone #2). The route then uses more doubletrack through Wildwood Park to a final 1 mile stretch of Bartram singletrack. After the final bit of Wildwood Park singletrack, the race route crosses Washington Rd and begins approximately 10 miles of twisty, rooty Keg Creek singletrack. From there the route follows a 5 mile connector to back side of Mistletoe State Park. The connector is 50/50 pavement/dirt, and passes through a large pasture. Feed Zone #3 & #4 will be located in the pasture at Ridge Road. It will be accessible from both sides! Once at Mistletoe the route goes CCW for 7.3 miles of singletrack. Racers then return to Keg Creek via the same 5 mile connector they rode earlier then hit a few final miles of singletrack around Keg Creek. Once finishing Keg there is a 2.5 mile gravel road and doubletrack sprint to the finish. Trail Descriptions Bartram Bartram is very flat and very, very fast. There are very few technical challenges other than a few small stream crossings and maybe a small log or two to ride over. Lake Springs This loop branches off Bartram. It is very similar to Bartram but has a bit more elevation change. Keg Creek Keg Creek is known for its roots, but also has several creek crossings and generally quite a few logs to hop over, some as large as two feet in diameter. Mistletoe State Park trails The trails in Mistletoe have the most elevation change and technical challenges of all the trails on the route. There are several short but very steep climbs, an offcamber rocky section, a ravine ride, and lots more creek crossings. Some of these have the potential to be very deep (over two feet) depending on recent rainfall and lake levels.

1. Exit south corner event area 2. Continue on doubletrack 3. Cross Boat Ramp Road to doubletrack 4. Continue on doubletrack 5. Cross Disc Golf Road to doubletrack 6. Turn Left onto doubletrack 7. Cross Dogwood Lane to doubletrack 8. Continue on doubletrack 9. Turn Right onto singletrack 10. Cross Holloway Road to singletrack 11. Continue on singletrack 12. Turn Right onto R&R 3 Mile Road Connector 13. Continue on East on short R&R trail 14. Bear right on doubletrack 3 Mile Road Connector 15. Continue on East on doubletrack 16. Turn Left onto 3 Mile Road 17. Continue North on gravel road 18. Turn Right onto doubletrack Petersburg Road Connector 19. Continue Southeast on doubletrack 20. Bear Right onto Petersburg Road 21. Continue South on Petersburg Road 22. Turn Left onto doubletrack (old house) 23. Continue East on doubletrack 24. Doubletrack ends at dirt road 25. Continue East on dirt road 26. Follow sharp Left Turn on dirt road 27. Continue Northeast on dirt road 28. Bear Right on dirt road 29. Continue Northeast on dirt road 30. Bear Left as dirt road widens (circle) 31. Dirt road becomes uphill trail 32. Continue on uphill trail 33. At top of trail, bear Right on R&R 34. Continue downhill on R&R trail 35. R&R turns into doubletrack 36. Wide Right Turn onto Gravel Road airstrip on left and behind you 37. Continue Southeast on Gravel Road 2 way race traffic 38. Turn Right onto singletrack 39. Turn Right onto Boating Club Road 40. Continue on Dirt Road 41. Turn Right onto Lake Springs Road Cue Sheet 42. Continue South on Lake Springs Road 43. Turn Left onto Powerline 44. Continue Southeast on Powerline 45. Bear Left onto doubletrack 46. Continue East on doubletrack 47. Cross 221 at Sailing Rd 48. Turn left onto shoulder 49. Turn Right onto Linder-McCurdy (paved) 50. Turn left into gate 53. Right into Food Plot #1 54. Continue South on Food Plot #1 55. Turn Left onto Food Plot #2 56. Continue Southeast on Food Plot #2 57. Bear Right to Creek Crossing #1 58. Cross Powerline 59. Continue on doubletrack/food Plot #3 60. Bear Left onto R&R (off-camber trail) 61. Continue downhill on R&R trail 62. Turn Right to Creek Crossing #2 63. Turn Left onto Food Plot #4 (uphill) 64. Continue on Food Plot #4 65. Bear Left at chunky drainage rocks 66. Cross Powerline 67. Continue Food Plot #4 (uphill) 68. Bear Right on Quarry Dirt Road 69. Continue North on Quarry Dirt Road 70. Turn Left onto Below Dam Road 71. Continue Northwest on Road 72. Cross Highway 221 73. Straight into West Dam Rec. Area 74. Turn Left onto Sparrow Lane 75. Continue West on Sparrow Lane 76. Bear left to Pay Hut/Park Exit 77. Exit West Dam Rec. Area at Pay Hut 78. Continue up hill toward 79. Turn Right (before Hwy 221) West Dam Gravel Lot 80. Continue straight through parking lot West Dam Trailhead 81. Straight onto singletrack 82. Turn Right onto doubletrack 88. Continue on Northeast on doubletrack leads to Lake Springs Loop 89. Turn Left onto singletrack

