Jim Anderson
As an added value for this years event, Host Housing is available. We are trying to incentive racers
to travel for this event by offering inexpensive housing for the race weekend. If you have not
submitted your request for housing please do so very soon. We would like to avoid last minute
submissions and requests from all racers, please be respectful and submit your request early! Last
day to request for housing is 9/16/02.
To request housing please fill out, pay the processing fee, and mail this form available on
http://www.obra.org/eugene_celebration/ or directly:
http://www.obra.org/eugene_celebration/text_echousingform.htm
Questions regarding host housing or to be a host contact:
Richard Sweet, Volunteer Host Housing Cordinator, eugen-@hotmail.com or 541-334-6449
Any race questions? please contact me.
Race info:
The Willamette Valley's largest bicycle race is back and better than ever. With the 20th anniversary
of the festival, the organizing group Downtown Events Management, Inc and Jim Anderson have worked
to bring back a downtown criterium to the event. This year it's happening! The course is close to
the festival site and should attract many spectators. Along with a new criterium there is a new road
race and time trial course. We are very excited to present these new courses and believe it will be
the best Cycling Classic to date.
On Saturday September 21st the Cycling Classic starts with stage 1 The Crow Road Race starting and
finishing at Crow High School. Races start at 10am and 12:30. Incorporating Crow, Territorial,
Central and Petzold roads. Course is approx. 10m loop done as laps with 1.5m gradual climb, rolling
to flat country roads. Racers will do various laps depending on category. After the road race
racers will continue on to stage 2 with the Crow Time Trial. A individual timed event that is 9miles
which starts at 4:30pm. The start and finish are at Crow High School, same as road race.
After many years of absence, a downtown cycling race is back for Sunday September 22nd the race
continues with Stage 3 The Downtown Eugene Criterium. Start/Finish is on Skinner Butte Park loop
near the rock wall. Incorporates Skinner Butte Park loop, Lincoln, 3rd st, Lawrence, and Cheshire
Roads. Course is .85m, includes flat city streets and a 500m gradual hill. Racing starts at 9:30 and
finishes at 3:30.
Categories for the event are: Pro/1/2, Cat. 3, Cat. 4/5, Masters 35+(who are Cat. 3/4), Women.
Race info and flyer at: www.obra.org/eugene_celebration, www.obra.org, or www.eugenecelebration.com