2012 Junior 2 Day 4 Stage Tour
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2012 Junior 2 Day 4 Stage Tour Saturday June 9 Stage One: Woodstock Hall - IRTT 10.00am Stage Two: Newbridge General Store 1.30pm Sunday June 10 Stage Three: Nth Harcourt Community Hall 9.30am Stage Four: Mayfair Park - Criterium 12.30pm The Bendigo and District Cycling Club wishes to thank all the participants (and parents), especially those who have travelled some distance. We trust you enjoy your time in Bendigo and to those who provided assistance, in any shape or form; we very much appreciate your support. We wish to acknowledge and thank the following valued Sponsors for supporting the 2012 Junior Tour TOUR RULES - 2012 General: 1. All competitors, officials, marshals, supporters and/or any other person/s participating in the event take part at their own risk without any claim against the organizer, Bendigo & District Cycling Club Incorporated, or any individual or group associated with or acting on behalf of the organizer. 2. The Tour is conducted under the patronage of Cycling Victoria and shall comply with the rules set down in Cycling Australia Technical Regulations. 3. Safety is of utmost importance in the conduct of the event and all competitors, officials and/or any other person(s) participating in the event shall comply with all road rules and shall conduct themselves in a manner so as to ensure their safety at all times. 4. Competitors shall obey road rules at all times and shall ride on the left hand side of the road only and must NOT cross double lines or single continuous centre line. Riders who breach road rules may be fined, disqualified or both. 5. Officials shall be deployed at critical locations to provide assistance or direction to participants wherever practicable; however, it is ultimately the responsibility of the participant at all times to abide by the road rules and to ensure their own personal safety. Officials shall instruct competitors as necessary and their instructions MUST BE FOLLOWED. Officials are not permitted to control other road users and will not attempt to do so. Failure to comply with an official’s instruction may lead to fines, disqualification or both. All competitors, officials, etc shall obey instructions given by any member of the Police Force. 6. Only official vehicles are permitted to travel with the race convoy and shall be under the control of race Commissaire’s. Other private or non-official support vehicles shall not join the race convoy or attempt to mingle with competitors during the event. Failure to comply may result in a penalty to associated competitors. 7. In the event that First Aid is required contact Adrian Eiffert on 0422 125 497 or Scott Perdon on 0419 545 558. In the event of an emergency ring 112 or 000. Racing: 8. The tour is an individual event and shall be conducted on a point’s basis with Final General Classification placings being decided by the total number of points accumulated. The following points shall be allocated for each stage: 1st: 65 points 2nd: 50 points 3rd: 40 points 4th: 35 points 5th: 30 points 6th: 25 points 7th: 20 points 8th: 15 points 9th: 10 points 10th: 5 points All other finishers: 2 points. In the event of a tie, final placings shall be decided by countback in the following descending order Until the tie is broken: (i) time trial time; (ii) number of stage wins; (iii) placing in final stage. 9. To be eligible for Final General Classification a rider must complete all stages. If a rider fails to complete a stage due to a recognized mechanical or other mishap the rider shall be allotted 5 points for the stage and will be permitted to start the following stage. If a rider fails to start or complete a stage for any reason other than a recognized mechanical or other mishap, ie fall, the rider shall be permitted to start the following stages but will not be eligible for general classification. If a rider wins a stage and is ineligible for gen class he still receives the 50 points for winning the stage. 10. Spares or other outside assistance will not be provided nor permitted. Spares MAY be carried by the Commissaire purely at the Commissaire’s discretion. Should a rider be unable to continue a stage due to a recognized mechanical or other mishap or for any other reason the rider will be collected by the ‘sag wagon’ and returned to the start/finish area as part of the race convoy. 11. Time trial starts shall be as per schedule and it is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure they are ready to start on time. Should a competitor miss his/her start their time will still commence as per the scheduled time except in the event of a recognized mechanical or other mishap. The use of ‘aero’ time trial equipment will be permitted for U15/17’s. 12. Race numbers shall be worn on the left hip and shall not be cut, folded, covered or modified. 