Event Description
Our ninth year! From SuperPro Racing, the annual homage to the Spring Classics of Europe is happening Saturday, June 9th, in NorCal! Here's to hoping for grey skies, some bits of rough road and please, oh please, some solid wind. Long miles, big climbs and screaming descents will punctuate a full day in the saddle complete with great company and top notch support.
We drive you OUT TO THE START from registration and drop you off and you ride back in to the finish in South San Francisco. No waiting for busses to pick you up! You finish the ride at your car, near the buffet! Bring your backpack with dry clothes for the post-ride afterparty.
ROUTE HERE: The route wil be emailed to all participants 48 hours before the ride. (We used to not send it out until the night before, now you have two days to review it!)
THE BUS DEPARTURE POINT THIS YEAR IS AT SAN CRISTO HALL IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. YOU WILL NEED TO GET YOURSELF THERE. BUSES WILL ROLL AT 7:30am and NO, SADLY, WE WILL NOT WAIT FOR YOU.
Cost includes post-ride buffet (local farm-to-face, mostly organic with vegetarian options), all the craft beer you care for and first class transportation for you and your bike via chartered luxury coach. Also included are four fully stocked feed zones along the route; mechanic support on course and SAG wagon.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
CHECK-IN: 6:00am - 6:45am
BUS LOAD-UP: 6:45am - 7:00am
BUS LEAVES: 7:00am **sharp**
ROUTE (full serving): TBA ~100 - 120 miles, ~10,000 ft. Approx 15% dirt.
EXPRESS ROUTE: TBA ~70 - 80 miles, ~7,000 ft. Approx 15% dirt.
COURSE MARKINGS: YOU MUST HAVE A ROUTING GPS AND KNOW HOW TO USE IT. The course will not be completly marked!! Load up your GPS and make sure it's charged. YOUR ROUTING GPS IS YOUR MAIN GUIDE. PAPER MARKINGS ARE FOR BACKUP ONLY. DO NOT SHOW UP AND EXPECT TO DEPEND ON THE ROUTE MARKINGS ALONE OR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME.
AWARDS: We will present fun awards once 80% of the riders are in. Lanterne Rouge and "dead center" are the last ones we'll give out, obviously.
AID STATIONS: fully-stocked aid stations with plenty of real hot food and science food.
AFTERPARTY: Amazeballs buffet from Chef Dave. Craft beer. Good times.
TL;DR? Four on-course aid stations, mechanic and SAG support provided. NOTE: SAG IS THERE IF YOUR BIKE BREAKS, ITS NOT MEANT TO BE YOUR PERSONAL UBER - PEDAL!
REGISTRATION AND FINE PRINT
Last-minute/day of registration is only available for the full serving (standard route): if you want to ride the express route, that's pre-registration only. Register early and save some cash!
Refunds? See Rule #9. We ride rain or shine so we cannot offer refunds for this event (really doe, if you break a leg or arm the week before, emial us an x-ram image and we'll talk, we're not THAT heartless!). Transfers cheerfully accepted (at least 72 hrs in advance to transfer to another race, or right up until the start to transfer to another rider).
