2025 Roadies VS Tri Time Trial

June 4

2025 Roadies VS Tri Time Trial

The MCA is please to bring back the much-loved Roadie VS "Tri time trials for 2025. Please note this is a Canada Summer Games qualifying race so all CSG athletes should be in attendance.


"Roadie" VS "Tri" Time trial: Individual Time Trial, 2 laps, Clockwise Loop


Date: Wednesday June 4, 2025

Race Organizers: Brent Burley: 204-612-3104 brent_burley@hotmail.com and Kevin Hartle: 204-230-7179 kevindhartle@gmail.com

Location: Birds Hill Provincial Park

Parking: East Beach Parking Lot.

Washrooms: Available at the Beach at BHP

Spectators: The start/finish will be at the standard Pan Am start/finish. NOTE: Parking on the grass is not allowed

Registration: Online only, $20

Single Event Day permit(required for non-MCA members):

$35 Adults (18 +)

$10 Youth (13-17 years old)

$5 child (12 years and under)

- There will be no on-site registration, license purchases or license upgrades on the race day.

- Registration will close on Monday June 2 nd at 11:59 PM


Categories: Racers will compete in the regular ability category (5, 4, 3+) all racers will complete 2 laps of Bird’s Hill Park road circuit (see map for details).

Sign-In: Will be located at the East Beach parking lot – opens at 6 PM and closes at 6:40 PM

For Road Race and Criterium - racers MUST have a UCI or Manitoba RACE license (no single event permit allowed)


For racers without a UCI or MCA Manitoba RACE license, the purchase of a Single Event Permit is available for:

  • Gran Fondo
  • Time Trial

Purchase of one single event permit wlll allow participation of Grand Fondo and/or Time Trial.

Adult single event permit: $35

Youth 16 years old and under: $10

Children 12 years and under: $5


** IMPORTANT **

Only MCA members have sport accident insurance. The single event permit does not include sport accident insurance.


Race Numbers

Race Numbers: Please use your 2025 MCA Road BIB number

- If you don’t have a number, one will be assigned to you and you will pick up at sign in table along with your timing chip.

- Only one body number is required, no frame plate. Put the number in the center of your lower back over top of your jersey pockets. If you are using a Time Trial suit the number must be on the outside of the jersey, it cannot be inside the clear plastic pocket as per updated UCI rules.


- Here’s a video how to pin your numbers properly: How To Pin Number For TT


Timing Chip:

Timing via Zone4. Please pick up your timing chip at sign in and return it after you have completed your race to the timing chip bucket at the finish.

The timing chip should be affixed (velco) to your bike's RIGHT fork.

Manitoba Provincial Road Championship (Canada Summer Games Qualifier) and Gran Fondo

License

Race Details:

Race Location: Start is at Northgate Trailhead at Hwy 10 https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Xw89Cy7N4CrRjLZA

Þ Parking: Northgate Trails Parking Area. All vehicles will need to be parked by 9:30 AM prior to event staging. You will not be allowed to drive a vehicle in or out of the North Gate trails parking lot after 9:30 AM.

Þ Race Format: Road Race and Gran Fondo

Þ Race Categories: The races are open to men and women. Cat 1/2/3, Cat 4, Cat 5, and Gran Fondo. Transgender, Gender Fluid, and Non-Binary participants may choose whichever category makes them the most comfortable.

Þ Staging- 9:55 AM: Each category will be staged separately along the gravel road of North Gate Trails Parking lot that intersects Hwy #10. Please follow Commissaires instructions for your position in staging. Cat 1/2/3 men will go first. Cat 4 men and women second. Cat 5 men and women third, the Gran Fondo Long Course Participants fourth and the Gran Fondo Short Course participants will be fifth/last. Please listen and follow the Commissaires’ instructions for your event start. Each category will be released onto course in 2–4-minute staggered increments. Each Category is a separate event and will be timed and prized separately.

Þ Warm up: It is recommended that participants warm up/do their activation sets on the #10 Climb heading south through the North Gate of Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP). Prior to the start of races, marshals will not be on the course managing traffic. Extreme caution and awareness of vehicles and other riders must be practiced at all time and especially for turning around on course and returning to North Gate Trails for staging. Event participants MUST be present at course staging/instructions at 9:45 AM.

Þ Race Timing: Timing chips will be distributed at sign-in/registration table. This is the method by which your ride will be timed, therefore it is imperative that you affix (velcro) the timing chip to the fork of your bike for the duration of the ride. Failure to do so will result in no time being recorded. Please return the timing chip to the RED chip return bin located at the Hilton Trail Head at the conclusion of your event and before you return to the Northgate Trail head/North Gate parking lot.

Þ Feed Zone: (Cat 1/2/3 and Cat 4 Long Course athletes): Feed zone will be located at the long course turn around at RMNP South Gate entrance to park on the east side boulevard. “Soigneurs” (people in feed zone passing up bottles/nutrition to athletes riding by) will not be provided by race organizers. Feed zone support must be arranged independently by event participants. Soigneurs must be on the east side boulevard (left side of road of turn around) for hand ups to athletes. There will be volunteers working at the snack table at the Grand Fondo Long Course turn around on the west side boulevard. Event participants can stop, get off of their bike and feed themselves and fill their bottles from the snack table. Bathrooms will also be present at half way turnaround of the long course.

Þ Sign-in/Walk up Registration: Opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 9:15 AM at the parking area of Northgate Trailhead.

  • ALL participants need to sign in at the sign in/walk up registration table by 9:15 AM
  • Please arrive early to allow time for license check, distribution of road numbers and timing chip. Note: if you have MB road numbers issued in 2025, please use them and bring them with you to when you sign in.

