Georgia Cycling Gran Prix Presented by: TopView Sports July 20-24, 2016 **Race Guide** Sponsored By:
EVENT RULES & SCORING This race will be scored on points per day, to determine overall winners. Championship Georgia Cycling Gran Prix Jerseys and cash prizes will be issued to overall winners. Champion Jerseys provided by MUMU Cycling Apparel. Overall winners will be determined by the highest accumulated point s totals. Riders may race individual races and are not required to race in all events, and WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP. MyLaps Chip timing will be used for all stages. Bring your owned MYLAPS Timing chip or Riders may rent a chip for $15 regardless of how many stages they register for. Rental Chips will be charged for onsite only and a deposit via credit card number will be required. Rental chips must be returned to get any/all prize money. Riders will be asked to provide a CC # as collateral for the chip rental. Those not returned to TOPVIEW SPORTS within 5 days of the race completion will be charged the $120 replacement cost. Driver s licenses and/or racing licenses will not be accepted as collateral. Please note that littering will not be tolerated on the race courses or in the parking area. It IS NOT the responsibility of the race promoter to pick up your trash. Be responsible adults/racers and take out what you bring in. Yes, there will be limited garbage cans but most likely not enough for 300 riders trash each day. Please clean up after yourself and your team area. Along those lines we also cannot provide enough water for 300 cyclists each day. Please bring your own water to the race venues. No discarding of any trash on the race course. The officials will automatically take down your race number and you will be disqualified for that stage!! Banana Peels are the only exception.
SPRINTS & BONUS Place KOM (Fri RR Only) Sprint (1 every stage except TT) 1 5 points 5 points 2 3 points 3 points 3 2 point 2 point Introducing The Merckx Advantage Time Trial for 2016 the Time Trial on Saturday morning will again have a twist. Any/All riders using aero equipment will receive actual race time BUT riders who complete the TT using a Merckx Style TT bike as defined by the following rules will get a :60 second deduction from their time. In addition to this change we have increased the number of places that get Omnium Points in the TT to match that of the RR s and Criteriums. This will not eliminate the aero advantage but it will serve to equal the playing field just a bit. It will also make for interesting competition decisions as riders decide what is best for them within their category. Here are the rules and regulations for Merckx. There will be a TVS staff member in the staging line to verify rider status of Merckx or Aero. You must declare status before the start to qualify for the advantage. This scoring method is used only for the OMNIUM. The results submitted to USAC for the TT will be on raw time only with no advantage. We feel this is fair and fun way to do the TT and allows riders without TT bikes to compete on a level field. In 2015 we saw less than half of the categories won with the advantage. But it did create closer times and make the competition quite fun. It was also the largest single TT in the State in 2015 so maybe we are on to something. 1. No Teardrop Helmets(current aero Road helmets are ok) 2. No aero wheels deeper than 60mm rims 3. No aero bars of any size or length 4. No shoe covers 5. No Disc wheels 6. Skinsuits are permitted. Race Finish Points Schedule Place All Races 1 30 2 27 3 25 4 23 5 21 6 19 7 17 8 15 9 13 10 12 11 11 12 9 13 8 14 7 15 6 16 5 17 4 18 3 19 2 20 1
RACE SCHEDULE Day Date Course Type Style Course Distance Wednesday July 20 Road Atlanta Circuit Race Rolling 2.2 miles Thursday July 21 Gwinnett Arena Criterium Rolling.7 mile Friday July 22 Oxford Hills Road Race Rolling/Up Hill Finish 10 miles Saturday July 23 East Newton TT Time Trial Rolling 5 miles Saturday July 23 East Newton Circuit Circuit Rolling 7 miles Sunday July 24 Newton County Circuit Rolling 1.82 miles PAYOUT SCHEDULE Place $5000/20 (Min 35/day) $1500/15 (Min 25/Day) $1000/10 (Min 20/Day) $500/10 (min 20/Day) 1 1355 435 325 155 2 680 215 165 80 3 460 145 115 55 4 345 110 90 40 5 375 90 75 35 6 240 75 60 35 7 200 65 50 30 8 175 60 45 25 9 165 55 40 25 10 140 45 35 20 11 130 45 12 120 40 13 115 40 14 100 40 15 95 40 16 90 17 85 18 85 19 75 20 70 * Payout will be made Sunday *Top 3 in each category will be required to go to the podium immediately after each finish daily or forfeit prize money. No exceptions! Each category must meet a minimum field to receive full payout per race. See Schedule below: Fields not meeting minimums will be adjusted to the percentage of the field that is registered. RACE LOCATION ADDRESSES FOR GPS RACE ADDRESS Road Atlanta- 5300 Winder Highway Braselton, GA 30517 Gwinnett Arena Criterium - 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy Duluth, GA 30097 Oxford Hills Road Race - 797 W. Macedonia Church Rd. Oxford, GA 30054 East Newton Time Trial - 2286 Dixie Road Covington, GA 30014 East Newton Circuit Race - 2286 Dixie Road Covington, GA 30014 Newton County Circuit Race- 220 Bates Road Covington, GA Host Hotel- Holiday Inn Express- 770-784-9200 9159 Access Rd. Covington, GA 30014
RACE MAP / Road Atlanta / Wednesday, July 20 / 2.2 Mile Loop
Thursday RACE MAP / Thursday, July 21/
RACE MAP / Oxford Hills Road Race / Friday, July 22 /10.47 Mile Loop
RACE MAP / Crossroads Time Trial / Saturday, July 23 / 8 Miles
RACE MAP / East Newton Circuit Race / Saturday, July 23 / 7 Mile Loop
RACE MAP / Newton County Circuit Race / Sunday, July 24 / 1.8 Mile Loop
Hotel Information Gwinnett County For Wednesday and Thursday Events Extended Stay America - Duluth, GA 3430 Venture Parkway Duluth, Ga 770-622-0270 Rate: $85 Code: Topview Sports Newton County For Friday, Saturday and Sunday events Holiday Inn Express 9159 Access Road NW Covington, GA 770-784-9200 Rate $85 Ask for Bike Race rate.