Addicted to Biken: Ronde van DeLongen

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Ronde van DeLongen

Time	Saturday, October 29 · 10:00am - 1:00pm

Location	Bollo's Coffe 206 Draper Rd Blacksburg, VA


More Info	Ronde van DeLongen A fall classic, a chance for the VT cycling road team to get out and sort out things before the winter training season. The route will be technically and physically challenging but hopefully will be fun and a chance those in town that race road bikes and are planning on racing road to get to know each other. Start Time: 10:00am Saturday, October 29, 2011 Start Location: Bollo's Coffee, downtown Blacksburg The Ronde Van DeLongen is a Handicap race This event is for the current VT cycling team members to help sort out what category you would like to race come the spring road season. The event will have alumni and riders from around the Blacksburg area and even some special guests that will travel in for the event. This should be a great chance for newer riders to meet the cycling community, learn some racing tactics, etiquette, and see who will be taking the spring road race season seriously. To level the playing field and give everyone of the different levels a chance at the win, the event will be a Handicap race . The slowest cyclist starts the earliest and the fastest starts the latest, making the end of the race really close. An ideal handicap race is one in which all participants finish at the same time. Don’t forget to work together to out run the groups chasing. Handicap starting 15min head start for the C – D men and B – C women 5min head start for the Men B and women A A men chase for the win Champions 2009 Ben King 2010 John DeLong Other info: The ride out of town will be parade style on the same route as Wednesday worlds. No attacking or riding fast. Parade route is down Draper, right turn on Airport Rd, cross S Main St onto Ellet Rd. Follow Ellet Rd down the Cedar Run decent, at the bottom of the decent you will be on Lusters Gate Rd, follow this to the corner of Harding rd. At that point, open racing will begin. The Route: Start Corner of Lusters gate Rd and Harding Rd Catawabba Rd 5.5 miles Left Dry run Rd 1.3 miles Right Mt Tabor Rd 8 miles Right Sandy Ridge Rd 1.5 miles Right Blacksburg Rd 1.2 miles Right Gravel Hill Rd 1.2 miles Right Mt Tabor Rd 2.8 miles Right Sandy Ridge Rd 1.5 miles Right Blacksburg Rd 2.8 miles Right Gallion Ridge Rd 1.5 miles Left Mt Tabor Rd 9.3 miles Left Happy Hollow Rd 1.8 miles Left Harding Rd 1.4 miles Right Lusters Gate Rd 3.8 miles Right Ellett Rd 2 miles Finish Top of Cedar run climb where the pavement changes from State to town. Strava GPS map of John DeLongs 2010 ride http://app.strava.com/rides/211980 Other important things to keep in mind: 1. The road is open. Keep your head up and eyes open. 2. Do not crowd the yellow line. 3. Be careful at all turns and at the one stop sign on Mt. Tabor. 4. This is intended to be fun. Make it so. Blacksburg Classics Pre season Andrew Gold Started in 2007, as a warm up for the Owen Cup, held the weekend before. Owen Cup Virginia Tech Cycling team started a tradition in 2006 where they gather to test their road racing skills and endurance and this test was named the Owen Cup. The Owen Cup is held each year the weekend before the first collegiate race of the season. Fall season Ronde van DeLongen New in 2009, a fall classic, a chance for the VT cycling road team to get out and sort out things before the winter training season. The route will be technically and physically challenging but hopefully will be fun and a chance those in town that race road bikes and are planning on racing road to get to know each other.