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bisekletaguy Moderator Pro Cyclist Online Posts: 964 WORK HARD TO PLAY HARD TOUR de SCTEX April 19, 2008 « on: Today at 08:21:12 AM » Quote Modify Remove Split Topic > > TOUR de SCTEX - Race for Progress > > (Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway, Philippines) > > Saturday, April 19, 2008 > > Race Guide > > THE 2008 TOUR DE SCTEX (Subic - Clark - Tarlac Expressway) > > A Race for Progress / April 19, 2008 > > START/FINISH: Clark Freeport, Pampanga / OMNI Grounds/ Along SCTEX > > Presented by: Department of Tourism Philippines > > In Partnership with: BCDA (Bases Conversion Development Authority), > SCTEX (Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway), Clark Freeport and BMW. > > Organizers: Pro-ads Marketing Concepts, Inc., in partnership with > the Uptempo Cycles, Inc. > > Publicity and promotions will be managed by Pro-ads Marketing > Concepts who will ensure that pre-race, race and post-race > information come out in major newspapers and radio (Live over DZSR > Sports Radio 916 AM). A post-event television feature will be > produced together with AM@IBC 13. Race management will be covered by > Uptempo Cycles, Inc. (UpCI). > > This trailblazing race on Saturday, April 19, 2008, invites business > and corporate professionals (informally known as the "Executive > Class") to be part of the historic launch of the nation's newest > expressway. The SCTEX is gathering a reputation of being the finest > piece of tarmac that the country has to date. The presenters and > organizers hope that bicycle sports enthusiasts from as many > business and corporate professionals will be equally enthused to > race on this landmark of a road that symbolizes Philippine progress. > > There will be three (3) classifications that consider; distance and > capabilities of the participants. Class A for Advanced riders, Class > B for Intermediate riders and Class C for Novice men and Women (Open > Class) riders. Participants will be assembled before the START line > according to their Classification in the following order; CLASS C in > front, CLASS B in the middle and CLASS A at the back. Race officials > will be in front of each CLASS. Each CLASS will be color and number > coded. The entire race column will be sent off at a controlled pace. > The ACTUAL START off each CLASS will be signaled by the respective > Race Director along the Route. > > I. Objectives: > > To promote domestic and international tourism objectives > specifically the merits of the SCTEX. > To promote the sport of cycling through well organized competitive > events. > To promote fellowship among bicycling enthusiasts through friendly > competition. > II. General Description of 3 Races in 1: Mass Start Road Race > > 1. Class C: Novice Men & Women (Open Class). Distance 80+ kms. > > Parade Start: Clark Freeport, Pampanga / Expressway adjacent to OMNI > Grounds. > > Race Starts approximately after 3 kilometers. Direction to Tarlac > City and BACK to Clark Freeport. > > Finish: Clark Freeport, Pampanga / Expressway adjacent to OMNI > Grounds > > (Opposite lane of Expressway). > > 2. Class B: Intermediate. Distance 120+ kms. > > Parade Start: Clark Freeport, Pampanga / Along Expressway adjacent > to OMNI Grounds. Direction to Tarlac City. EXIT MABALACAT > INTERCHANGE and BACK to SCTEX Direction SUBIC for the Actual Start. > Straight On along the SCTEX. TURNAROUND in SUBIC and BACK to Clark > Freeport > > (Finish on same lane as START along Expressway). > > 3. Class A: Advanced. Distance 150+ kms. > > Parade Start: Clark Freeport, Pampanga / Along Expressway adjacent > to OMNI Grounds. Direction to Tarlac City. EXIT CONCEPCION > INTERCHANGE and BACK TO SCTEX for ACTUAL START of Race. Straight On > Direction SUBIC. TURNAROUND in SUBIC and BACK to Clark Freeport > (Finish on same lane as START along Expressway). > > III. GENERAL RULE: > > This race will be run following UCI (International Cycling Union/ > Union Cycliste Internationale) Regulations covering Mass Start Road > Races < www.uci.ch > > > IV. SPECIFIC REGULATIONS/ RULES: > > Registration Fees and Inclusions: > Individual Registration fee per race is P300. > This registration fee will include; race/body numbers w/ pins, > eligibility for raffle prizes and other sponsor giveaways. > Registration/ General Rules: > Any rider misrepresenting or falsifying their application will be > subject to disqualification. > Riders must be ready to provide proof of identity, age and > classification upon demand by the race officials. > The registration period will expire 30 minutes before start of race. > Safety Regulations: > All competitors must wear a safety helmet. No helmet no permit to > race. > All competitors must be medically fit to compete as stated in the > Waiver and Quit Claim form they signed. > Competitors riding dangerously and who pose a threat to the safety > of other riders will be penalized or eliminated from the race as > determined by the referees/ commissaries and judges. > Competitiveness and Fair Play - All riders are expected to follow > the principles of fair play and sportsmanship. Violations to this > general rule will be subject to disqualification. > Bicycle Regulations - Road racing Bikes - the basic design will be > allowed as stated in UCI regulations for Mass Start Road Races. > Support Vehicles/Crew: > All support vehicles MUST be registered with the Organizers before > the race for proper identification and instruction. > Feeding, the handing of drinks and other material and servicing of > riders is only allowed at the back of the peloton or respective > group. > Must always obey the instructions given by Race Officials. > Breakdown: > Mechanical breakdowns (ex. flats) - the rider has to proceed to the > safe side of the road to be serviced by their own support crew. > If a rider cannot continue, the Support and Gear (SAG) vehicle may > be used. > Classifications : > General Rule - the winner and subsequent places will be determined > by their Order of Finish. > Prizes/ Awards will be given for 1st - 3rd Places in every Class. > V. PRIZES: > > Class A: Advanced > > 1st - Trophy + P4,000.00 Cash > > 2nd - Trophy + P2,000.00 Cash > > 3rd - Trophy + P1,000.00 Cash > > Class B: Intermediate > > 1st - Trophy + P3,000.00 Cash > > 2nd - Trophy + P2,000.00 Cash > > 3rd - Trophy + P1,000.00 Cash > > Class C: Novice > > 1st - Trophy + P2,000.00 Cash > > 2nd - Trophy + P1,500.00 Cash > > 3rd - Trophy + P1,000.00 Cash > > Women (Open Class) > > 1st - Trophy + P2,000.00 Cash > > 2nd - Trophy + P1,500.00 Cash > > 3rd - Trophy + P1,000.00 Cash > > ALL FINISHERS (within 15% of the Winner's time of Class A and B and > 20% of Class C > > and Women) will be awarded a Finisher's Certificate and > Commemorative T-shirt of the TOUR DE SCTEX. > > VI. Race Day Schedule: > > Registration Opens: 06:00 > > Registration Ends Closes 30 minutes before start of race > > Race Starts 08:00 > > Awarding/Raffles 13:00 > > End of Program 13:30 > > VII. Contact Information / Important Reminder > > Race Directors: > > Ric Rodriguez - 0917-9465109 > > Froi Dayco - 0916-6994301 > > Jack Yabut - 0928-3232172 > > Proads > > 1508 East Tower > > Philippine Stock Exchange Center > > Exchange Road, Ortigas x > > Pasig City > > Telefax: 687-3794 loc. 113 > > IMPORTANT!! > > Team Managers' Meeting > > Purpose: > > Orientation/ Briefing, Rules, Advance Registration by Team, Open Forum > > Date/Time: > > Tuesday, April 15, 2008 / 6 PM > > Location: > > Proads office - 1508 East Tower > > Philippine Stock Exchange Center > > Exchange Road, Ortigas x > > Pasig City > > Prepared by: > > Jack Yabut / Froi Dayco / Ric Rodriguez > > Race Directors > > 2008 Tour de SCTEX > Report to moderator 121.54.64.23

bisekletaguy Moderator Pro Cyclist Online Posts: 964 WORK HARD TO PLAY HARD Re: TOUR de SCTEX April 19, 2008 « Reply #1 on: Today at 08:43:57 AM » Quote Modify Remove Split Topic when it rains it pours, barely two weeks after the successful TLBF...cyclists here in manila gets invited to the 94K celebrations as part of the opening of the beautiful Clark Subic Tarlac hiway. The HUGELY SUCCESSFUL race was organized by Ric Rodriguez and it marks the first time ric organizes a road race solely for the bcpros (acronym given by ric to amateur busy corporate professionals) teamrocka1bikeshop decided to field in a team to participate..as 6 of our riders will go race in Tour of Egat Thailand on May 2, 2008...and we figured this will be a nice work out. category B race will ride 120kilometers of beautiful scenery, the first and last time we can enjoy racing in the Super Hiway and when we arrive inside Clark during the registration time we got overwhelmed by the hugh turnout. Of the 300 cyclists over 150 riders participated in category B which consists of intermediate riders another 130 riders participated in the beginers class cat C group and only around 20 riders participated in the category A (advanced category) So from this figures you can have an overview already of how far..how BIG amateur business class has become in Manila. I was talking to my friend Dennis Tojos from teamPaircargo during the neutral lap..."dennis you remember we rode the 2005 race of bobby de jesus in zambales before...how many were we in that race...no more than 35 i think...here we race with 150 category b riders..new teams coming up every week ..and the race organizers picking out very very nice beautiful scenic routes diba..im very very happy for us cyclists this things just keeps getting better and better and we have races 3-4 times a