GAUTENG ROAD AND TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 17th and 18th January 2015 The 2015 Gauteng Provincial Time Trial Championships will take place at Avianto on Saturday and the Provincial Road Championships will take place at the same venue on Sunday, both starting at 07:00. Directions to the venues to be found on the links provided by The Leverage Corporation. Please note that this is a Provincial Championship for Gauteng riders only. The championship is open to all cyclists that reside within Gauteng who have applied for and were issued with a Cycling SA Membership card for 2015. You do not require a full racing license to participate in this Champs. However, please note that for participation at SA’s and to qualify for Colours a full racing license will be required. The U/10 – U/14 categories require only Cycling SA membership. These Championships will include categories for Para Cyclists. Medals will be made available for the category winners. NO JERSEYS will be made available for 2015. Five year categories for the veterans and masters will be applied on condition that a minimum of 5 riders in that specific category enters, otherwise the relevant groups will be combined into 10 year categories. Time Trial entrants to ensure that they provide their correct e-mail addresses when entering online, in order to receive the Time Trial individual starting times. Ladies participating in the Time Trial should indicate at the starting line if they DO NOT want assistance with a standing start (shoes clipped-in). Restricted gears will be applicable for the Junior and younger categories and roll-in will take place before start. No Time Trial bars or bicycles will be allowed for the U/14 and younger categories. Timing A chip based timing system will be used on the day. At the time of writing this document, there were two tenders yet to be submitted from the selected list. Timing will be used for the Road race – no chip – no result! Please consult the website to find out more in January Results will be available per Region within the Gauteng Province – e.g. Gauteng North, Central Gauteng and Sedibeng, therefore the Regions will be able to use these results to award Regional Colours. Entries Entries are through CSA - enter at www.cyclingsa.com. Pre-entries close on Wednesday 13 January 2015 at midnight. Strictly no late entries for the Time Trial after this date. 2 Late entries for the Road Race at Number Collection on Thursday 15 January 2015, and Friday 16 January 2015, subject to R50 penalty. Entry Fees Entry fees are as follows: Road: Time trial: Road and TT: Late entries Road: Tandems: R200.00 R150.00 R280.00 R250.00 Per rider as above Number collection Number collection will take place at the following times and venues: Thursday 15 January 2014 at Central Gauteng Cycling Offices 30 A Dias Crescent, Douglas Dale Fourways from 10h00 to 16h00. No new entries for Time Trial. Friday 16 January 2015 at Central Gauteng Cycling Offices 30 A Dias Crescent, Douglas Dale Fourways from 10h00 to 16h00. No new entries for Time Trial Your 2015 CSA Membership will be confirmed beforehand, and if your membership has not been approved, you will not be able to ride. Support vehicles Team Manager’s license is required for a support vehicle to be allowed on the route. No feeding will be allowed from support vehicles, feeding zone will be demarcated. Routes– Road The route will consist of approximately 29km loops, starting Avianto. There will be a turnaround point for the under 10 to under 14 age groups at the Glenburn circle. The under 10 to under 14 age groups will start at the Glenburn Traffic Circle, approximately 8km from Avianto. Route description 1: Start at Avianto heading towards Kloofzicht. After 5km turn right at the Kloofzicht circle. After 9km turn left onto Beyers Naude. After 17km turn left at the Beyers Naude Circle heading toward the Rhino & Lion Park. After 30km turn at the Lion Rhino circle heading towards Kloofzicht After your indicated number of loops pass Kloofzicht turn right at the Kloofzicht circle toward Avianto for the finish. Refer to distance chart below for number of laps to be completed per age category. Route description under 10’s to under 14’s Start at Avianto heading towards Kloofzicht. After 5km turn right at the Kloofzicht circle. After 8km turn around at the