2010 Chattanooga RR & TT Course Changes

ROAD RACE - NOW FINISHES at the Top of Dougherty Gap Road (Behind parking area). The RR will be on Saturday followed by the Time Trial in the Cove.



New COVE Time Trial - Saturday afternoon after the Road Race

2nd Annual Jittery Joe's Fall Classic Century

2nd Annual Jittery Joe's Fall Classic Century
Featuring a Terrapin Beer Tour
Saturday, October 17, 2009
10:00am

Where: Ride starts and finishes at Terrapin Brewery in Athens (265 Newton
Bridge Road, Athens, GA)

Course: This is a metric century ride with two course options, 62 miles
and 31 miles. The ride starts/finishes at Terrapin and winds through
scenic Clarke County. There is also a Family Fun ride option (6 miles).

Registration: $30 per person before October 10, 2009; $35 after. Entry fee
for family fun ride is $10 regardless of group size (does not include
shirt). Register by mailing completed form (make checks payable to Athens
Area Habitat for Humanity) or online at www.active.com. Registration and
packet pickup begins at 8:30 am on 10/17. For riders 21+, registration
includes t-shirt, special edition Terrapin pint glass, and Terrapin tour.
For participants under 21, registration includes a t-shirt and water
bottle.

For additional information contact Athens Area Habitat at 706-208-1001.

The 5th Annual 2009 Tour de Gaps – EPIC Time Trial & Road Race

In 2 weeks (Saturday, September 19 - TT & Sunday, September 20 -RR) in Dahlonega, GA is the last Georgia Road Bike Race weekend of 2009!

Dahlonega is located 30 minutes North of Alpharetta on GA400.


The 5th Annual TOUR de GAPS has 2 great events.

1. Saturday morning is the Wolfpen GAP 7.5 mile Time Trial. Racers park at Suches Elementary School and begin their grueling trek from the Suches “Store Stop”. Don’t let the first 3 miles of rolling terrain fool you – while it is obviously not as challenging as the last 3.5 up the front side Wolfpen Gap it could make or break your quest for Georgia’s KOM TT Championship. This is an individual Time Trial NOT a group start like last year. Start Times will be posted by 7pm, Friday, September 11, 2009 (www.georgiacup.com) on the homepage under “TT Start Times”. You will finish at the top of Wolfpen gap then proceed back to the parking (Out -Finish & Back -Parking). It is approx 7.5 miles to the Top of Wolfpen and 7.5 miles back to parking (total 15 miles). Awards will be presented for CAT racers AND Age Group Winners! http://twitpic.com/gc4hq
2. Sunday morning is the EPIC TdGaps Road Race. YES, EPIC. The ProAm will race over 90 miles through some of the most challenging terrain in the Southeast. While the Elite and Competitive fields are racing around 50 miles, I can assure you that in those 50 miles you will enjoy every turn of your crank. All 3 categories finish at the top of the back side of Wolfpen Gap – opposite side of the TT. Parking is at the same location as the TT – When you finish you will just continue straight 7.5 miles to the parking and wait for results. Plaques will be presented to each categories Georgia KOM Road Race Champion & Top 3 will all receive custom Awards- http://twitpic.com/gc4hq
3. Race Categories – A = Proam (Pro123), B = Elite (All CAT 3’s, CAT 2’s & 4’s that are 30 year’s old & older and CAT 1’s that are 45+)
4. Women race the EPIC TdGAPS RR for FREE. Register, then at check out use this code: tdgaps09-women-rr. (Does not include TT) Winner in each category will receive a custom TdGaps Award - http://twitpic.com/gc4hq



Race homepage – http://georgiacup.com/races.php?id=7
Register here – http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9076
Race flier & directions - http://georgiacup.com/files/misc/7.pdf
Confirmed riders - http://www.bikereg.com/events/ConfList.asp?EventID=9076

ALL MAPS with Elevation can be found on the “Race Homepage”.

For instant updates, exciting pictures, Video and important things you need to know about the Georgia Cup and racing in the Southeast follow us on TWITTER!

http://twitter.com/tr1daddy



Get acquainted to the NEW categories that Spincycle has for the Tour de Gaps because these will be the same categories all Georgia Cup & Spincycle Bike racing events will offer in 2010.

Rationale: Better & more exciting racing in Georgia. Incorporating an A B C category system has been proven in other parts of the country and Europe to work very well. It will make racing more challenging & Fun with larger fields! If field sizes are larger than 75 – 100 we will may split the fields randomly. We will not split fields unless safety is an issue. That’s it. BRING IT.

2009 GA State Age Group Time Trial Championships & GCTT Series Finale

Next weekend (Saturday, September 12) in Adairsville, GA is the last Georgia Cup Time Trial of 2009! It is also the Georgia State Time Trial Championships.

Adairsville is located 20 – 30 minutes North of Marietta on I-75 & 30 – 40 minutes South of Chattanooga.


