TCRR Race Details

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THANKS EVERYONE FOR A GREAT RACE

Thanks to all the raceers, and all the volunteers and staff who made the race a success.

Survey feedback is up at http://www.tokenekeclassic.com/survey_2010.html
Results are up at BikeReg and on our site: http://www.tokenekeclassic.com/results2010.html
Barry Koblenz's photos are up at http://www.basetwelvephoto.com/
Please help us improve the race - complete a short survey http://www.tokenekeclassic.info/racesurvey3/public/survey.php?name=TokenekeRace2010_copy
New England Regional Championship medals should be mailed out by the end of the week. We will send out another e-mail when the championship results have been finalized (next day or two).

A few items and information / feedback

If there is a problem with results (you are not there, wrong place, etc.) then e-mail us. JD at Pioneer Event Productions has always been excellent at finding and fixing problems.
The State Police presence (or lack) was a problem this year, again. Just so you know, the local Berkhamsted trooper did everything right to set up the schedule, and on Sunday went out of his way to work the race and get us coverage. We are working with him to make sure the problem (in the central secheduling office) does not impact us next year.
The feed zone was pretty crowded. We are trying to figure out a better way - extending it, moving it, or something.
The long walk from parking to registration is a perennial complaint. We haven't figured out a better way yet but we will work on that again.
Cat 3 and Masters 35+ fields mixing - the M 35+ passed the Cat 3 at the finish and it was confusing. We will try to address this next year - larger starting time-gap, switching start order, or something else.

Cafeteros Cycling Club and Team Mossman Tokeneke Racing are staging the Tokeneke Classic bicycle race around the Barkhamsted Reservoir in Central Connecticut on August 8th, 2010. The area was chosen because of the challenging terrain and spectacular beauty of the race course. This popular race is returning for its seventh edition after a very successful 2008.

We are very pleased to announce that the Tokeneke Classic has been chosen as the USAC New England Regional Championship Road Race.

The course is multiple loops of a challenging 22-mile circuit with about 2000 feet of climbing per lap. The course generally separates the field but if not the final climb, with 580 feet in 2.2 miles, ensures a thrilling finish.

Proposed 2010 Race Categories, Times, and Distances

Race	Time	Distance	Field Limit	Entry / Prizes
Cat 4 men	9:00 am	2 laps, 44 miles	100	$35 / $150 top 5
Masters 45+ (cat 1-4)	9:08 am	2 laps, 44 miles	100	$35 / $250 top 5
Women 1/2/3	9:18 am	2 laps, 44 miles	100 (with Women 4)	$35 / $350 top 5
Women 4	9:18 am	2 laps, 44 miles	100 (with Women 1/2/3)	$35 / $50 top 3
Cat 4/5 Men	9:25 am	1 lap, 22 miles	75	$35 / $50 top 3
Pro/1/2	12:45 pm	3 laps, 66 miles	100	$35 / $500 top 5
Cat 3 men	12:51 pm	3 laps, 66 miles	100	$35 / $350 top 5
Masters 35+ (cat 1-4)	12:57 pm	3 laps, 66 miles	100	$35 / $300 top 5
Juniors 15-18 (cat1-5)	1:05 pm	2 laps, 44 miles	75 with M55+	$25 / Medals
Masters 55+ (cat 1-4)	1:05 pm	2 laps, 44 miles	75 with Juniors	$35 / $100 top 3

Notes: ADDITIONAL PRIZES - Tifosi Optics has donated premium sunglasses, one for each 1st-place finisher. Women race in a combined field but are scored separately. Juniors and M55+ will start and race together and may work together but will be scored separately and have separate prize lists.

NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONISHIP: The Tokeneke Classic has been chosen as the USAC New England Regional Championship Road Race for 2009. Any rider holding a current USA Cycling annual license who is a USA citizen or permanent resident and resides in New England as shown on their license is eligible for championship medals. (The Tokeneke Classic itself is open to all licensed riders irrespective of residency, but only New England residents qualify for medals.) Medals will be awarded for Men 1/2 and Women 1/2/3, Men 3, Masters men and women by 5-year age group from 35-39 up through 65+.

