Adam Kennedy
Hello OBRA bike racers,
We have exactly 6 days until the 2015 Edition of the Marys Peak Hillclimb
Time Trial (#MPHCTT). We are thrilled to be hosting this competitive
cycling event that has become a premiere hill climb in the western US.
Critical Details:
Event Date: June 20th
Registration: Closes Thursday, June 18th at 11:59pm - Sorry, no day of
registration
Current Participants: https://obra.org/events/23526/
First rider off: June 20th, 10:30am
Numbers: On the right
Event parking location: 30842 Botkin Road, Philomath, OR
Event web flier: http://vccycling.com/mphctt
Records: http://www.vccycling.com/mphctt/mphctt-course-records/
Climb: 12 miles, avgerage grade: 5%
Spectators: You are welcome to spectate your favorite riders. Please note
that car travel along the route during the race is not advised. Please head
to the top prior to the first rider off. Ideal viewing locations: At the
Marys Pk Road turnout, 7 miles up at the Quarry, 10-12 miles up at wide
turnouts near the summit, at the summit itself.
Safety: Benton County Sheriff Dept. will be onsite: do not run stop signs,
please follow the rules of the road. Tickets may be issued to violators.
Minimum Equal Cash Prizes Announced:
We have modified the cash payout structure slightly to include the top 5
overall instead of just featuring the P/1/2 fields.
We have added a women's only Sub-hour Challenge competition. We will award
an additional $60 to the fastest women's time under 60 minutes. Will the
60min barrier fall this year? We want to encourage this.
We will be featuring the fastest masters 50+ times by awarding the days
fastest M/F 50+ times a one night stay at the luxurious Hilton Garden Inn,
Corvallis. These rooms are amazing and this should be something to target.
Corvallis is located in the heart of Oregon's cycling paradise. Come down
and visit for a day or two.
We will be awarding Marys Peak PolkaDot jerseys to the days two fastest
times. These are limited edition custom kit provided by Death Row Velo
apparel.
-- We've added the equal cash prize payout to the top 5 overall on the day
instead of just the P/1/2 fields.
Cash Payouts 5-deep overall ($):
1st: 100
2nd: 50
3rd: 20
4th: 15
5th: 5
-- KQOM Polkadot Jersey: Custom DRV KQOM polkadot jerseys to the days
fastest time (Senior Men/Women, Jr Men/Women)
-- Sub-hour Challenge (Women Only): 60 - paid to the fastest woman's time
under 60 minutes
-- Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis stay voucher: Fastest 50+ (men and women)
-- Handlebar Coffee Roasters: 1lb freshly roasted coffee to skill category
winners
-- Hot Foot Photo: Photo specials will be available to all registered
participants
-- All other category winners will receive 1 hour massage vouchers from
Vertebrata Chiropractic
-- Special raffles and other category prizes will be announced the day of
the event.
Sponsors:
HUGE shoutout to the sponsors who are supporting this race by covering the
costs associated with permits and cash and prizes to this event. There's a
huge list and most of them have been involved since this race was
re-energized in 2012.
Vertebrata Chiropractic: The engine behind the scenes making things possible
Willamette Valley Intellectual Property Law: The enterprise level Recovery
at the Summit and Podium sponsors.
Hot Foot Photo: Professionally and visually capturing the riders on the
race course.
Death Row Velo: Providing KQOM jerseys to the day's fastest times and
modestly priced custom commemorative jerseys to all participants.
Hilton Garden Inn, Corvallis: Providing one night stay vouchers to the best
hotel in the Corvallis area.
Handlebar Coffee Roasters: Providing freshly roasted coffee from their
cafe/roastery in Santa Barbara, CA. Google these folks - they have a long
history in Marys Peak and pro-tour level cycling and we are thrilled
they've stepped on board this year. http://www.handlebarcoffee.com
OBRA, Oregon TT Cup and Corvallis Cyclery, INC for providing the
competitive edge in Oregon State bike racing.
This is an Oregon TT Cup event.
For event information, please visit http://vccycling.com/mphctt
For Oregon TT Cup rules:
http://www.obra.org/competitions/oregon_tt_cup/Oregon-TT-Cup-Rules-2015.pdf
For Oregon TT Cup current standings: http://obra.org/oregon_tt_cup
Follow us on Instagram: @mphctt
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mphctt
For other questions - email the promoter: gardenvelo@gmail.com
Citizen sponsorship programs: If you would like to help promote this event,
please include the #MPHCTT in all social media post references. You may
also donate cash and prizes to specific categories you or your company
would like to see featured. Contact Adam at gardenvelo@gmail.com for more
information.