1. GCTT Series Custom Awards to Top Overall Series Leaders
2. GCTT “VIP” awards to the GCTT’s biggest supporters
3. GCTT Championship (This event – not the series) - Winners Receive custom GC jersey (Must have a minimum of 5 competitors in category) – Do NOT have to be a GA resident.
4. Georgia State Age Group Championships receive custom Awards(GA residents only) - http://twitpic.com/gdgf6



Race homepage – http://www.georgiacup.com/races.php?series=tt&id=19
Register here – http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7745
Race flier & directions - http://www.georgiacup.com/files/09tt/09TT-11.pdf
Confirmed riders - http://www.bikereg.com/events/ConfList.asp?EventID=7745

For instant updates, exciting pictures, Video and important things you need to know about the Georgia Cup and racing in the Southeast follow us on TWITTER!

http://twitter.com/tr1daddy



Background: In 2007 the GC was approached to start a Time Trial series. We researched and concluded that a TT series in GA would be an excellent project for us. So, in 2009 with the support of ATS, ALL3SPORTS & TURN-KEY TIMING we started the series. Trials are NOT easy to time & get out results quickly, much less instantly like we have done for every GCTT this year. With the special assistance from Turn-Key Timing we exceeded all expectations. It is very rare to race in a TT (Much less a TTT) and get results with your Elapsed Time, Avg Speed, Category Rank and Overall Rank all before you get changed. Then have results posted online before you leave the parking lot. Last, with the help of Dalton Awards & Trophy’s we developed “NEW” custom awards – Bag Tags. Some use them as coasters.

Our goal in 2010 is to continue to provide quality Time Trial events that the entire family can enjoy. While we will reduce the total amount of TT’s, there will be a lot more variety. Race distances will be as short as 5k and as long as 40k.

So, it now time for me to get onboard with all the Tweets……. Now follow the In’s and Out’s of the GC on Twitter.

Beginning this weekend I will test my iPhone TwitterFon during the Georgia Cup Adairsville Time Trial. Giving you instant updates to all the GCTT Series leaders. Later check out the results on www.georgiacup.com.

Later, September 19 – 20th, I will Tweet the Tour de Gaps Stage race. Letting you know who’s who among the Southeast’s best climbers!

Go to http://twitter.com/jclowe3 to follow me and the Georgia Cup

2009 Georgia Cup – Gainesville Grand Prix Winner Dustin Mealor!

It seemed like the perfect time to attack – and that was exactly what Dustin did. He ATTACKED the field with big names like Cesar Grajales of Rock Racing & Eric Murphy racing for United Healthcare. Dustin didn’t just win the race he rode off the front and lapped the field with hundreds of cheering spectators and a Band playing in the back ground. After the race a spectator said, “Wow, to win a GC with a field like that is Huge but under the lights with everyone screaming must have been electrifying”. Congrats Dustin, you deserved it. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/21317/ http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/21330/

www.georgiacup.com

GEORGIA CHAIN GANG FINISHES THE RAAM IN DRAMATIC FASHION!

CONGRATS to Tony Myers and his fellow GEORGIA CHAIN GANG for their very successful Race Accross America (RAAM). For those who do not know Tony - he is a Huge supporter of the Georgia Cup Time Trial Series and a man with at HUGE heart.

Tony Myers , co-founder of Athletic Training Services LLC, is a USAT Level I Coach and has competed in triathlon, duathlon, marathon and cycling events for over fifteen years. As a cycling coach and a triathlon coach he saw a need in the training community for a more personalized approach to coaching using a team approach with the athlete; truly understanding each individual athlete’s strength’s and weaknesses to help them achieve the success they sought using leading edge training techniques such as heart rate based training. He is certified with Heartzones Cycling as a heart rate based training specialist, has taught over 5,000 hours of Spinning® and indoor cycling classes and has coached hundreds of athletes and enthusiasts achieve their training goals for several years.

Do you need a coach? Look NO further than Tony Myers. Contact him at ATS- http://www.athletictrainingservices.com/

ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURE

Finish Line - Sunday June 28th, 1:26 am
7 days 8 hours 6 minutes!
Amazingly, after 3000 miles it turned into a real race to the finish as the Georgia Chain Gang was close to several other teams all day Saturday.
At time station 51, 50 miles from the finish, Team Brazil had a 20 minute lead on our guys. Tony and Jerome decided to ride together in a pace line, taking turns drafting and pulling each other in an all-out effort to catch them. David Dowdakin traded off with T & J, riding solo and increased the pace even more!
When our guys finally caught Team Brazil they blew by them. The Brazilians made a vain attempt to catch up by making frequent rider changes, but it was too late. The Chain Gang arrived at the finish 10 minutes ahead. They had made up 30 minutes in that last 50 miles.
You may notice that our team is the only entry in the 4-Person Male 50-59 Age group, so for comparison we marked our times against the youngsters racing in the 4-Person Male Under 50 group. Our time would have placed the team in 5th place in that group. Across all 4-Person teams (all ages and including Mixed teams) the Chain Gang would have placed 8th.
Of course the real accomplishment was finishing and especially doing it as a 3-person team for the last 1000 miles.
For riders this will undoubtedly be one of the greatest achievements of their lives, something they will never forget. For crew it was an incredible experience as well, nothing like anything any of us have ever done. We won't ever forget it either.
We all miss our fallen team mate, Dave Armento, he was in all our thoughts as we celebrated at the finish in the wee hours of the morning.
Finally, we must say again THANK YOU to all our friends, family and sponsors who cheered us on from afar this week. Your encourgement and excitement really made a difference.
From Annapolis, the Georgia Chain Gang

Photos: We are posting photos to Picasa every day: Photo Gallery

Donations: All our fundraising is going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. By the start of the race we'd raised over $60,000! You have contributed another $10,000 since the race began. Thanks to all of you who have contributed. If you haven't yet, please help us get over the finish line. Go to our Donation page now!


GCG website

Donations: All our fundraising is going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. By the start of the race we'd raised over $60,000! You have contributed another $10,000 since the race began. Thanks to all of you who have contributed. If you haven't yet, please help us get over the finish line. Go to our Donation page now!