ATLANTA LABOR 10K - FINAL RACE INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT RACE DAY INFORMATION!! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND READ……….


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Location: 6200 Riverview Road, Mableton, GA

It looks like we are in in for some serious rain…… Regardless; we will start each race on time.

5K – 8:15AM SHARP (Course is SUPER FLAT – Out and Back … NO TURNS)

10K- 8:30AM SHARP (Course takes you along the riverfront, under 285 and some RR Tracks. You will turn around on Riverview and head back, after going back under 285 you will make 3 well marked right turns on side streets. Go to the top of each side street and turn around and come back down. THERE ARE NO LEFT TURNS AND ALL TURNS ARE MARKED. If you do not see a turn sign – DO NOT TURN.

Forecast is for 100% chance of rain - We suggest you arrive before 8AM, PARK your car, walk across Riverview to Registration, quickly pick up your BIB # (MUST HAVE VISIABLE FOR TIME DO BE RECORDED) then go back to your car until the start your race. There is NO cover on the River or in the Parking area. STAY DRY …. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!

Riverview Road from S. Cobb Drive will be CLOSED to thru traffic at 8:00AM SHARP!! If you arrive after 8AM - YOU WILL BE DETOURED south on 285 to the next exit (DONALD LEE HOLLOWELL PKWY), Turn Right then go 1.5 miles to Riverview Road and turn Right – See RACE DAY OVERVIEW link below for the overview map.

We will not cancel the event unless there is lightning – Then we will delay the event by 30minutes.

What to expect; Both Cobb County Police & WC4RAV (a not-for- profit organization composed primarily of licensed Amateur Radio operators formed to serve local communities with wireless communications) will be out enforce to ensure your safety and course management.

COURSE MAP: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/38226354

GC RUNNING PAGE: http://georgiacup.com/run

Race Flier: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1lpsb7N5JnXnWtq3yPQztb90_j-IJ86oqejL9EiFcUgo

RACE DAY OVERVIEW: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B2FV7byEN26qNmRmZjk3ZGEtMmE1NC00ZmViLWFiNGYtMzU0OGQ2OGZlZWMx&hl=en

USATF CERTIFIED COURSE MAP: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B2FV7byEN26qMWIwMjAwMjQtMjEyNi00Yjk1LWE1MzAtNTkyYmJmNzhjNGRj&hl=en

The 2011 Atlanta Labor Day 10K is located on Riverview Road in Mableton. The event host is RIVERVIEW LANDING.

What’s going on at Riverview Landing?

The 86-acre Riverview on the Chattahoochee, which will transform a conglomeration of former industrial sites along the river into a mixed-use development including residential, office, retail and light industrial areas. The vision is to create an environmentally sensitive, riverfront community. In which the commercial areas will be combined with the sensitive restoration of the river’s edge and the creation of natural green spaces, parks and trails. When finished, it will represent quite a turnaround for the property. Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle – September 3-9, 2010 (http://www.thereynoldsgroupinc.com/newsjamestown/rvr/9.3.10_abc.pdf)

Host Website: www.riverview-landing.com

Site Map: http://www.riverview-landing.com/propertymap/

On November 5, 2011 - Riverview Landing will be hosting a Fall Festival including; Music, Food, Fun, 10K, 5K & Gran Fondo!

Register today for the Run for the River on November 5th!: http://www.active.com/running/mableton-ga/run-for-the-river-10k-and-5k-2011

Saturday, November 5 - Riverview Landing Gran Fondo

It's official the first ever Riverview Landing

 Gran Fondo will be part of Riverview Landings Fall Festival on November 5th. Tons of food and fun at the conclusion of the Gran Fondo! More details and registration to come.

GET INVOLVED - Nominate & Vote

8-13-2011 GBRA Meeting Set The Annual Georgia Bicycling Racing Association and Preseason Coordination Meeting will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 25 at the Hiker Hostel in Dahlonega, GA (map). The annual meeting includes the election of directors. This year nominations will be sent to John Patterson (email) from Tuesday, August 9 until Saturday, August 27. Candidates accepting nomination will be given 48 hours to submit information to be posted to the GBRA website regarding their candidacy. A new online voting procedure will be implemented and online voting will begin on Saturday, September 10. Clubs should review the online copy of the GBRA Bylaws, as there are a number of rules concerning their nominations and votes. Directors will be elected by majority from on-line votes, absentee ballots, written ballots, proxies and votes from members present at the meeting. The Officers (Treasurer, Secretary and President) are elected by the new board at the annual meeting.