13. Standard ACF gear rollout restrictions shall apply for the relevant age category irrespective of grade. U17: 6.50 metres U15: 6.00 metres U13/11: 5.50 metres Under 15 riders competing in the U15/17 A grade division may use U17 gearing. Rollout shall be checked at the start of the Tour and at random times throughout the event. 14. Assembly each day for both riders and officials shall be at least 1 hour prior to scheduled start. Riders shall ensure they arrive at the start line sufficiently early to allow names to be checked off and to be briefed by officials. 15. The start/finish shall be kept clear for officials. Riders shall not congregate on the road in these areas unless told to do so by race officials. Riders shall also not recross the finish line in the direction of the race while wearing a number. 16. An appeal against a decision made by race officials must be made to the Chief Commissaire in writing within 30 minutes of the decision being made. Such an appeal shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 which shall be forfeited if the appeal is unsuccessful. The appeal will be will be heard by an appointed Appeal Jury as soon as practicable to allow the event to continue with minimum delay. 17. It is the responsibility of each competitor to be fully conversant with start times, start and finish locations, race route and these Tour Rules. IF IN DOUBT - ASK! General Program Details Saturday 9 June 2012 8.30am to 9.30am Registrations at Woodstock Hall 10.00am Commencement of Tour – as per program Stage One – Time Trial 10am Woodstock Hall, Woodstock U11/13: ‘C’ Grade – 6.2km 10.00am Start – 1 minute intervals U11/13: ‘B’ Grade – 6.2Km Following ‘C’ Grade U11/13: ‘A’ Grade – 6.2Km Following ‘B’ Grade U15/17: ‘B’ Grade – 10Km 10.00am Start – I minute intervals U15/17: ‘A Grade – 15Km Following ‘B’ Grade Changes maybe made to Grades after the Time Trial. Stage Two – Road Race 1.15pm Newbridge General Store U15/17: ‘A’ Grade 1.15pm – 37km (out and back plus one lap) U11/13: ‘A’ Grade 1.20pm – 12km (out and back) U11/13: ‘B’ Grade 1.25pm – 12km (out and back) U11/13: ‘C’ Grade 1.30pm – 12km (out and back) U15/17: ‘B’ Grade 1.35pm – 25km (1 lap) Sunday 10 June 2012 Stage Three – Road Race 9.30am North Harcourt Community Hall, McIvor Road, Harcourt U15/17: ‘A’ Grade 9.30am – 36.5km (3 laps and finish on Mt Alexander) U15/17: ‘B’ Grade 9.33am – 36.5km (3 laps and finish on Mt Alexander) U11/13: ‘A’ Grade 9.36am – 11km (1 lap) U11/13: ‘B’ Grade 9.39am – 11km (1 lap) U11/13: ‘C’ Grade 9.42am – 11km (1 lap) Merv DEAN Hill Top Climb first place will receive a Trophy sponsored by the Dean Family U15/17 only. Stage Four – Criterium – 12.30pm Piper Road, East Bendigo (Mayfair Park) U11/13: ‘C’ Grade 12.30pm – 10 min plus one lap U11/13: ‘B’ Grade 12.45pm –10 min plus one lap U11/13: ‘A’ Grade 1.00pm –10 min plus one lap U15/17: ‘B’ Grade 1.15pm – 15 min plus 3 laps U15/17: ‘A’ Grade 1.40pm – 20 min plus 3 laps Presentations at Bendigo Cycling Club clubrooms, Tom Flood Sports Centre, Water Street, Bendigo directly after completion of Criterium’s. Some hot finger food will be provided free of charge. Drinks can be purchased. Prizes will be allocated to ALL competitors. Look forward to seeing you ALL there. 2012 Junior Tour Gradings Rider No. Name Club Year Level Division Grade Tomarsh Loki Wangaratta 17M 15/17 A Tom Floyd Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Lachlan Goode Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Hamish Haynes Shepparton 17M 15/17 A Jack Orde Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Jack Makepeace Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Corey Clarke Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Alex Evans Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Julian Thomson Bendigo 17M 15/17 A Patrick Hamilton Ararat 15M 15/17 A Issac Buckell Bendigo 15M 15/17 A Jade Maddern Castlemaine 17M 15/17 B Charlotte Thompson Echuca/Moama 15W 15/17 B Tess Carter Bendigo 15W 15/17 B Nic Simpson Castlemaine 15M 15/17 B Darby Pickering Bendigo 15M 15/17 B Matthew Heisler Bendigo 15M 15/17 B Jordan Jackson Castlemaine 15M 15/17 B Jasper Albrecht Castlemaine 15M 15/17 B Conner Sens Bendigo 15M 15/17 B Jessie Thompson Echuca/Moama 15W 15/17 B Clare Cook Bendigo 15W 15/17 B Georgia Cummins Carneggie 13W 13‐Nov A Alysha Torr Qld 13W 13/11 A Corey Nichol Castlemaine 13M 13/11 A Campbell Gray Echuca/Moama 13M 13/11 A Jiah Polidano Bendigo 13M 13/11 A Sam Bradbury Blackburn 13M 13/11 A Mitchell Thompson Echuca/Moama 13M 13/11 A Graeme Frislie Ballarat 13M 13/11 A Josh Thompson Echuca/Moama 13M 13/11 A Sam Buckell Bendigo 13M 13/11 A Ashley Jackson Castlemaine 13W 13/11 A Alex Alott Bendigo 11M 13/11 B Oscar Jones Echuca/Moama 11M 13/11 B Tom Flood Bendigo 11M 13/11 B Isla Bradbury Blackburn 11W 13/11 B Jake Lyons Bendigo 11M 13/11 B Amber Lyons Bendigo 11W 13/11 B Jacob Collier Castlemaine 11M 13/11 B Charlie Manning Bendigo 13M 13/11 B Spencer Evans Bendigo