2009 Banff National Park

Micaela Schrag

2009-02-24

Banff National Park Bike Fest Open Women?s Stage Race

Banff Lake Louise Tourism is extending an invitation to send an Open Women?s
Team to the second annual Banff National Park Bike Fest Invitational Stage
Race.

Race Format:

This Pro/Am styled stage race is open to 50 Open Women riders. There are
three stages: ITT, Criterium and a 56km Road Race. This event is sanctioned
by the Alberta Bicycle Association.

Prize Purse: $20,000! (Detailed breakdown to follow.)

Preliminary Race Information:

Sign in and license check (UCI licenses only) ? Saturday, June 20 from 7am
to 8am in the Town of Banff ? location TBD.

Stage One, Individual Time Trial

Saturday June 20, 2009

Location: 21km loop in the Lake Minnewanka area of Banff National Park

Time: 8am

Stage Two, Downtown Banff Criterium

Saturday June 20, 2009

Time: 5pm

Stage Three, Tunnel Mountain Road Race

Sunday June 21, 2009

Location: This 13km circuit race will follow Tunnel Mountain and Banff
Avenue and will be approximately 56km.

Additional Events not part of the Stage Race:

93 Hill Climb

Thursday June 18, 2009

Location: Hwy #93 South, just off the Trans Canada Hwy.

Time: 4pm

1A Sprint

Friday June 19, 2009

Location: From Lake Louise along the 1A Hwy return.

Time: 9:30am

Race Entry Fee:

Entry is $125 per rider for three events (ITT, Crit, Tunnel Mountain Road
Race). The two additional events are extra.

Payment due by June 2, 2009.

Please indicate weather or not you will be able to field a team by March
30th, 2009.

Reply and Contact Info:

Banff Lake Louise Tourism: Micäela Schrag ? email:
micaela@banfflakelouise.com tel: 403-762-0284

Micäela Schrag

Coordinator, Events and Special Projects

T: (403) 762-0284 F: (403) 762-8545

micaela@banfflakelouise.com

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