Candi Murray
Tour of Willamette 2001
Venues and Schedules (pending permit approvals)
April 10 --Tuesday Skinner's Butte Prologue 5pm
Pro/Elite Men 1 km
Pro/Elite Women 1 km
=B71 kilometer uphill sprint
=B7Start on the banks of the Willamette River
=B7Finish overlooking Willamette St. and Downtown Eugene
=B7Introduction of racers
=B7Great spectator venue
April 11 --Wednesday Greenhill Road Race 10am
Pro/Elite Men 82 miles, 3,000 feet of climbing
Pro/Elite Women 68 miles, 2,000 feet of climbing
=B7Staging area at Greenhill Technology park
=B7Beautiful 35 mile loop over rolling terrain
=B7Greenhill Road hilltop finish
April 12 -- Thursday Smith River-Vincent Creek 10am
Pro/Elite Men 94 miles, 8,000 feet climbing
Pro/Elite Women 74 miles, 5,500 feet climbing
=B7Voted best road race in America by VeloNews in 1999
=B7Staging area Whiteaker Creek - Coast Range location
=B7Featuring the epic Vincent Creek loop
=B7Roman Nose mountain top loop added for 2001
April 13 -- Friday Hamm & Wolf Creek Road Race 10am
Pro/Elite Men 109 miles, 5,000 feet of climbing
Pro/Elite Women 88 miles, 3,200 feet of climbing
Masters 57 miles, 2,000 feet of climbing
Sport 57 miles, 2,000 feet of climbing
=B7Start in downtown Cottage Grove in front of city hall
=B7Features the panoramic climbs and views of the Wolf Creek climb
=B7Added for 2001 Hamm Rd climb from Creswell
=B7Hot spot sprints in Lorane
=B7Sprinter's finish on Main Street in Cottage Grove
April 14 -- Saturday Dorena Lake Time Trial 8am
Pro/Elite Men 12 miles, rolling
Women 12 miles, rolling
Masters 12 miles, rolling
Sport 12 miles, rolling
=B7Beautiful Dorena Lake shoreline course
=B7Rolling terrain with excellent roads
=B7Fantastic spectator viewing from the Row River Rails-to-Trails route
=B7Riders race against the clock at 30 second intervals
=B7Highest placed riders start last, based on General Classification
April 14 -- Saturday Cottage Grove Criterium
Pro/Elite Men 1 hour 6pm
Pro/EliteWomen 45 minutes 5pm
Masters 40 minutes 4pm
Sport 40 minutes 3pm
=B7Start/Finish 6th & Main St.
=B7Downtown criterium in the heart of Cottage Grove
=B7Fun ride barbecue celebration and prize drawing
=B7Flat, smooth, wide streets for high speed action
April 15 -- Sunday Sharps Creek-Huckleberry Mtn 9am Pro/Elite Men 106=20
miles, 8,000 feet of climbing
Pro/Elite Women 76 miles, 4,800 feet of climbing
Masters 76 miles, 4,800 feet of climbing
Sport 76 miles, 4,800 feet of climbing
=B7Start/Finish downtown Cottage Grove
=B7Spectacular climb up Sharps Creek
=B7Steamboat descent to Umpqua Hwy and scenic Rock Creek climb
=B7Panoramic Huckleberry Mtn climb
=B7London Road descent to Cottage Grove Lake
Epic racing over BLM roads in the forests of Lane county outside Eugene,=20
Oregon. The top Pro/Elite men and women are coming. Are you?
To contact us:
Phone: (541) 953-8937
Email: TW2-@veloski.com