When : Saturday, 17 May 2014
Where : Bhartiya City | Near Hebbal
Reporting Time : 3:00PM onwards to collect BIB, 30 min prior to respective category start time.
Race Start : 3:40PM (Category wise)
Lap Distance : 1.4kms Circuit
Race Fee : Online -INR 300/- NO Spot Registration (Race free for Students – flash your ID Card!)

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Note: Registration will be closed by Thursday, 15th (midnight)

The 2014 season of the awesome Bangalore Bicycle Championships is going first time Twilight Criterium with a 1.4km Circuit at Bhartiya City, Thanisandra Main Road, Near Hebbal.
Get your race face on people and get ready for a rocking at the Bangalore Bicycle Championships.

The Crit course :
http://www.strava.com/segments/7198316

Map to Bhartiya City :
Bhartiya City
32/1, Thanisandra Main Road,
Near ICICI Manipal Academy, Chokkana Halli
Bangalore, Karnataka
India.
Google Map : https://goo.gl/maps/oNMdk

YouTube video of the course : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guzxCz7vMRU

PRE-RACE DETAILS
The race will start at 3:40pm. Get to the venue before 30 min of your race. Make sure you pre-register and digitally sign your indemnity form online, so you just have to collect your bib numbers on race day.

Race Details:
Race Venue / Parking / Registration Desk : Bhartiya City, approximately 6.3km from Nagvara circle(under flyover). near Hebbal.
Start Point : Bhartiya City
Schedule with Categories :
@ 3:40 PM to 4:10 PM (30 mins) - Women's & U-18 Race
@ 4:20 PM to 5:05 PM (45 mins) - Master's & Cat 2 Race
@ 5:15 to 5:30 PM (15 mins) - Kids Race
@ 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM (1 hr) - Cat 1 Race
@ 7:00 PM - All Categories Podium : Cash Prize and Goodies for Podium
Brief write-up of Criterium Race Format :
What is a Criterium? It is race held on a short course (~1km), over a fixed duration of time (anywhere from 30-60 minutes), the winner being the rider who crosses the finish line first. What does it mean to be "lapped" and "pulled"? During a Criterium, if you fall out of the main group, dig deep to get back in or try hard to hold-off the field as long as you can, because if you get "lapped" (passed by the lead group after dropping out of the lead group), you are "pulled" (asked to withdraw from the race). What is the "bell lap"? A Criterium is race that's run by time, not by distance/laps. The last lap of the race is called the "bell lap". As you pass through the start/finish, if you hear the BBCh siren go off, that signifies the last lap of the race is on, and you sprint for the line with all you got the next time across the finish! Why is the Criterium at Bhartiya City going to be awesome? 1. The course will be completely closed off to traffic! 2. We'll have some absolutely smooth pavement!! 3. Easy to spectate and cheer racers!!!
Race Notes :
It’s a pretty even and smooth road surface. Water and refreshments will be available at the venue. Riders are expected to be on self supported race mode including mechanical fixing, flat fixing, carrying their own toolkit, towing of the cycle if required etc. Emergency ambulance support will be available (Thanks to Sita Bhateja speciality hospital and Spectrum Physio. You guys are awesome!) Any rider can contact the race director through a specified BBCh phone number which will be active ONLY on race day (+91 74069 98925) Riders are expected to read and understand and adhere to the rules of the race available on the website http://bbch.in/RulesBook.htm The race referee reserves the sole discretion of analyzing any situation during the race and his opinion will be considered final. Registration is strictly on-line http://bbch14-race4.doattend.com and no spot registration will be allowed If you would like to get in touch with the the core team, please do shoot us an email at council@bbch.in

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Checkout the great photos of the Race :
BBCh Gallery Page
Live Gallery
Raghu Mohan