How to Register:
Registration for the race is handled by bike-reg.com, "Putnam Cycling Classic".
Registration Fee:
$85
Details:
Overview: The Putnam Cycling Classic is a challenging recreational cycling event,
run in a format known as “Gran Fondo” - a timed event held on a professional
race course and open to cyclists of all abilities and ages.
The Putnam Cycling Classic is not a race in the true sense –a Gran Fondo can be ridden
either as a flat out effort for time, or as a (somewhat) leisurely ride with friends through
Beautiful Putnam County under controlled road conditions. There is no right or
wrong way to ride in a Gran Fondo.
Date:
May 5, 2013
Start:
Cold Spring, New York
Take Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line to Cold Spring Station. The train departs from Grand Central Terminal and arrives at Cold Spring. The Cold Spring station is just steps away from the starting line!
Course:
The Putnam Cycling Classic offers two options: participation in the UCI World Cycling Tour category, which is the long ride for all ages with the exception of The 65+ (which uses the shorter course). The second option is the shorter (yet still challenging) course which, again with the exception of the 65+, does not qualifyfor the UWCT, but is still awarded age-group finishing times.
About The UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT):
A series of UCI-sanctioned races held all over the world. Some 15 qualifier events will qualify the top 25% finishers in each age group to the UCI Masters Road World Championships, held this September in Italy, where the champions are awarded with the coveted rainbow jersey.
Distances:
Long Course:
Long Course: 126.5 kilometers / 79.6 miles (elevation 1991 meters / 6417 feet)
Short Course:
62.7 kilometer / 39-miles (elevation 917 meters / 3009 feet)
The second annual Putnam Cycling Classic, in Cold Spring, New York, will be held on Sunday May 5, 2013, and will feature route selections of 60 kilometer / 37 miles and 126.5 kilometers / 79.6 miles. Overall times for both distances will be recorded and ranked according to age groups. The ride will give participants and spectators an opportunity to experience "A day in the pros" with Tour de France-style road and technical markings. Traffic will be controlled to create the sensation of riding in a "bicycle park". Staffed feed zones, real Service Course technical support (mechanical aid during the ride),and sag wagons are all included in the ride.
The second annual Putnam Cycling Classic, in Cold Spring, New York, will be held on Sunday May 5, 2013, and will feature route selections of 60 kilometer / 37 miles and 126.5 kilometers / 79.6 miles. Overall times for both distances will be recorded and ranked according to age groups. The ride will give participants and spectators an opportunity to experience "A day in the pros" with Tour de France-style road and technical markings. Traffic will be controlled to create the sensation of riding in a "bicycle park". Staffed feed zones, real Service Course technical support (mechanical aid during the ride), and sag wagons are all included in the ride.
We are also focusing on creating a day-trip itinerary for cyclists in the New York area, with dedicated and bike-friendly trains from Manhattan dropping cyclists off right at the start/finish line in Cold Spring. More information to come.
Above all, come to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of Putnam County, our beautiful terrain, our wonderful restaurants and all that the County and Cold Spring have to offer. It will be a grand day of cycling, a memorable trip that will not only be very much worth the effort, but we are sure that you will want to return year after year.
Ride Format:
Riders start all together at 10:30 am. Riders will be furnished with a timekeeping chip and will receive an individual ranking in their distance and age category. The official timekeeping closes at 17.00h (5:00 pm). Riders arriving after this time will not be ranked.
Age groups and boxes:
16-29 (Challenger Class), 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
Feeding zones:
Three Feed Zones will be available to participants.