Lake Springs Loop 90. Bear Left at bridge (fish dock) 91. Turn Right across Lake Springs Road 92. Straight onto singletrack 93. Turn Right onto Boating Club Road 94. Continue on North on Boat Club Road 95. Turn Left onto Boat Club Gravel Road 96. Continue West on Gravel Road 97. Turn Right onto singletrack 98. Turn Right onto Boat Club Gravel Road 99. Continue on West Gravel Road 2 way race traffic 100. Turn Right onto singletrack Petersburg Trailhead Feed Zone #1 101. Turn Right across Petersburg Road 102. Continue on singletrack 103. Cross 3 Mile Road 104. Continue straight on singletrack 106. Pass R&R Connector (3 Mile Road Connector on left) 105. Continue on singletrack to WW Park 106. Cross Holloway Road 107. Continue on singletrack 108. Continue forward onto doubletrack 109. Continue on doubletrack 110. Turn right at Dogwood Lane 111. Turn left across Dogwood Lane 112. Turn left to Start/Finish ( end of First Loop) Feed Zones 1. Petersburg Trailhead 2. Start/Finish at Wildwood Park 3. Pasture at Ray Owens Road (also #4) Columbia County Sheriff s Office will have a deputy at the Washington Road crossing before getting onto the Keg Creek Trail. The connector road between the Keg Creek Loop and the access point to the Mistletoe State Park trail is open to traffic. Most of the connector road is through residential area and has light traffic. Columbia County Sheriff s Office will have deputies positioned at Eubanks Road at Ray Owens Road and Ray Owens Road and Ridge Road. There will also be a floating deputy monitoring this stretch. Use caution on the connector road. Pay attention to traffic signs and look for course markings. 115. Continue on doubletrack 116. Turn Right onto singletrack (100K) 117. Cross at Washington Rd 118. Turn right and cross Washington Rd 119. Enter Keg Creek singletrack 120. Follow Keg Creek clockwise 121. At WMA road, turn right 122. Cross creek 123. Turn right back onto Keg Creek Trail 124. Follow Keg Creek Trail to Washington Road Course will veer right onto new Rake and Ride Course will veer back onto Keg Creek Trail 125. Exit Keg Creek Trail and turn left 126. Take Washington Road to Eubanks Road 127. Turn left onto Eubanks Rd. 128. Cross Ray Owens Road into pasture 129. Veer right into pasture Feed Zone #3 130. Turn Left onto Ridge Road (West) 131. Continue on Road 132. Straight onto doubletrack/gravel 133. Continue on doubletrack/gravel 2 way traffic 134. Bear Left onto doubletrack 135. Continue on doubletrack 136. Stay on left side of doubletrack 137. Turn Left onto R&R singletrack 138. Continue on R&R singletrack R&R trail (incoming back door) 139. Cross backdoor creek crossing watch for 2 way race traffic 140. Continue on backdoor singletrack 2 way race traffic 141. Turn Right onto singletrack loop Rock Dam Loop (ccw) - blue blaze 142. Cross doubletrack Return Loop red blazes 143. Continue on singletrack 144. Turn Right and cross stream leave blue loop 145. Turn Right onto singletrack

