TBRA Event

Location: Chickasaw Trace County Park 1417 New Hwy. 7 Columbia, TN Hosted By: Columbia Cycling Club Sponsors: Please support these advocates of Middle Tennessee mountain bike racing.

Allanti / Bike Pedlar / Jolly Cyclist	Cumberland Transit	Harpeth Bicycles
REI	Sun & Ski Sports	Maury County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Eastside Cycles	Woody's Bicycles	Murfreesboro Outdoor and Bike 615.893.7725
	Maury County Parks

Cross County Race Schedule
* Denotes a TORBAR points category.  ** Denotes Junior Olympic MTB Series division.

PRE-REGISTRATION is available via Active.com (+ $3 charge) or Sports Base Online (6% charge) closing on Friday, 3/27/2009 at 4:30p.m.  Pre-registered racers will get a fast track check-in on race day.  Pre-registration and check-in are available on Saturday, 3/28/2009, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the cabin.

USAC-MTB ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED FOR EXPERTS AND RANKINGS.  Annual Licenses are $60 ($30 for Juniors) and can be purchased at the race site, but historically this takes up to six weeks for the card to be received back.  Online purchasing is much quicker.  Also, to include this race in your USAC-MTB ranking, an annual license must be purchased prior to race day.  Take advantage of this elevated level race and pre-purchase a license at www.usacycling.org.

The race director reserves the right to combine classes (classes with less than five riders may be incorporated into other classes).  HELMETS REQUIRED.

Prizes:
1 Lap Races:  Cat 3 (Beginner) Classes earn trophies; Juniors earn Jr. Olympic medals according to subdivisions.

2 Lap Races:  Cat 2 (Sport) Classes, Single Speed, Clydesdale, and Cat 1-2 (Sport/Expert) 50+ will be awarded merchandise.  We often have enough merchandise to go deeper than advertised, so be sure to check on this after the race.  Junior Cat 2's will receive Jr. Olympic medals 3-deep plus merchandise if placing in top 5 or 8 in race.

3 Lap Races:  Cat 1 (Expert) Classes: 100% payback less $4 USAC & TBRA fees: see Payout.
                     Pro Women: Above payback plus bonus of $65 for each pro in the Pro/Cat 1 Women race
                     Pro Men: $1,500 minus total payout of the Pro/Cat 1 Women’s race

The Course:
Chickasaw Trace is a 300 acre park operated by the Maury County Parks and Recreation Dept. and located on the banks of the Duck River and Knob Creek in Columbia, TN. The mountain bike trail was built and is maintained by the Columbia Cycling Club. The cross-country races will consist of multiple laps on a 9-mile course. The race course has been modified beginning 2009 and consists of single track (90%) and some open fields.  New Course Map   MapQuest Map

For more about the park, its trails, and directions to the race:  www.columbiacyclingclub.com/mtb_park.asp

FOOD:
Barbeque plate lunches (BBQ, beans, slaw, & drink) will be available for $5.00, plus other lunches and snacks.

PICTURES!!
Amateur pictures will be taken of the participants by Fran and Bryan Frambach at http://frambach.smugmug.com and by other club members at http://community.webshots.com/user/dtleach

For details of the race's five prior years, click here!

Course Closed Saturday, March 28 8:00-11:00:  For 15k running race.  We will open portions of the trail as runners clear each section.  Please adjust your pre-ride plans accordingly.

15k Trail Run on Saturday morning:  March 28, 8:00, we will conduct the CCC 15k Trail Run on the trails.  Click here for more details. 

Area Accommodations:
PRIMITIVE CAMPING AT THE PARK. (Free)

CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE AT THE PARK ON RACE DAY.

Sponsor Motel
Days Inn 1504 Nashville Hwy. Closest to event (931) 381-3297 **Negotiated price $52.99 Closest to Event!!
Other Motels:
Richland Inn		800.828.4832
Comfort Inn		931.388.2500
Best Value Inn		931.381.1410
Jameson Inn		931.388.3326
Holiday Inn Express		931.380.1227
Hampton Inn		931.540.1222
Relax Inn		931.388.8539

For more information contact:

Kenny Marshall, Race Director
Email
931.388.7246