Þ Road number placement: There should be a set of numbers to pin to your jersey and a number to affix to your seat post.

  • Placement of jersey numbers: one near the bottom of jersey to the RIGHT SIDE of centre, and one on the RIGHT SIDE of the torso turned so it’s almost parallel to the ground when in riding position.

How to pin your race numbers to your jersey

License: Manitoba Cycling Race License

- You must hold one of the following:

  • Manitoba Cycling: 2025 UCI license or 2025 Manitoba RACE license

- If you have none of the above, a Single Event Permit Day license will be need to be purchased at the time of online registration

- Single-Event Day permits will be available through online registration only; they will not be available at sign-in on race day.


- Reminder: Only MCA members have Sport Accident coverage for this event.

- Non-MCA members do not have Sport accident coverage and participate at their own risk.

- All non-MCA members MUST complete and sign an online MCA waiver at online registration. Participants under the age of 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian.

Start Times

- Will be posted Wednesday morning (race day) on Instagram, Facebook and the MCA website. This will be your official start time. Riders need to be at the start 10 minutes before their start time.

- The First Rider will start at 7 PM , with 1-minute gaps between riders

- You will start sometime between 7-8 PM .

Staging

- You must show up 10 min before your start time for staging at the top of Pan-Am hill

- There will be a holder available for starts

- Once you arrive at the start/finish for staging, please keep an ear out for the volunteer who will be calling out names (The Whip) and getting everyone sorted into their start order

- We will stage everyone about 5 minutes before their actual start time

- Once you start, you will do your race. If you pass someone, please ensure that you are giving them 2 meters clearance laterally.

- Riders arriving late for their start will be started at the discretion of the commissaires at the end of the start list.


Passing other Riders

- If a racer is catching another racer, they must maintain a lateral distance of at least 2 metres between them and the other rider. (UCI rule [2.4.018])

- racers should only pass another racer when it is safe to do so for both racers.

- After being passed by another racer, the caught rider should ride at least 25m away from the other after 1km of being passed [UCI rule 2.4.018). If this is not possible, the caught racer, should ensure they are not in the slipstream of the other racer, by leaving a lateral gap of at least 2 metres.


Finish

- Results will also be posted on the MCA’s webpage within 48 hours of the race, riders will have 24 hours to protest any results before they are considered official.

- Results will be available live on Zone4.ca

- Please make sure to return your timing chip at the end of your race

Prizing:

- ITT races: Top 3 Male & Top 3 Female from each ability category will be awarded

- Prizing amount will be determined based on number of participants, and at the discretion of the race organizer.

- No Prizing will be given out at the end of the race. The race organizer will contact riders directly via email

General Race Rules

General Race Rules:

·     All event participants must hold a current UCI/CCA racing license, Manitoba Provincial race license, or a single event permit/day permit .

· Canada Summer Games qualifying athletes must use a standard road bike without aero-extensions, no full cover rear disc wheels will be allowed but Time Trial helmets are allowed.

·     The MB RACE license, UCI, or single event day permit must be purchased before the start of the event.

·     Riders are required to wear a hard-shell ANSI or SNELL approved helmet while racing, warming up, and cooling down.

·     Riders must wear close-toed shoes and be use a bike with front and rear brakes.

·     Riders must be able to carry their own nutrition and water bottles with them on their bikes.

·     A waiver MUST be filled out and signed for each racer


Courtesy and Safety:

·     The racecourse is open to the public.

·     Signs will indicate that bike race is in progress, marshals do not have the authority to prevent people or vehicles from entering the course.

·     Ride within the designated route. Ensure you ride safely, in control. Cyclists deemed to be riding unsafely, discourteously, or recklessly will be removed.

·     NEVER cross the centre line of the road. Event participants who are seen crossing the centre line will be subject to removal from the event and disqualification.

·     If you choose to stop while on course, signal to the riders behind and pull over safely as far as possible onto the right side of the shoulder/boulevard. Our support team (ride marshals, medical staff) may ask if you need assistance. Signal with a “thumbs-up” to indicate that you are okay.

·     Maintain control and speed of your bike, even when going downhill.

·     Be aware of others around you and communicate well in advance while cycling. Use gestures combined with verbal commands. Ride with your head up and look down the road rather than directly at the person in front of you. Verbally say, “passing on your left” when passing another person.

·     Know your limits. Crashes can occur when inexperienced riders lack the bike-handling skills necessary to make quick decisions in a pack.

·     Never overlap your wheels with another cyclist.

·     Be courteous to all vehicles and pedestrians.

·     Do not use headphones, personal stereos, or cell phones while riding.

·     No outside support vehicles allowed along the course. Support vehicles and spectators are permitted only in designated areas. It is unsafe for spectators to stop at any other locations along the route.

·     Emergency vehicles ALWAYS have the right of way. Riders must give way to emergency vehicles by pulling over, stopping, and dismounting.

·     Always display your RACE number. All registered cyclists must wear their RACE number according to race instructions. Riders who fail to do so will not receive an official finish time.

·     All riders must obey traffic officers and course marshals. Disobeying instructions from these individuals will result in disqualification from the ride.

·     No littering on course. Riders must dispose of garbage in designated bins only. Riders caught littering will be disqualified from the event regardless of their event or category.

·     Each event participant is responsible for their own flat changes or mechanical mishaps on course. There will not be a Neutral Service Vehicle for this event. Bring your own flat repair kit with you on the bike.

·   No personal, team, or club follow vehicles are allowed on the racecourse.

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