POINTS AFFILIATIONS

MCRA: Masters races are part of the MCRA race series (see www.mastercycleracing.com)

MCRB: Masters races are part of the MCRB race series (see www.masterscycleracing.com)

JUNIORS: Junior events are part of the Lance Armstrong Junior Olympic Road Series (see www.usacycling.org/lajrs). LAJRS Medals will be distributed as follows: Men (15-16, 17-18) in their own race. Women (15-16, 17-18) in the open women’s race. Espoir men in the Pro/1/2 race. Junior one-day licensees are eligible for LAJRS medals. Junior women may race for $25 - junior women who register online can receive a $10 rebate on race day.

VOLUNTEERS We are looking for volunteers. If you're a racer, sign up and bring a volunteer and we will refund your $35 entry fee on race day. Sign up your volunteer under "Volunteers" on BikeReg.com - first 20 on a first-come-first-served basis.

If you're a racer and want to volunteer yourself for a half-day, we will refund $18 on race-day. Sign up under "Volunteers" on BikeReg (after you sign up for your own race, of course).

MAPS

Map / Elevation Profile from MapMyRide

Google Map for course location and directions

Google Map of course together with pictures

Google Earth .kmz file - see to the right for how to load

Course Description

Start Line will be in front of the East Hartland Volunteer Firehouse.

Finish Line - we have moved the finish line about 250m further down the road from the 2009 race. The finish will be on the flats about 250m past the crest of the Rt 20 finishing climb (i.e. past the intersection of Rt 20 and Balance Rock Road). We will have finishing flags, so no complaints about missing the finish. (The finish is about 1 mile north of the start. Spectators can walk from the start, or please park off the main road on either Brook Drive - south of the finish - or Old Town Road - north of the finish.)

Feed Zone is a few hundred meters before the crest of the finishing hill on Rt 20 / N Hollow Rd (and so about 400 or 500m before the finish line). NO FEEDING OUTSIDE THE FEED ZONE. Neutral water will be supplied (courtesy of Hammer Nutrition) but do not rely on neutral water only - it will be a hot day and with all the riders we may not get everyone. (Please park off the main road on Old Town Road north of the finish.)

Finishing Climb we've received many (well, one or two) questions. The Tokeneke finishing climb, unlike the Longsjo/Fitchburg or the former Unionvale or Housatonic finishes, is part of the loop and all fields except Cat. 4/5 will traverse it once or twice before the finish. The climb itself is a wonderful consistent pitch - about 2.2mi at a 5% grade. See the Race Profile for a comparision with other local races.

Course: The racers start in front of the E Hartland volunteer firehouse and then proceed south on 179, in a clockwise direction around the reservoir. At the junction of Routes 179 and 219 (about 4.3mi), the racers will bear right onto 219 South. The race will move in a clockwise direction so that at intersections the racers turn right, thus avoiding having to cross other lanes of traffic. At the intersection of 219 and 318 (about 6.9mi), the race will bear right onto 318 West and will go over the Saville Dam. Just past the dam at about 7.7mi, the race will turn right onto Beach Rock Road. This is the first climb and the pavement on Beach Rock Road is rough. At the corner of Beach Rock and 181 (about 8.6mi), the racers will turn right and travel north on Route 181. In West Hartland (about 15.9mi), the race will proceed east on Route 20, completing the lap by returning the racers to the corner of Routes 20 and 179 in East Hartland.

Road Conditions

Route 219 South (the downhill from mile 4 to mile 7 just before crossing the dam), is new, smooth, and wonderful

BEACH ROCK ROAD (the right-hand turn at mile 7 ¾ just after the dam) IS STILL ROUGH, POT-HOLED, AND NASTY. The town of Barkhamsted will resurface but not until after the race. Sorry it's still bad but next year should be nice. At least it is uphill.

The resurfacing from last year (starting about mile 15, Route 20 north of W. Hartland and including the screaming downhill) is also great to ride on.

The CT Dept of Transport will resurface the finishing cpmb (mile 20), but again after our race

Google Earth Tour

A bird's-eye tour of the course. Set http://www.tokenekeclassic.info / TokenekeClassicBicycleRace.kmz - as a network link in Google Earth (under "My Places"). Best to turn off lat/long grid ("View" unclick "Grid") and most importantly set Elevation Exageration to 3 (under "Tools - Options"). Then highlight the link/file in My Places and hit the play button at the bottom of My Places. Please note that, while we have made every effort, we cannot guarantee accuracy and we also reserve the right to modify the course.

