VUELTA RULES
Helmets are Mandatory.

Important:  You must complete the Time Trial to participate in the Crit. You must complete the Crit & ITT, to participate in the Tour de Lagos. If you show up for either the Crit or Tour de Lagos and do not qualify to continue, you will be asked to refrain from riding.

Triathlete bars and clip-ons will ONLY be allowed in the time trial.

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST OBEY THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AT ALL TIMES. Centerline rule will be strictly enforced at the crit and tour. All riders will be issued numbers prior to the criterium. Numbers will not be necessary at the TT.

Required: Release Form

Registration cut-off will be strictly enforced. Do not be late. Being in line at registration close does not qualify.

Rides are only open to club members.

Vuelta fee is $20 for all 3 stages.

New members are welcome for the standard $40 annual membership fee + the event fee. Everyone must sign membership form and Release Form for the event.

(One release for the entire weekend is ok).

NOTE FOR JUNIOR RIDERS:
If a junior rider has not previously filled out a club membership and release form then he must do so before the ride with a parents signature. Juniors Race for Free.

For more information contact: vuelta@teamsanjose.org

Saturday - 29 September
Prologue (ITT)

8:00am Registration opens
8:30am registration closes
8:45am Rider meeting

Riders: 1 minute intervals
Approx. Distance: 7.5 miles
No handicap given in time trial.

Top 30-40% of scratch times will form the A group; remaining times riders will be placed in the B & C groups.

ITT location: Start at Canada/Edgewood road, just north of the town of Woodside.

Directions:
To get there follow Highway 280 north
Edgewood Road exit.
Stop sign, Turn left & follow Edgewood Road to the bottom of the hill and park.

Saturday - 29 September
Afternoon Criterium

C Group
2:00pm Registration opens
2:30pm Registration closes
3:00pm Race Start
Distance: 14 laps

B Group
3:15pm Registration opens
3:45pm Registration closes
4:00pm Race Start
Distance: 16 laps

A Group
4:45pm Registration opens
5:15pm Registration closes
5:30pm Race Start
Distance: 20 laps

Criterium Location:
Patrick Henry Dr/Democracy Way

Directions: From Hwy 101, exit North on Great America Pkwy, turn left onto Patrick Henry.

Course: 4 right turns

Rider Meetings: 5 minutes before each start.
Meeting is located at the start line. Miss the meeting, miss the event.

Eligibility: completion of ITT

Sunday - 30 September
Tour de Lagos

8:00 am Registration opens
8:30 am registration closes
8:45 am Rider meeting

Distance:
C group: 16 miles (1 lap)
B group: 33 miles (2 laps)
A group: 50 miles (3 laps)

Time Bonuses
top of the wall
time bonus primes
15 Seconds first cyclist/lap

Start location:
Uvas Road Parking Lot

Directions: from San Jose
101 south, Exit Tennant Ave, turn right
Left Monterey Road
Right Watsonville Road
Right Uvas Road
Parking lot is just past the dam.

Eligibility: completion of ITT & Criterium

Year

Group A

Group B

Group C

Sebe Ziesler

Jonathan Sinclair

Scott Lewis

Alan Armstong

Steve Dakin

Matthew Larson

Mike Holt

Ron Buckley

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David Stockwell

Alex Blease

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Daniel Smith

Greg Raub

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Richard Del Valle

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Matt Dubberley

Mike Vella

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Jon Sek

Stephan Aducci

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Jackson Stewart

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