EVENT DETAILS (LINE-UP, RIDE PACE) RIO NUEVO 102-MILE EL TOUR EVENTS Start: 6:55 am Platinum/7:00 am VIP, Gold, Silver & Bronze First Finisher Expected: 10:45 am Start Line: Armory Park, 221 S. 6th Avenue., downtown Tucson Line up: Bike Patrol and volunteers will help direct you to the start line areas. Please be honest - lining up in a faster category could cause cycling accidents at the start. Do not “jump” the barricades you could be disqualified. Please be at the start by 6:00 am. According to medallion categories (expected finish times): Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. • • • •
Qualified and credentialled Platinum riders note that the platinum corral closes 30 minutes before start of El Tour de Tucson. BE ON TIME. (This is 6:30 am!) If you think you can finish in 6 hours, report to the Gold Area Gold Area cyclists typically begin arriving by 4:30 am. Under 8 hours go to the Silver Area Under 9 hours go to the Bronze Area
Ride Pace: Riding at 12 mph, riders will need 8.5 hours on their bikes to ride the 102-mile route. At this pace and five-minute average stop at six aid stations riders will be able to finish before 4:00 pm when the route closes. Note: You must be at the Pecan Festival Aid Station by 1:30 pm. There are still 45 miles until the finish line from the junction of Sahuarita Road and Nogales Highway. So, you would need to average 18 mph for 2.5 hours to finish by 4pm. If you reach this after 1:30pm, you will be required to turn north and not allowed to start the southern loop. Route Closing: The route closes at 4:00pm.
CASINO DEL SOL 57-MILE EL TOUR EVENTS Start: 10:00 am Start Line: Armory Park, 221 S. 6th Avenue., downtown Tucson Line up: 9:00 am Ride Pace: Riding at 11 mph, riders will need 5.25 hours on their bikes to ride the 57-mile route. At this pace and five-minute average stop at six aid stations riders will be able to finish before 4:00 pm when the route closes. Route Closing: The route closes at 4:00pm.
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