EVENT DAY SCHEDULE

PRESTIGE SERIES OR RACE QUESTIONS?

RACE DIRECTOR > Udo Heinz: udo.c.heinz@gmail.com SERIES DIRECTOR > Dot Wong: Dot@SoCalCross.org WEBSITE > www.SoCalCross.org

DIRECTIONS River Park / Lake San Dieguito

Hodges (boat ramp), Escondido LINK MAP: http://binged.it/R7n1fs

DIRECTIONS 15 North: From Interstate

Exit Valley Pkwy. Turn left at Date Ln. Turn left on Lake Dr. Turn right into Mission Rd (through the gate into the park). Race venue is at the end of the road inside the park (1 mile).

DIRECTIONS 15 South: From Interstate

At Exit 27 take ramp right, follow signs Via Rancho Pkwy. Turn left onto E Via Rancho Pkwy (becomes W Via Rancho Pkwy). Turn left onto Lake Dr. Turn left into Mission Rd (through the gate into the park). Race venue is at the end of the road inside the park (1 mile).

THE2.3km, spectatorCOURSE The

friendly course featuring dirt, sand, grass and pavement and is fast with fun downhill sections of varying speed and width, tight sandy turns, a unique beach section that runs along the shore of Lake Hodges, a sandpit, steady uphill sections with strategically placed barriers. This course will challenge your fitness and bike handling skills at a BMX style section, and in between those anaerobic moments of suffering, youll be having fun! And when youre done with the race, hang out at the beach, or hike to the top of a nearby hill and see the entire course.

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THE VENUE off Interstate Located right

15 and Del Dios Hwy (S6) at the shore of Lake Hodges near Escondido. Bring the entire family as theres plenty to see and explore at LakeHodges and the San Dieguito River Park after the race. The San Dieguito River Park is an open space district that features hundreds of miles of multiuse trails and historical landmarks. The Coast to Crest Trail system will someday link more than 55 miles of trails from the Pacific Ocean in Del Mar to the Anza Borrego Desert. A portion of all race proceeds on this Veterans Day weekend goes to helping support the Challenged Athletes

REGISTRATION Online registration

available. Series discount pass available. Go to www.socalcross.org/ for details. Online registration closes Thursday November 8th at 11:59PM (Pacific). Race Day registration opens 2 hours prior to race category start and closes 20 minutes prior to race category start.

ENTRY FEES
C: BEGINNER $20 $25 JUNIOR RACE $10 $15 YOUTH UNDER 10 RACE $5 $10 ALL OTHERS $30 $35 2ND RACE $5 $5

PRE-REG

RACE DAY

American Bicycle Racing Permit 2012- 352. All 2012 ABR rules apply. Event will be held rain or shine, no refunds. Cyclocross and mountain bikes (no bar ends) best. Bicycle and wheel changes are allowed in the designated pit areas only. No feeds are allowed on course except under discretion of the race officials. Riders must wear helmets when on the bike at all times. Riders shall stay on the course or existing trails. Warming up on the Course Once the last rider has crossed the line in the current active wave, the officials will allow riders to pre-ride the course so they can become familiar with route. Please enter the course just past the finish line and do not pass or ewwnter in front of riders who are still racing on the course. As in the past, while pre-riding do not cross the finish line while the timing system is running and do not pass active racers on course. There will always be enough time to complete one lap before the next race starts. Once the next race has started, warming up on the course is not allowed.

CATEGORIES18 years of Senior (over

age in 2013) and Masters categories may be listed by ability as well as age. Ability categories are as follows. The Prestige Series discourages sandbagging. USA Cycling does not recognize American Bicycle Racing events for cyclocross category upgrades or national ranking points.
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CYCLOCROSS RACING the AGE A riders racing age for

2012-13 Cyclocross Season is the racing age theyll be the year of the CX World Championships which take place February 23, 2013. Your racing age for the entire cyclocross season running September 2012 through January 2013 is your age as of 12/31/2013.

RESULTS will be posted Race results

near the awards area immediately following each race. Please make sure to check your results within the 15-minute posting/protest period or they will be final. Online results at: www. SoCalCross.org

*$5.00 2nd race pricing applies after HIGHER entry fee is paid except Juniors race.