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General Information

Registration

On-line registration will be at at bikereg.com bikereg.com. (online service fee applied based on Bikereg.com standard service fee rates). $15 surcharge for day-of registration.

Parking

Parking is at Berg (or Burg) Field, on Rt 20 about 0.3 miles south-east of the Rt 20 / Rt 179 intersection. THERE IS NO RACER PARKING AT START AREA. To walk or ride from the Berg field parking area to the start area take the path through the woods or turn left onto Rt 20 west, go 0.3 miles and take left onto Rt 179. Follow signs for the start.

Lunch

Lunch will be available for purchase at the registration / start area, provided by the E. Hartland Soccer Association.

NEW RACERS

We're very excited about all the enquiries from new racers. We really want to encourage you to join us. The most important point though - if you're a new racer then as a man you must enter the Cat 5 race, as a woman the Cat 4 (juniors can of course race in the juniors race).

Here is some basic information on amateur racing in the US regarding licensing, categories, etc.

All racers must hold a valid license to race - usually an annual license but for men Cat 5 (women Cat 4) it can be a one-day license purchased on the day.

The Tokeneke Classic is run under a permit from USA Cycling, the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States. (www.usacycling.org). USA Cycling officials oversee the race scoring and we adhere to USA Cycling rules.
For men all new racers and all one-day licenses are automatically Cat 5 (new women are Cat 4)
Categories:

Category 5: All new racers (and all one-day licenses)
Category 4: cat 5 racers who have upgraded (after completing 10 races)
Category 3: upgrade from cat 4 based on race results
Category 2: upgrade based on results
Category 1: upgrade based on results (Cat 1 are pro-level racers)
You must have an annual license to upgrade from Cat 5 to Cat 4

Some resources at USA Cycling

on-line membership application ($60): http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=579
EnCYCLINGpedia: https://www.usacycling.org/encyclingpedia/
Cycling 101: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=1155

DIRECTIONS

GPS

For those wanting to use GPS, the address of the parking at Berg (or Burg) field is, according to Garmin: Burg Field, 93 Hartland Blvd, East Hartland, CT 06027, with Lat/Long co-ordinates N41.99395 W72.89969 (WGS84). The co-ordinates of registration (no parking at registration) are N41.99755 W72.90659.

From I-91 (from Boston, etc.)

From I-91, take exit 40 for Rt 20. Follow signs to Rt 20 West. Stay on Rt 20 West through Granby and West Granby. Follow signs for parking at Berg Field in East Hartland. Distance from Exit 40 is approximately 17 miles.

Waterbury, CT I-84 (from NYC, southern CT, etc.)

From I-84, take exit for Rt 8 North in Waterbury. Follow Rt 8 North into Winsted - 27 miles. Take the US-44/CT-183/CT-8/S Main St exit at end of expressway. Turn left onto Rt 44 East. Stay straight on Rt 44 East 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Ripley Hill Rd/CT-318. Ripley Hill Rd/CT-318 becomes Pleasant Valley Rd/CT-181/CT-318. Turn right onto CT-318/Saville Dam Rd. CT-318/Saville Dam Rd Becomes E Hartland Rd/CT-219. E Hartland Rd/CT-219 becomes E Hartland Rd/CT-179/CT-219. Stay straight on E Hartland Rd/CT-179. Go past registration and turn right onto Rt 20 East - 0.3 miles. Follow signs for parking at Berg Field in East Hartland.

Tokeneke course map and Parking / Start / Finish area

Support, Timing, Communications

Race support provided by SRAM Neutral Race Support.

Timing by Pioneer Event Productions. Communications and emergency co-ordination provided by Central MA Public Safety Assn Inc.

Event will be run under a USA Cycling permit. Promoter reserves the right to combine fields, reduce mileage or cancel race. ANSI approved helmet required. All USA Cycling rules apply. No tri-bars. No tank-tops. No mountain bikes. One day license available for women Cat. 4 and men Cat. 5.