Glenburn circle and head back towards Kloofzicht. Turn left at the Kloofzicht circle and heads towards the finish at Avianto. Total distance 16km Start at Glenburn Circle heading towards Beyers Naude. Left into Beyers Naude at 1km mark After 9km turn left at the Beyers Naude Circle heading toward the Rhino & Lion Park. 3 After 22km turn at the Lion Rhino circle heading towards Kloofzicht At the 26km mark, turn right at the Kloofzicht Traffic Circle Finish at Avianto at the 30km mark Routes – Time Trial The time trials will all start at Avianto 10km route Start at Avianto and head towards Kloofzicht Turn around at 5km mark at the Kloofzicht circle and head back to Avianto Finish at Avianto. 17km route Start at Avianto and head towards Kloofzicht Turn left at the Kloofzicht circle towards the Lion and Rhino circle. Turn around at the Lion and Rhino Circle and head back towards Kloofzicht. Turn right at the Kloofzicht circle and head back to Avianto Finish at Avianto. 27km route Start at Avianto and head towards Kloofzicht Turn left at the Kloofzicht circle towards the Lion and Rhino circle. Turn right at the Lion and Rhino Circle and head towards Teak Place. Turn around at the Teak Place Circle and head back towards the Lion Rhino circle. Turn left at the Lion Rhino circle and head towards Kloofzicht. Turn right at the Kloofzicht circle and head back to Avianto Finish at Avianto. 42km route Start at Avianto and head towards Kloofzicht Turn left at the Kloofzicht circle towards the Lion and Rhino circle. Turn right at the Lion and Rhino Circle and head towards Teak Place. Pass Teak Place circle and continue to the Beyers Naude circle. Turn around and head back to the Rhino & Lion Park Circle. Turn left at the Rhino & Lion Park circle and head towards Kloofzicht. Turn right at the Kloofzicht circle and head back to Avianto Finish at Avianto. Please note that the rules of the road apply. Any rider taking any shortcut at a traffic circle will be disqualified. You do not have road closure, so please exercise caution at all times. For any enquiries, please contact: Shahad Khan, shahad@cgcycling.co.za or 082 829 6891 Rob Jackson, rob@leveragecorporation.co.za or 082 550 1628 Lezelle Williams, lizelle@leveragecorporation.co.za or 083-726-6032 Road Start Times and Distances Groups and start times may change, so please confirm before race day Group Start Distance Route and start point 4 Time Men Elite and Men Under 23 07:00 155 km 5 Laps + 10km Junior Men Vet Men 30-34, 35-39 Vet Men 40-44, 45-49 Elite Women 07:05 07:10 07:15 07:20 126 km 126 km 126 km 126 km 4 Laps + 10km 4 Laps + 10km 4 Laps + 10km 4 Laps + 10km Vet Men 50-54, 55-59, 60-64 Vet Women 30-34, 35-39 07:25 07:30 97 km 97 km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km U/10, U/12, U/14 Girls U/10, U/12 Boys T1, T2, H1 Men T1, T2, H1, H2, H3 Women 07:31 07:31 07:33 07:33 30 km 30 km 30 km 30 km 25km of main loop + 5km 25km of main loop + 5km 25km of main loop + 5km 25km of main loop + 5km Vet Women 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 07:35 97 km 3 Laps + 10km Vet Men 65-69, 70+ 07:36 68 km 3 Laps + 10km U/16 Boys, Junior Women C4, C5 Men 07:40 07:45 07:45 97 km 97 km 97 km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km Vet Women 65+ U/14 Boys, U/16 Girls C1, C2, C3, C5, H4 Women C1, C2, C3, H2, H4 Men 07:50 07:50 07:50 07:50 68 km 68 km 68 km 68 km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km 3 Laps + 10km Tandems Men, Ladies, Mixed Time Trial Distances (Start time from 07:00 - individual start times to be confirmed on 16 January 2015) Group Under 10 Girls Under 10 Boys Under 12 Girls Under 12 Boys Under 14 Girls T1, T2, H1 Men T1, T2, H1, H2, H3 Women Distance 10km 10km 10km 10km 10km 10km 10km Under 14 Boys Under 16 Girls C1, C2, C3, H2, H4, C4, C5 Men C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, H5 Women Vet Men 65 – 69 Vet Men 70+ Vet Women 50-54 Vet Women 55-59 Vet Women 60+ 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km Under 16 Boys 17 km 5 Junior Ladies Tandems Vet Men 50-54 Vet Men 55-59 Vet Men 60-69 Vet Women 30-34 Vet Women 35-39 Vet Women 40-44 Vet Women 45-49 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km 17 km Elite Women Junior Men 27 km 27 km Vet Men 30-34 Vet Men 35-39 Vet Men 40-44 Vet Men 45-49 U/23 Men Elite Men 42 km 42 km 42 km 42 km 42 km 42 km