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Notes about the Franz Bakery Criterium
Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors: Franz Bakery, Veloce Bicycles, Sokol Blossor, Camille Hook Massage, Portland Rock Gym, Merrell, Upper Echelon, Ironclad and Omnium Events. Without the support of these sponsors and the cooperation of all the neighbors along the course, this race would not be possible. Thank you!
Cat 4/5 Womens Series
The 2012 Franz Bakery Criterium is part of the 2012 Cat 4/5 Womens Series.
Upper Echelon Criterium Clinic
The clinic starts at 1:30pm and will be led by Heather VanValkenburg from Upper Echelon Womens team. The clinic is free. Meet at 10th at Glisan.
Kiddie Krit
The Kiddie Krit is free to all participants. Kids up to the age of 12 may participate. Parents must fill out a waiver for their kids and sign them in prior to the start of the Kiddie Krit. The Kiddie Krit will be immediately following the Womens Cat 4/5 race. Participants will do two laps of an abbreviated course. They will start at the start/finish follow the course around corners 1 and 2. Then they will turn at NE 9th and Glisan and then again at NE 9th and Flanders.
Parking
There is parking around the outside of the course.
Please do not park on NE 11th Ave North of Flanders.. This parking is reserved for Vic Alfonso Cadillac.
No event parking on Flanders between NE 11th Ave and NE 12th Ave.
Warm-up
The course will open for warm-up at approximately 2:40 p.m., 10 minutes after we officially start closing the roads. As we complete set-up prior to the first race, please be courteous to those volunteers working to set-up the course.
Wheel Pit
Wheels in/wheels out. There are not any neutral wheels for this event.
Race Numbers
Numbers on the left.
Race Format
This is a criterium with a points race style. The winner of every lap will earn 2 points (and $5) toward their overall point total. The final lap will be scored 15 riders deep (30-25-22-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-4-3-2-1). The rider with the most points at the end wins the race. Ties in points will be broken by placing in the final sprint.
Registration
Registration will be at the intersection of NE 10th and NE Flanders. Event day registration will open at 2:00 p.m. and close 15 min before the scheduled start of each race.
Event-day registration will be $30 and $15 for additional races.
Checks can be made out to Omnium Events.
If you are pre-registered, you only need to show up and race.
Weather
The weather forecast calls for highs in the mid-90s. We will try to have ice, water and gatoraide available for participants. But please be conscious of the heat and hydrate accordingly.
Prizes
We have over $6,000 in prizes (cash/merchandise) available.
Women Cat 4/5: Top 3 (Gift Certificates) + primes
Men Cat 4/5: Top 3 (Gift Certificates) + primes
Masters 40+ /50+: Top 5 ($130 cash) + $5/lap + primes
Men Cat 3: Top 5 ($130 cash) + $5/lap + primes
Women 1-3: Top 5 ($280 cash) + $5/lap + primes
Men Cat 1/2/3: Top 5 ($280 cash) + $5/lap + primes
Course Report
The course is 1.13km long, features 8-corners and 40 of vertical climbing. Corners 3, 4 and 5 form a quick S type turn that sweeps downhill. The roads are wide and the pavement is excellent. After corner 5, the descent is shallow before corner 6 where the course changes to a shallow climb. At corner 7, the road goes upward in a modest hill toward corner 8 and the finish straight. The finish line will be a short dash from corner 8, only about 50 yards from corner to finish line.
The only questionable road is NE 11th between Flanders and Glisan. The pavement is cracked in several locations, but certainly rideable. In corner one, the race course will narrow to accommodate working vehicles parked by Franz Bakery and one by another local business. Other than that, the course is wide streets and good pavement.
>From 2:00-4:00pm, there will be one lane coned off on Flanders to allow attendees of a picnic to safely exit the course. This will temporarilty narrow the course at turn 2 and east for about 100 yards.
Veloce Racing p/b Smith and Nephew
We want to thank the Veloce Racing p/b Smith and Nephew who will be providing the majority volunteers for this years event.