Please note that there are restrictions on who can vote for which board positions. These restrictions are listed below. Clubs and teams should be aware that they will need to nominate a representative to vote on behalf of their club or team.

- All licensed riders nominate and vote for Director of Riders
- Clubs nominate and vote for Director at Large
- Clubs nominate and vote for Director of Clubs
- Officials and Coaches nominate and vote on a Director of Officials/Coaches
- Promoters nominate and vote on Director of Promoters
- Velodrome Director (not an elected position by GBRA)
- Past President is a Director


Important Dates
Tuesday, August 9 – Call for Nominations
Saturday, August 27 – End of Nomination period
Saturday, September 10 – Open Online Voting
Thursday, September 22 – End Online Voting Period
Sunday, September 25 – Annual Meeting (onsite votes accepted)


Current Board
Velodrome – Jeff Hopkins
Riders – Whit Clifford
Club/Team – Ashley Travieso
Coaches/Officials – John Patterson
Promoters – Josh Saint
At-Large – Micah Morlock
Ex Officio – Dan Coy

Current Officers
Treasurer – Chip Davis
Secretary – Ashley Travieso
President – John Patterson

Current Advisory Positions (appointed by board)
Women – Nancy Jones
Juniors – Cathy Frazier
Georgia Cross – Jim Behning

LIMITED TIME OFFER 50% off 2011 Tour de Gaps Gran Fondo!!!

HURRY OFFER EXPIRES TOMORROW!

We are offering 50% off entry in to the 2011 Tour de Gaps Gran Fondo! Imagine riding through the beautiful North Georgia Mountians with multiple Sag Stops and an Italian Lunch waiting for you at the finish!
This offer is good until 11:59pm Wednesday Night or 100 riders - Whichever comes first.

HURRY don't delay this is a savings of ~$40!!

Register: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13716
** Promo Code: tdg-50

Home page: http://georgiacup.com/fondo

Gran Fondo page: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1uuOCrjB-n5HQt0sVDwiBooH7aldOLmIfTfdijfoC8Gc

Tour de Gaps home page: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1uVkCURJqpHw-_d0Dd8FcEisWzsIUD1Cw8GPKCbnf_3c


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Location: 4630 GA 60, Suchas, GA (Parking & Start)
Map (Gran Fondo is 2 laps and Media Fondo is one lap)
Gran Fondo ~ 95 Miles
Media Fondo - 47 Miles (1 Lap of Gran Fondo Course)
Family Fondo - ~30 Miles (Out and back at Motivation Station on Gran Fondo Course)
Registration: Online at http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13716
Day of at 6am (BIB Pick-up & Race Day Registration - $10 late fee)
TIMING: ALL Athletes participating in the Gran & Medio Fondo will be BIB timed.
Police: All GC Gran Fondo’s are managed by local law enforcement. Each wave start will have police lead & major intersections are police controlled.
BIKE NUMBERS: All riders must display their bike number on their backs. See race flier for specific location. BIB Numbers also allow access to aid stations and post-ride lunch!

Event Bible: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1uuOCrjB-n5HQt0sVDwiBooH7aldOLmIfTfdijfoC8Gc
START TIME: The start area will open at 6:00 AM.

USAC CATEGORY: 7:00AM

GRAN FONDO: 7:10AM

MEDIA FONDO: 7:20AM

FAMILY FONDO: 7:30AM

Event Includes...

~100 mile, ~50 mile and ~30 mile distances

All Gran Fondo & Medio Corsea Athletes are BIB timed

Free custom Champion T-Shirt

Free swag

Italian-style lunch

Aid stations

Mobile tech support

Awards for Gran Fondo

GC RUNNING SERIES IN HIGH GEAR

Here's a link to save 50% on the Atlanta 10k Classic - Limited inventory! 

If you missed this special deal there is still time to save $5.00 by using promo code:  ptrr

Register TODAY and save $5.00: 

Tour of Atlanta details & Announcement of the Tour de Gaps Gran Fondo!!

This year's ToA is 4 events; 2 Crits in John's Creek on the State Farm campus & 2 Road Races covering 5 counties! We have received a ton of "out-of-state" entries from all categories especially the ProAm, will be fun racing against some NEW faces. Online registration closes Thursday at 8 pm. Save money and time by registering online.

Series AWARDS presentation will be after the Monday, Memorial Day races at Trinity Church around noon.

