Ballard Crit
I hope everyone enjoyed the Capitol Stage Race this past weekend, and will
be enjoying their post-stage race fitness bump by flying around the old
Ballard neighborhood for this weekend's 20th Anniversary of the Ballard
Criterium!
Dare we mention the weather? It's looking like niceness all through this
week and the weekend! Weather website are showing the big ball of fire
every day as far out as they predict. But isn't the Ballard Crit always a
blast no matter what the weather is doing? Yeah, you know it is. It's
Ballard, after all.
Online registration is only open for a few more days. Reserve your spot
today!
https://www.usacycling.org/register/2013-1829
The Lock & Keel just signed on for some cash and gift certificates, putting
up $100 primes for both the Cat 1/2 Men and Cat 1/2/3 Women races, and $50
for the Cat 3 Men. That means we now have FOUR $100 primes in the Men's
race and TWO $100 primes in the Women's!
The Cat 3 Men's winner will be getting a brand new Giro Attack helmet,
along with some other sweet swag!
Three other lucky race winners will receive vouchers from FSA, redeemable
for an entire cockpit (handlebar, stem & seatpost) - that means sizing of
your choice!
And more prizes have been added from Camelbak, Outdoor Research, MSR,
Osprey Packs and Cascade Designs!
Pre-Registration is open, so reserve your spot soon. A few fields sell out
every year. You don't want to miss this race!
https://www.usacycling.org/register/2013-1829
Online registration closes at 10:00 pm MDT Thursday, June 6th, 2013.
(That's 9:00 PM Pacific time)
Day of race registration will open at 2:30pm and close 15 minutes prior to
each category’s start time. Registration will be located behind the
start/finish truck. When registration opens, there will be an express line
for preregistered rides, so if you want roll up and through quick, register
on line!
USA Cycling license is required to race. One day licenses are available
for Cat 5 men’s and Cat 4 women’s races only. The cost is $10. All other
categories must have a USA Cycling annual license ($60) which can be
purchased from USA Cycling (not for sale at the race.)
Masters Category 1-4 Racers: Your second race is half price. If you want to
double up and do two races, register for both on line and we'll kick you
back $15 when you check in.
Please note: price does not include Washington State Sales Tax. For day of
registration, if you bring exact change of $33 and we'll get you moved
through faster.
If you haven't done this race in the past you need to know that the rowdy
crowds and the prizes both make this a great event. We have bunch of cool
stuff for primes and prizes for top finishers... AND cash money dollar
bills!
We have great prizes, including:
$100 primes from:
The Ballard Loft
Rainier Bike Law
Ravenna Capitol Management
The Lock & Keel
Prizes from great local businesses like:
Raleigh Bicycles
FSA
Union Physical Therapy
Outdoor Research
Kavu clothing
Ballard Pizza Company
The Other Coast Cafe
Shiku Sushi Bar and Sake Lounge
Ladywell's Vitality Spa and Sauna
Dutch Bike Company of Seattle
Chef’n
MSR
Cascade Designs
Other great prizes from:
Planet Bike
Camelbak
Hammer Nutrition
Look Pedals
Julbo Sunglasses
Petzl Headlamps
Capo Clothing
Adventure Medical Kits
Osprey Packs
And as always, great coffee from Galileo Coffee of Squamish, British
Columbia!
Neutral wheel support will be provided by Full Speed Ahead again this year!
You can find more information about the race, including links to our
supporters and start times at:
http://TheBallardCrit.blogspot.com/
The Second Ascent Ballard Criterium is proud to be part of the following
series:
2013 Volkl Cup Category 4 Women's Race Series
2013 WSBA Best Allaround Road Rider (BARR)
Remember, preregistration is open now at USACycling! See you in Ballard on
the 8th!
Cheers,
The Nicks