month!." i said well what can i tell you about the race..its a triple punch race..we have to ride 120kms long distance nonstop negotiate the full length of the hi way with no rest stops in between no trees to cover us up under the heat and so many hills and strong headwinds to do battle against. But in the end those who finished the race had lots of story telling ...."it was a beautiful race ..im dying ..man but im a team rocka rider....i couldnt quit..i couldnt ride the sag wagon...as no team rocka riders ride the sag wagon...we ride last..but we finish races man.." said our new rider skipper pineda who after suffering his Subic races just two weeks before..suffered under the heat in the 150kilometer non stop race for category A thats our guy skipper pineda with UK's ironman Champion miss Chrissie Wellington in cat A awaiting the start of cat A won by Aves of team Elixir , Ernie Hortaleza team microsoft second and Eric Carandang of team Fitness first 3rd. I congratulated Eric Carandang after he freshened up..."ray i just found out after 145 kilometers of hard riding when i attempted to rise up to sprint my muscles pulled up..so cant do anything have to sit down take the third spot" says eric who had a wonderful race too. "mommy that was a hard race but that was well worth it..its my confidence building race enroute to thailand...and im very very happy teamrocka teammates Tiboy Reyes was very strong and Philip Go he was stronger than tiboy with about 40 riders up front peeled off only after 100kilometers of hard riding...thats a fantastic race for them so i see them now doing a very good race in Thailand" i said... after the race Philip Go and Tiboy Reyes invited teamrocka for protein loading lunch at C Italian classy restaurant where we had a fantastic protein loading and great story telling. we look forward to race with you guys again. we take this opportunity to say Thanks so much to the organizers to Ric Rodriguez and Jack Yabut to all the winners and participants from the other teams..It was fantastic to see all you guys yestreday enjoying the 120kilometer super duper race. mabuhay po kayong lahat. raymond and margie see teamrocka1bikeshop there they go...300cyclists participated in the huge hit TOUR de SCTEX which was part of the grand opening celebrations of the 94 kilometers new Clark Subic Tarlac hiway april 19, 2008...a fantastic race![/b] team fitness first poses for a photo shoot ...thats the calm before the storm.. look at that view...thats no Computer Generated graphics..thats the beautiful view somewhere at the 40kms marks....thanks so much mommy for taking this photo... the peloton of categoryB rode 38-44 kms per hour.. after 3 hours... only 40 riders remained up front...and rest broken up to ride solo or with 2-3 persons...thats how it went for cat B thats teamlogic gate big boss architect quin baterna with teamrocka1bikeshop rider sunny pantua in yesterdays action packed tour of SCTEX bike race warmest congratulations architect quin you rode in front of my troopers again!!! teammate philip go rode strongly with teamxterra thats teammate ramon antonio enjoying cool water in the plastic bag this is teamrocka1bikeshop rider atty tiboy reyes who leaves for Tour of Egat Thailand in two weeks.. cool down time..a refreshing break for an alaska polo tri rider down but never really out...bisekletaguy suffering under the heat with team xtera riders in this action pic yesterday at the tour of sctex doc brian with the blue jersey "hi ray ...im cat c returned back to riding after 9 years absence..but i figured we from team xterra have to ride cat B to see the beautiful view of the SCTEX" teamcnc rode together and helped each other out in the 120kms race..thats what i call GREAT TEAMWORK! """ team CNC cavite nuevo ciclismo suffering on the false flats...at the approach of the mountains cut in half.....to allow the expressway to go through... thats my good friend team logic gate TOUR OF EGAT rider jojo baterna with team support vehicle in tow the heat and lack of water caused cramps..here one of the team davids salon ladies suffered cramps and had to stretch out at the side of the road i missed this train going back to the finish line lead by teamcnc and polotri riders on the way back with some 30kilometers to go...very strong riding by this group...Congratulations! team fitness first with category A riders had to ride 150kms nonstop yesterday look at this calendar poster perfect shot taken by my wife margie yesterday 2nd from left thats the UK's Ford ironman World Champion miss chrissie wellington enjoying the race with category a riders in sctex yesterday april 19 2008 in the Philippines that was a hard race..so the team decided to go C'Italian.... steak for teamrockabikeshop after the race...with post race story telling....