A few safety notes: - The Durham Regional Police are here to help us and provide a safe experience, please obey them. They have been super in the past. - Please be sure your bike is in good working order. Brakes, tires (inflation and wear) gears, drive train etc... Under or over inflated tires can be a hazard, worn tires are a hazard. It is easy to hit 45 - 55 KPH on some of the descents, blowouts at this speed are not good. Brakes with worn pads that may grab or slip are not good. - We will have a strong Police presence and support from our start and for the first 14 or so Ks. All routes are together at this point. The Police will provide assistance at critical intersections as they have in the past. Please obey all rules of the road. Be especially careful of yellow line drift. We advise all riders to ride in single file and/or double if you have good vision ahead and there is no rear approaching traffic. Please be courteous to drivers. Your courteous encounter with a car may assist a cyclist up ahead of you. An adverse encouter with a driver may impact negatively a cyclist 5 km down the road. - TT and chip timed riders: Always exercise caution. We design the routes so as to be as vehicle friendly as possible while looking for good pavement and pleasant environments. Cars can (and do) come out of driveways on any of our courses Head down and hammer is not safe. Head up and look for any obstacle ahead is the best idea. When you are approaching any crest of a hill or incline (where you can not see the other side) please stay well to the right of your lane. Be proactive. Stay safe. - Rail Road crossings: There are none on either of the TT sections. Every rider will encounter them elsewhere on the course. One or two of them are good, one or two are gapped. Exercise caution and if you feel like it, signal riders behind of your intention and walk across the tracks if that is more comfortable for you. - Every rider will be given our map. I think theyre excellent and vastly superior to most from events Ive been in. Even if you are following our road painting, signage and marshals (which is our hope) It is usually a good idea to know approximately where you are on the route. If you have an accident, or need mechanical assistance, the next question after asking about your condition will be where are you? The more precise you are the easier it will be to get to you. Almost all of our riders use various manner of bike computers. Good idea. I am 2 ks east of middle rd. or, I turned onto Best Rd. about 5 minutes ago will be excellent assistance as we send mechanical support or if medical help is sent. - Stay in your line on a descent. This is critical. As mentioned above speed on a descent is easy. Always be in control of your bike. Stay in your line. If you deviate, there may be a rider coming from behind you at greater speed in a safe line which is suddenly jeopardized. Bad things result. Staying in your line means looking far enough ahead for your speed that you anticipate any need to adjust for any pavement dislocation. - Thanks again, be safe. As always, call us with thoughts, questions or problems.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:01:44 +0000
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