2018 BNS Highland Stage Race

WELCOME TO THE 2018 Highland Stage Race

Sunday, July 1st

Hosted by Roadents Competitive Cycling

Event Sponsors

Event Details

LOCATION:
Riverside International Speedway
101 Beaver Mountain Road, Antigonish County, NS
Drive on Highway 104 to Antigonish County.
Take Exit 30 at James River and turn south.
Turn right on Beaver Mountain Road, first road south of highway.
Speedway will be on the left.
Confirmation about camping at Riverside or at Keppoch is still pending. Please follow the event page for updates.
REGISTRATION:
Online registration only. There will be NO registration on site. A valid BNS/UCI race license must be shown at sign-in, unless purchasing an OEM. Though you are not obligated to do both stages, the fee will remain the same even if you want to do just one.
Youth (18 and younger): $30
Adult (19 and older): $50
One Event Membership (for non-licensed racers): $25
You can pick up jersey numbers on site if you haven't raced this year. Keep them as you can use them again for the remainder of the racing season.
SCHEDULE:
09:00 Sign in
10:00 Time trial stage
12:00 Road race stage
14:30 Closing ceremony
COURSE:
1. Time Trial
Cat A: 15 km
Cat B/AF/U19M: 15 km
Cat C/BF: 15 km
Cat D/CF/U19F: 15 km
Cat U17/U15/U13: 8.5 km
The time trial starts on Highway 4 by the fire sub-station, about 100 metres east of the Beaver Meadow Road intersection. All riders will travel west with the junior categories turning around about 2.8 km down the highway and the remainder turning around at the end of the highway, about 6 km away. Riders will head back towards the start, but will turn right at Beaver Meadow Road. After crossing the bridge over Highway 104, everyone will make another turn to the right, this time onto Beaver Mountain Road. Follow this road to the top of the hill at the entrance to the provincial park. The climb averages about 10% over the final kilometre. Safely coast back down the hill to the speedway to await the start of the second stage.
2. Road Race
Cat A: 88 km (4 laps)
Cat B/AF/U19M: 66 km (3 laps)
Cat C/BF: 45 km (2 laps)
Cat D/CF/U19F: 23 km (1 lap)
Cat U17/U15/U13: 23 km (1 lap)
More information about categories at http://bicycle.ns.ca/racing-categories-scoring/ .
The road race starts on Beaver Mountain Road at the intersection with Beaver Meadows Road. At the signal, turn left onto Beaver Meadows Road and head north across Highway 104 to the intersection with Highway 4. An RCMP officer will be providing traffic control so that you may turn right safely onto Highway 4. Continue for 9.6 km to the roundabout. Once in the roundabout, take the second exit in order to cross over Highway 104. Enter the second roundabout and, once inside, take the first exit in order to get on Addington Forks Road. Continue for 10.5 km, following Beaver Meadow Road into the right-hand turn. Along this stretch of road will be the feed zone. After completing the required amount of laps for your category, you will turn left off onto Beaver Mountain Road. Take another left-hand turn onto a segment of gravel for 300 metres until you reach the gate to the race track. Enter the track and do 1.5 laps to finish the race, Roubaix style.
There will be podium presentations for the general classification only, immediately after the completion of road race stage. Regular BNS points will be awarded for this event.

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Registration open Jun 12, 2018Jun 30, 2018
Registration is Closed