I'm proud to (finally) officially introduce "Le Circuit" for the inaugural running of Le Circuit de Mayhem! It's been a long time coming, and everyone here at Midweek Mayhem is pretty excited! Our goal was to produce a race course that will prove to be challenging to ride, selective enough to reward aggressive racing, and great for spectators. Oh ya, and all within the Calgary city limits.
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What we've delivered in response to those goals is a 5.3km long loop around the Bearspaw Golf & Country Club. The start/finish and race headquarters will be at the Bearspaw Lion's Club on Nagway Road, just a few meters north of Hwy 1A between 12 Mile Coulee Road and Bearspaw Road. Travelling in a clockwise direction, racers will turn right off of Nagway Rd onto Hamilton Dr, following it North and East around the golf course until a right turn takes you plunging South down 12 Mile Coulee Rd. At the bottom of 12 Mile Coulee racers will make a fast tricky right sweeping corner back onto Nagway, and will then immediately climb more than 100 feet in just over a kilometer to the finish line.
Here's some information on the major features of the course:
1. Climbing: there is several hundred feet of climbing on each 5.2k lap of the course. The climb to the start/finish will, in particular, be selective as races wear on. Riders will need to fight for position coming into the last corner in order to be at the front and avoid the gaps that are sure to open up at this point. While it's not particularly steep, this climb is deceptively hard when tired, especially when you factor in the prevailing strong westerly winds in this area.
2. Final Corner: As mentioned above, racers who want to have a chance of winning this race will need to be working hard to maintain position at the front coming into this challenging corner. There's something of an optical illusion at play as you approach the entrance that makes it appear much tougher than it is. Riders who can trust their cornering skills at the front should be able to make it through without scrubbing too much speed. Those who are wallowing in the middle to back of the field will likely be almost doing track stands while they watch the leaders rocket away up the climb with the help of the speed they carried. Be out of the top 10 at your own risk - you could be out of the race!
3. Rolling terrain, curvy road: If you are racing from the front you could well be able to turn small gaps into long breakaways. This course has the potential to get out of sight of the main field, and "out of site" often becomes "out of mind". A 30-40 second gap might well be enough to be gone and never seen again! As such, we absolutely think that smart racing will mean just as much as strong legs on this course.
We believe that we've delivered on our goal of developing a challenging selective race course that is great for spectators. The winners on this circuit should truly be the smartest and strongest riders in the bunch. We look forward to seeing you on August 7th!
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What we've delivered in response to those goals is a 5.3km long loop around the Bearspaw Golf & Country Club. The start/finish and race headquarters will be at the Bearspaw Lion's Club on Nagway Road, just a few meters north of Hwy 1A between 12 Mile Coulee Road and Bearspaw Road. Travelling in a clockwise direction, racers will turn right off of Nagway Rd onto Hamilton Dr, following it North and East around the golf course until a right turn takes you plunging South down 12 Mile Coulee Rd. At the bottom of 12 Mile Coulee racers will make a fast tricky right sweeping corner back onto Nagway, and will then immediately climb more than 100 feet in just over a kilometer to the finish line.
Here's some information on the major features of the course:
1. Climbing: there is several hundred feet of climbing on each 5.2k lap of the course. The climb to the start/finish will, in particular, be selective as races wear on. Riders will need to fight for position coming into the last corner in order to be at the front and avoid the gaps that are sure to open up at this point. While it's not particularly steep, this climb is deceptively hard when tired, especially when you factor in the prevailing strong westerly winds in this area.
2. Final Corner: As mentioned above, racers who want to have a chance of winning this race will need to be working hard to maintain position at the front coming into this challenging corner. There's something of an optical illusion at play as you approach the entrance that makes it appear much tougher than it is. Riders who can trust their cornering skills at the front should be able to make it through without scrubbing too much speed. Those who are wallowing in the middle to back of the field will likely be almost doing track stands while they watch the leaders rocket away up the climb with the help of the speed they carried. Be out of the top 10 at your own risk - you could be out of the race!
3. Rolling terrain, curvy road: If you are racing from the front you could well be able to turn small gaps into long breakaways. This course has the potential to get out of sight of the main field, and "out of site" often becomes "out of mind". A 30-40 second gap might well be enough to be gone and never seen again! As such, we absolutely think that smart racing will mean just as much as strong legs on this course.
We believe that we've delivered on our goal of developing a challenging selective race course that is great for spectators. The winners on this circuit should truly be the smartest and strongest riders in the bunch. We look forward to seeing you on August 7th!
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