BBCh14 Race #05 - Nandi Epic

BBCh14 Race #05 - Nandi Epic 100Km Road Race

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When : Sunday, 15 June 2014
Where : NH-7 Bangalore - Hyderabad Highway | Nandi Hill
Reporting Time : 6:15AM
Race Start : 7:00AM
Distance : 100kms Only
Race Cut Off Time : 4:29 Hours
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 Friday, 13th (midnight)

The 2014 season of the awesome Bangalore Bicycle Championships is going with a Nandi Epic 100km Road Race on NH-7 Bangalore - Hydrabad Highway.

Get your race face on people and get ready for a rocking at the Bangalore Bicycle Championships.

PRE-RACE DETAILS
The race will start at 7am. Get to the venue at 6-6:15am. Make sure you pre-register and digitally sign your indemnity form online, so you just have to collect your bib numbers on race day. The start will be a little past the Airport toll gate and finish will be a Nandi Hill Gate.

Start Location
Race HQ is 3 km from the airport toll gate. Take a U-turn when you see the Cafe Coffee Day and HP petrol bunk on the opposite side on the highway where bib collection, pre-race briefing and staging will take place. Cars can be parked in the service lane.

Course Description : THE WAY OUT
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 37 km of rolling terrain, some really long flyovers, exposed highway, and south-westerly crosswinds to deal with, the race "descends" 8 km, on straight and fast highway, to the U-turn point. The U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station.

Course Description : THE WAY BACK
The first challenge of the course is the 8 km of highway climbs from the U-turn point. Once that is behind you, the race continues to go south until the marshaled right-hander that has you crossing the highway and put riders on the approach to Nandi. Here, you have to deal with a block headwind, a railway crossing, a series of low speed humps and a false-flat all the way to the base of the climb.

Course Description : THE EPIC CLIMB
Nandi Hills is a double headed climb. The total climb is 7 km at around 5%. The first 4 km is the shallower bit to a saddle point where you switch from Nandi I to Nandi II. The last 3 km to the summit of Nandi II is steeper, includes some steep switchbacks and kicks to the finish!

RIDE TIPS

Try and get a long ride (or two) around the 3hr+ mark in this weekend
It will take anywhere from 2:45 to 4:30hrs to complete this distance
Drink: 600ml/hr, so that’s a minimum of 2-3 bottles
Eat: 200-300 Calories/hr (800-1200 kJ/hr)
Replenish electrolytes lost in sweat through Gatorade, Enerzal or Electral
The human body can, in theory, go forever, so everyone can finish this distance, provided you fuel it right
A banana and a bottle of water is NOT going to cut it!

The Route :
Here’s the route for the Nandi Epic 100km Road Race.
http://app.strava.com/segments/7333725

Race Details:
Race Venue / Parking / Registration Desk : HP Fuel Pump / Cafe Coffee Day (Right side) - 3 km from International Airport Road toll gate.

Start Point : Opp. to HP filling station / Cafe Coffee Day (Right side) - 3 km from International Airport Road toll gate.

Points of caution from start-point :
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 37 km of rolling terrain, some really long flyovers, exposed highway, and south-westerly crosswinds to deal with, the race "descends" 8 km, on straight and fast highway, to the U-turn point. The U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station. @ 45km The U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station. @ 78.1km Nandi Hill crossing with traffic crossing from left. @ 87.7km take left for Nandi base. @ 91.6km Nandi base. @ 99km - Finish Line @ 11:50 O'Clock - Podium
Race Notes :
Water and refreshments will be available at the U-turn, Nandi base and at Finish point. 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-race5.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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