Race page: http://georgiacup.com/races.php?series=brs&id=14

Registration page: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13528

Flier & Directions: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AmFV7byEN26qdHFMQzBFQjMzUUt1cUxFcW1BWTQ4RVE&output=html

Sunday, May 29th at 8 am - Kelly Bridge/Yellow Creek. NEW PARKING - Same course but we removed the "stick" of the Lolli Pop making it very easy to navigate!

Map: http://georgiacup.com/files/11tt/Kelly-Bridge-Yellow-Creek-RR.pdf

Monday, MEMORIAL DAY, May 30th at 8am - Big Canoe/Burnt Mtn EPIC RR. We also updated the parking - This year we are parking at Trinity Church just past the Big Canoe main entrance! It is also a large circuit instead of a Lolli Pop. Much better for logistics and sweeping.

*Please note: This is NOT an easy course - notice the words EPIC and Extreme.... Because of the distance and laps we are offering both CAT 3's and Masters 35+ the option to race 2 laps. See the race flier and registration page for details when signing up.



____________!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!____Tour de Gaps – Gran Fondo______________!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This year's Tour de Gaps will be a Gran Fondo! It is a TIMED Event with Breakfast, Sag stops, T-Shirts & Lunch. Finish will be on top of Wolf Pen with 46 and 93 mile options

Map: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/9994422

Dates and more details TBA!!

2011 Georgia Cup Half Marathon & 5k Briscoe Park - Snellville, June 18th

You run? Please spread the word about the Snellville Briscoe Park. This is the first of our 2011 Half Series. October 15th we will be  in P'Tree Corners!

Event website: http://www.georgaicup.com/

Event Race page: http://georgiacup.com/races.php?series=hmar&id=39

Event Flier: http://georgiacup.com/files/11tt/2011_snellville_briscopark_flier.pdf

Event Registration: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=12831

I'd appreciate you letting anyone you know about our events.

Thanks,

Jay Lowe

New ACS Start times beginning with #5! Only $20 online!

Effective with this Wednesday's ACS #5, May 11th - We have delayed the start of the 6pm race until 6:20! This should help with getting to the race through traffic! We will contiune starting races a little later as the season progresses because of daylight savings! ProAm, CAT 3 & Masters begin at 7pm. See race flier listed below.

http://www.georgiacup.com/


Don't forget to spread the word that ALL Atlanta Criterium Races are ONLY $20 when you register ONLINE!!!

Online Registration closes at 8:30pm every Monday before the ACS Wednesday race.

Register now: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13044

Race Flier: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AmFV7byEN26qdHhKc2hRMkFCV1dnbWZFaUtpb3kxNUE&output=html

GC 13.1/5k Sponsorships Available

Overall GC Results Thru Brooks

Pro 1/2
Sergei Tvetcov 136
Emile Abraham 130
Ty Magner 80

Cat 3
Adam Handler 161
Jason Langston 150
Jason Smitherman 136



Cat 4
Robert Berghel 112
Justin Landis 91
Jonathan Sierra 89


35+
James T. Gotsick 199
Roy Simmons 101
Igor Rudalev 67

Senoia Crit Course Rationale

** No changes to the TT or parking for both the TT and Circuit. Both Saturday races are from downtown Senoia. < 30 minutes from ATL.

The Senoia Crit course was designed and ALL permits approved on a local level. We submitted to USAC ~ a month ago but because most of our courses are wide open USAC didn't visit the new course until late last week.

They concluded because of the narrow streets it was too dangerous for larger categories. It would probably be ok for PROAM and Masters races with smaller fields but with 50+ racers it could pose a safety issue.

The GC feels it could be done but ultimately that is not our decision. We support USAC's decision and feel if there is even a question about safety it should be addressed.

At the end of the day, we are disappointed ONLY because just like all of our races we put a lot of time and effort into that course.

However, things really do happen for a reason - we could have thwarted an accident because of the change. Plus, the NEW circuit is a PTC favorite training ride and is a great course. Those that are just CRIT racers will still love this course. Those that don't like CRITS - good news .... Its a CIRCUIT!!!

I realize that the GC and I cannot please everyone all the time but please know that I try. If for any reason you are not happy with a decision that I made or and action that I took please reach out to me and let me know your feelings. I WANT YOU HAPPY. I will do everything I can to do that.