146. Continue on singletrack 147. Bear Left onto singletrack 148. Continue on singletrack 149. Cross Mistletoe Road 150. Continue on singletrack 151. Right onto singletrack 152. Continue on singletrack 153. Straight to Ranger Station Parking Lot 154. Bear Right toward Pay Station 155. Cross Campground Road west side of Pay Station 156. Bear Left onto singletrack connector to Mistletoe Road 157. Continue on singletrack 158. Cross Mistletoe Road 159. Down Stairs to doubletrack 160. Continue on doubletrack 161. Turn Right onto singletrack bottom of hill, at large rock 162. Continue on singletrack creek is on left 163. Turn Left across Creek/Sand Bar 90 left turn (block straight trail) 164. Cross Creek/Sand Bar leave Cliatt Creek Loop - white 165. Continue on singletrack Rock Dam Loop (ccw) - blue blaze 166. Turn Right onto doubletrack 167. Continue on doubletrack 168. Turn Left onto doubletrack Rock Dam Loop (ccw) - blue blaze 169. Continue on doubletrack Rock Dam Loop (ccw) - blue blaze 170. Turn Right onto singletrack 171. Continue on singletrack Rock Dam Loop (ccw) - blue blaze 172. Option at Campsite #1/Rock Dam: Ride through creek crossing Ride top of Rock Dam 173. Turn Right from trail onto singletrack Mtoe Back Door (2 way race traffic) 174. Continue on singletrack Mtoe Back Door (2 way race traffic) 175. Approach Back Door Creek Crossing Mtoe Back Door (2 way race traffic) 176. Straight across Creek Mtoe Back Door (2 way race traffic) 177. Bear right onto Back Door singletrack 178. Continue on Back Door singletrack one way (outgoing) traffic 179. Turn Right onto doubletrack 180. Continue on doubletrack stay left (2 way race traffic) 181. Bear Right to doubletrack/gravel stay on left (2 way race traffic) 182. Continue on doubletrack/gravel stay on left (2 way race traffic) 183. Straight onto Ridge Road (West) 184. Continue on Road 185. Turn Right onto pasture 186. Leave pasture and cross onto Eubank Drive 187. Continue on Road 188. Turn Right onto Wickham Trail 189. Continue onto Wickham Trail cul-de-sac 190. Veer left into Rake and Ride 191. Cross Creek (CAUTION) 208. Turn right onto Keg Creek singletrack 209. Veer right onto rake and ride (well marked) 210. Turn left onto WMA road 211. Veer right on WMA road 212. Cross Washington Road 213. Veer left onto double-track in Wildwood Park 214. Veer left onto double-track (through disc golf course) 215. Cross paved road 216. Cross Boating road 217. Take gravel road backwards to finish Aid Stations Wildwood Park at start/finish line. Drop Bags, hydration, fruit, energy bars Keg Pointe Rd. cul-de-sac hydration (riders will see this station twice Mistletoe State Park Ranger Station at approximately mile 45 water, PowerAde, fruit, energy bars, gels

Feed Zone Driving Directions for Support Staff From start/finish Line (Feed Zone #2) to Feed Zone #1: From Wildwood Park, turn left onto Washington Road. At the four-way stop (Pollard's Corner) turn left onto Hwy 221. Travel approximately three miles. Turn left onto Petersburg Road. The course crosses Petersburg Road near US-221. Be careful to watch for volunteers and riders! Follow Petersburg Road approximately 1 mile. Parking for the feed zone will be on right in the lot. The course crosses Petersburg Road at this lot. From Feed Zone #1 back to Feed Zone #2 (start/finish line) reverse directions from above. From Feed Zone #2 (start/finish line) to Feed Zone #3/#4: From Wildwood Park, turn left onto Washington Road. Turn hard right onto Cobbham Road/Ga 150. This is the right turn just before the four-way stop. Follow Cobbham Rd to Ridge Rd. Turn left onto Ridge Rd. Feed Zone parking will be on left in pasture where the pasture and Ridge Road meet. Micah Rice Randy DuTeau SORBA Tom Mahoney Cyndi Smith Mid-Atlantic Timing Larry Longo RACE ORGANIZATION USA Cycling Columbia County Convention and Visitor s Bureau Course Help USA Cycling Registration Chief Official Timing Company Announcer

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