Welcome to the 2015 Granton Road Race

Hosted O'Regan's Subaru Cycling

Thank you to the sponsors of this event:

Lunenburg Bike Barn

http://bikelunenburg.com/

O'Regan's Subaru
http://www.oregans.subarudealer.ca/WebPage.aspx?WebSiteID=178

Details for the June 21, 2015 Race

Nova Scotia's longest consecutively running road race, the Riverport Road Race, will be co-hosted again this year by The Lunenburg Bike Barn and O'Regan's Subaru Cycling.  The loop will remain the same, but a reminder that the race is now run out of the Riverport Community Center (not the Elementary School). A map showing directions to the Community Center is here https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z4fxE5t1tg6A.kKBVzg2aXhXc&msa=0

As always, there will be prime laps and a KOM sprint for Categories A, B, C/F

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED!  Please contact us if you're interested in helping out.

When:  Sunday, June 21, 2015
Online Registration $30 (kindly pre-register online if possible - closes at 6 PM on Saturday, June 20 2015)
On-site, day-of registration $40 available from 9:30 til 11:00
All riders must hold a valid  BNS/CCC/UCI racing license or purchase a One Event Membership at an additional cost of $25
Cat A starts at noon and subsequent categories start at 5 minute intervals

Where: Riverport Community Center. 67 Lower Lahave Road

Course Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z4fxE5t1tg6A.kh2W3itb6uJg&msa=0&ll=44.344722,-64.418678&spn=0.124236,0.308647

Here is a Strava segment showing the course (note that this segment shows the old start/finish location).
http://www.strava.com/segments/1584406
Here's a Strava segment showing the run-up to the finish line: http://www.strava.com/segments/4379976

Cat A - 5 laps for 140 km
Cat B/Female A - 4 laps for 112 km
Cat C/Female B - 3 laps for 84 km
Cat D - 2 laps for 56 km
U17 - 2 laps for 56 km
U15/U13 - 1 lap for 28 km

Full details on categories:

Prize Money for all categories will be generous and determined according to the final registration numbers.

Directions: Highway 103 to Exit 11. Travel South on Hwy. 324 approx. 10 kms to a 4-way stop. Make right onto Hwy 332 towards Riverport. Travel approx. 15 kms. to Riverport Community Center on the left. This route will take you approx 3 km past the old start/finish line and a short ways past the bridge in Riverport (do not go over the bridge; continue straight on past it and the Community Center will be on the left.)
Travel time from Halifax: 1.5 hours

A map showing how to get to Community Centre from Hwy 103:
http://goo.gl/maps/atRvs

Two jersey numbers are required. These can be purchased on race day at sign in.  If you have numbers from a previous road race, bring them! If you forgot or lost your numbers from this year, you will need to purchase a new set. Save these numbers as you can reuse them for the 2015 season

Race number fee: $5.00

Pre-registered riders MUST sign-in on race day!!