Hey Everyone,
The team is planning a trip to the very exciting four day Green Mountain Stage Race in northern Vermont. This event takes place over the final weekend before school starts, from Friday, August 30th to Monday, Sept 2nd. It includes a tough individual time trial, a lumpy circuit race, a mountainous 61mile road race with a finish atop the Appalachian Gap, and finally a tight 6-corner crit over the cobbled streets of Burlington’s city centre. Please note that this race is extremely difficult and demanding regardless of category, and should be attempted by riders that have been putting effort into training this summer.
Here’s the website: http://www.gmsr.info/
Categories include Men’s Cat4/5, 4, 3, 2, 1/Pro and Women’s Cat1/2 and 3/4
Registration for the GMSR is not currently open, but ranges from $205-$225, and racers will fully assume that cost. All other costs will depend on our number of participants.
The GMSR trip will be costly and is on a weekend full of festivities in Montreal as students return for school, but if you have been training hard this summer and want a big event to look forward to and keep you going through the rest of the season, this incredible racing experience may be for you.
It’s always good to get a sense of numbers early to help with planning to make things as cheap as possible for our racers. Indicate your interest level above, and if you don’t need a ride but will be at the race pick the third option so we know which of our friends will be there!
If anyone interested has a car available, or even a possible place we could stay to reduce costs, contact me via PM, phone, facebook, etc
More details to follow once we determine our group size.
PS: Their website is actually hinting that their Day 3 road race might get switched back to the pre-2011 double gap route! Get your climbing legs ready!
