| Race Schedule |
| 10:30 AM | Juniors all Categories | 25 minutes + 3 laps | One $15 prime + Swag 3 deep |
| 11:15 AM | Men IV/V | 40 minutes + 5 laps | Two $15 primes + Swag 3 deep |
| 12:15 PM | Men III | 60 minutes + 5 laps | Two $25 primes + Swag 3 deep |
| 13:35 PM | Woman IV | 35 minutes + 3 laps | Two $15 primes + Swag 3 deep |
| 14:25 PM | Masters Men 40-49; 50+* | 40 minutes + 5 laps | Two $20 primes + Swag 3 deep |
| 15:20 PM | Woman Pro/I/II/III | 45 minutes + 5 laps | Two $30 primes + at least $300 cash 3 deep |
| 16:20 PM | Men Pro/I/II | 75 minutes + 5 laps | Two $50 primes + $500 cash 3 deep |
*Scored separately
20% of the race proceeds plus $2000 cash will be used for the cash prizes and swag.
Location - Downtown Albany
Downtown Albany, just a few minutes west of I-5, about 44 miles from Eugene and 22 miles from Salem. Walk to a restaurant and enjoy a meal after your race. This is the only OBRA criterium during the month of May.
Registration
$20 pre-registration (postmarked by Friday 5/16); $25 day of event; Juniors $5; two races add $10. Single day OBRA licenses cost $5. Registration opens 10 am and closes 15 minutes before your event. To pre-register please send a standard release form/waiver (www.obra.org/forms) and check payable to: Rob Hughes, 3921 NW Sitka Place, Corvallis Oregon 97330. This is an OBRA event: OBRA license and helmets are required.
Course Description
L shaped, flat, 1 kilometer course with a 300 meter finishing straight. The roads are wide, fast and safe with plenty of excellent spectator spots. The course map can be found at http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=8721#.
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Staging and Parking
Staging area and bathrooms will be at the corner of Washington & 2nd street, near the start finish line (adjacent to the Albany Post Office).
Parking will be available on the block west of Calapooia & 2nd (200 Calapooia St SW) one block west of the start finish line. |
Directions from the North (Portland/Salem)
Take I-5 south to exit 234B towards Albany, merge onto Pacific Blvd SE (drive 2.5 mi). Now take a slight right at 10th Ave, and quickly another right at Ellsworth St/US-20 E (you're heading north now), turn left at 9th (0.3 mi), and finally right onto Calapooia for 0.4 miles, heading north.
Directions from the South (Eugene/Roseburg)
Take I-5 north to exit 233 for US-20 Hwy towards Albany, merge onto US-20 (drive 2.2 mi). Now take a slight right at 10th Ave, and quickly another right at Ellsworth St/US-20 E (you're heading north now), turn left at 9th (0.3 mi), and finally right onto Calapooia for 0.4 miles, heading north.
Questions?
Contact Rob Hughes, hughrobe@comcast.net. Please contact via email. For urgent purposes (or if you do not have email), call 541-768-5959. |
