RIDE INFORMATION

CENTURY CENTURY & HALF CENTURY

START/FINISH
ROYAL SCANDINAVIAN INN, 400 ALISAL ROAD, SOLVANG, CA
FRIDAY, March 13, 2009
6:00 PM	Registration opens, Solvang Royal Scandinavian Inn in Solvang
6:00 PM	Cycling Expo open
10:00 PM	Registration and Expo close
SATURDAY, March 14, 2009
6:00 AM	Registration opens
6:00-8:00 AM	100 mile ride start (staggered)
9:30 AM	50 mile ride start (staggered)
10:00 AM	Registration closes
10:00 AM-6:00 PM	Cycling Expo open
11:00 AM-6:00 PM	Barbeque lunch
3:00 PM	Raffle
6:00 PM	Courses swept for last riders
7:00 PM	Courses closed

Pre-Ride Registration / Entry Form / Souvenir Orders

Riders may pre-register by mail or online before February 20, 2009. Complete entry form and return with check or money order ($65 single rider, $120 tandem team) payable to: SCOR, P.O.Box 9065, Brea, CA 92822.
You may register online @ www.bikescor.com with your credit card until February 20, 2009. SOUVENIR orders will be accepted by mail until February 22, 2008 for pick-up at the event.

Souvenirs will be available on a first come, first served basis at the event. Orders will be taken for items we run out of on ride day.

Day of Event registration will be available on Friday evening from 6 - 10 PM and Saturday morning from 6 - 10 AM, IF WE HAVE NOT SOLD OUT AHEAD OF TIME. Add a $40 fee ($105 single, $160 tandem team). The ride will be limited to the first 5,500 registered riders, so get your registration form in early! Note: Our day of event fee has been increased to encourage pre-registration, so save money and sign-up early.

A confirmation card will be mailed with your assigned Bib Number to all pre-registered riders, which will also list any souvenirs you may have ordered. Please call our office at (562) 690-9693 if you find any discrepancies.

BRING THIS CARD WITH YOU TO THE PRE-REGISTRATION AREA TO PICKUP YOUR ROUTE SLIP, GIVEAWAY ITEMS AND RIDE SOUVENIRS

Any rider who has a PRO-BIKE FIT or EXERCISE STRESS TEST with Randy Ice, P.T., C.C.S. will have his/her entry fee waived. ($120 for a PROBIKE FIT, $300 for an EXERCISE STRESS TEST). Call (800) 548-4447 for information or to schedule an appointment. Deadline: February 20, 2008.

Join us in welcoming Clif Bar and Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team to our efforts! Clif Bar is graciously donating a Clif Shot® & a Mojo Bar® for every entrant in Solvang Century or Half-Century, and we are delighted that Toyota-United will be donating cycling socks for every rider as well.

We are excited to welcome a new sponsor,donating 4500 chapstick samples as well as someCentury Riding Cream and Road Rash cream. Sportique is a pleasant addition to our sponsorship team!

The newest addition to our ride sponsorship is 53x11 Coffee, a website devoted to providing ecologically friendly coffees to bicyclists. Visit their website for more information and sample their coffees at their booth in the Cycling Expo area on Saturday morning before you leave on your Century or Half Century rides.

• Ride registration
• Bento bike bag
• Route slip for 50 or 100 mile ride
• Refrigerator magnet
• Packet of BioFREEZE
• Chumash Casino bottled water
• Bicycle Expo
• Commemorative patch/finish bag
• SPIZ at SAG stops
• Law enforcement control at key intersections
• Roving SAG and mechanical support
• Bib number
• Clif Shot®
• Clif Mojo®
• Cycling socks

All SAG stops will have fresh bananas, oranges, cantaloupe, pineapple, trail mix, salted peanuts, raisins, bagels, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, freshly baked oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies from the Solvang Bakery, Fig Newtons, Arrowhead Water and SPIZ, the only nutritionally complete energy drink (www.SPIZ.net). Additional food items may be added as available.

Helmets are mandatory. You do not have to show helmets at registration. SCOR will have helmets available for purchase at the registration area. It is recommended each rider bring (2) water bottles, a tube, patch kit, tire levers, pump, a spare tire and warm clothing in layers that can be shed as the day warms up. Bring rain gear if need be.

Clothing items left at SAG stops will be brought back to "Lost and Found" at our office, however we have no way of identifying these items unless you label them, so we advise that you carry them with you.

THIS IS NOT A RACE!

PLEASE BE COURTEOUS OF LOCAL DRIVERS AND TRAFFIC. PLEASE OBEY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS!

The CHP and Sheriff's Dept. will again be on the course to direct traffic at key intersections. Be sure to come to a complete stop at all traffic signals and stop signs not controlled by law enforcement personnel. RIDE SINGLE FILE PLEASE!!

Note: Riders who violate vehicle code laws, ride unsafely, are discourteous, rude or dangerous to other riders (or law enforcement personnel) will not be allowed to enter future SCOR events and will receive tickets for vehicle code violations.

Pacelines: If you ride in a paceline, please announce "on your left" when passing other riders. Please understand that you assume all liabilities and risks for riding in a paceline. Please pass riders with at least two feet of clearance between you and the rider you pass on your right. NO PERSONAL SUPPORT VEHICLES PLEASE!! TRIKKE BIKES ARE PROHIBITED. Headphones, Walkmans and iPod's are forbidden by law!

Please DO NOT urinate in public!! Use the Port-A-Potties we provide at SAG stops.

A barbeque lunch will be available to riders/family/friends after the ride at the Royal Scandinavian Inn. Lunch will be served from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on a first come, first served basis. Cost: $11.00/rider payable to the Royal Scandinavian Inn on ride day only! (This is not included in the entry fee.)

RIDE RATING SCALE

The 100 mile ride is a loop course to Lompoc, Vandenberg, Santa Maria and back through Los Olivos to Solvang with 4950 feet of elevation gain.

The 50 mile route is out and back in a loop fashion to Lompoc, the first 23 miles being the same route as the Century. The total elevation gain is 1850 feet with no one hill on either course being more than 800 feet high.

The Bicycle Ride Directors' Association of America (BRDAA) has developed the ride difficulty rating scale described in the chart shown here.

The 50 mile route is rated Moderate
The 100 mile route is rated Difficult

For an up to date list of other cycling events visit www.bikelink.com.

Rider photos will be available at www.brightroom.com after the ride.

Volunteers are needed to work registration Friday evening and in a variety of places Saturday (registration, SAG stops, finish line). Volunteers receive a free T-shirt and BBQ lunch for helping out. Call (562) 690-9693 to sign up as a volunteer or for additional ride information.

Solvang Century Wine Country Getaway
This March, enjoy a Solvang Century Wine Country 3-night/4-day getaway weekend. This wine country weekend escape includes a leisurely half-day guided cycling tour for (2), bike rentals for (2), professional tour guide, gourmet picnic lunch & wine tasting for two with hotel accommodations at the Hadsten House Inn in Solvang. Solvang Century Registration not included.

RAFFLE

All prizes will be raffled off at 3:00 P.M. You do not need to be present to win! Be sure to place your raffle stubs in the raffle drum located in the Event Merchandise booth before starting the ride!

  • Click here for ONLINE entry form.

  • Click here for PRINT OUT entry form.

SCOR
P.O. Box 9065
Brea, CA 92822
FOR INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER,
CALL (562) 690-9693
e-mail: bikeice@aol.com

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