Respectfully,

Jay~

GEORGIA CUP UPDATES

1. Brooks/Senoia Omnium is THIS weekend. Online registration closes Thrusday at 8pm. Save money and register for the Omnium. So far CAT 4's and 5's registration is filling up quick. Get online and register asap.
Race Page: http://georgiacup.com/races.php?series=brs&id=12

Register: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13235
*******Criterium has been changed to a 8.2 mile circuit - Be sure to check out the updated race times and distances....Watch for updates to the flier
Flier: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AmFV7byEN26qdE9mZXgtTHp0YlB4a0IzRFJYM1RLb0E&output=html

2. Atlanta Criterium #2 Results - http://georgiacup.com/bike-results
3. Dalton Omnium Survey - PLEASE- PLEASE - PLEASE... take a moment to fill out this survey (even if you DID NOT race). Dalton looks at this survey to see if they want to invite us back. If you spent the night be sure to let them know on the survey.
click here - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8BVTCJ6

4. ACS #3 is April 27th - Get your team mates out to race during the week. USA Cycling sanctioned and Insured. Moto officials and podiums. Top 3 in EVERY category receive cash discounts on future ACS events
Flier: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AmFV7byEN26qdHhKc2hRMkFCV1dnbWZFaUtpb3kxNUE&output=html
Register: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=13042

FRIDAY NIGHT SPRINTS........ UNDER THE LIGHTS IN DALTON, GEORGIA!!

For those who still don't know... Dalton Grand Prix Omnium will have FRIDAY night Sprints beginning at 7pm (CAT 5's). Online registration for ALL GC Weekend Events closes on Thursday's at 8pm. Friday night registration opens at 5pm Friday!


SPRINTS are part of the Omnium weekend making it a 4 stage Omnium. Everyone that registers for the Omnium and Starts the SPRINTS receives points.

STARTS:

7pm - Women & CAT 5's

7:30pm - CAT 4's

8:00pm- CAT 3's

8:30pm - Masters 35+ & 45+ -- Race with age group

9:00pm - ProAm

9:30pm - OPEN - Everyone that registered can participate. ALL CATEGORIES RACE AGAINST EACH OTHER RANDOMLY until their is a SPRINT CHAMPION!!!!!!!! 
**  You can register for just the OPEN on race day only for $20!



CHIP TIMED: Sprints will be CHIP timed - Not for "Speed" but for accuracy of placing.
FORMAT:
200 meter - Rolling Start ----- ANYTHING GOES.. Drafting, etc....

STAGING: Each Category will stage at the start line at their start time.

WAVES & ROUNDS: There will be 3 waives for each Category. Wave 1 will have several ROUNDS and the top 3 from each round will advance to the next wave. The final wave will have 6-10 sprinters.

TOP 3 ADVANCE: If you are in the Top 3 you will "roll" around the side street back to the start line and wait for the next round. ****if you are NOT sure you are in the TOP 3 - go ahead and roll around to the start and ask the official.

OPEN SPRINTS AT 9:30: Same set-up as the earlier races but you will be sprinting against all categories.

NOTE: DON'T BE LATE...... We don't mess around with starting the waves.

Family Emergency - missed a race I Reg online for

Jay,
I registered for the Union City Pro/Am Road Race, but do to a family emergency, I was not able to go. Is there anyway I can get my registration cost for the Union City Road Race moved over to the Dalton Omnium?

Absolutely. We encourage everyone to register online to save time at registration and know that if you have a valid emergency (not that you overslept - honor system) we will move that registration to another GC event.

PERRY ROBAIX - USAC RESULTS

ITT: https://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2011&id=378&info_id=35170
Circuit: https://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2011&id=378&info_id=35174

RR is now posted: https://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2011&id=378&info_id=35180 .

USAC SAVANNAH RESULTS

Savannah RR(Circuit): https://www.usacycling.org/results/?year=2011&id=377&info_id=35034

Savannah Crit: https://www.usacycling.org/results/?year=2011&id=377&info_id=34926

Savannah TT: https://www.usacycling.org/results/?year=2011&id=377&info_id=34924

Online Registration Deadlines

All online registration for GC events close at 8pm two days before the event. Ex. GC Omnium weekend would close Thursday at 8pm. ACS Wednesday Races close at 8pm on Monday nights!

2011 List of Custom BIB #'s - Showing all the racers names associated with the BIB #'s

Below is the link with everyone's race number that ordered custom BIB#'s! Please use your number for ALL GC Events including; GCTT, GC OMNIUMS, Atlanta Criterium Series, Tour of Atlanta --- & if you do Half Marathon's this number will be good for the 3-4 that we produce this year.

When you pre-register on Bike Reg you will be asked what your BIB # is - Please enter that number.

CLICK HERE; 2011 Georgia Cup list of CUSTOM BIB #'s with names