xtrpickels wrote:
Two side questions:
1. Can anyone explain the waves? When do we find out, which are the different waves, etc.
2. Is the full route ever released prior to the race to load onto a GPS? I'm sure I'll be desperate to know how much longer the climbs are going to last...
Here's how they did the waves last year...I'd expect something similar. I seem to recall that the Women actually started in the first wave with us on race day.
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WAVE TIMES (subject to change): WAFFLE
7:00am—Pros, Cat 1s, Cat 2s, Cat 3s
7:05am— Women, Cat 4s, Cat 5s
7:10am— Public
WAFER
7:20am— All
The GPS route is typically released shortly before the ride. I uploaded it last year into my Garmin 500.
Black Canyon was in last year's route..and IMHO was one of the more enjoyable parts of the ride. It's a beautiful area... Here's my Strava recording from last year: https://www.strava.com/activities/999635869
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