Note: Registration will be closed by Tuesday, 13th (Midnight)

The last road race of the awesome Bangalore Bicycle Championships 2018 season is going with a Nandi Epic 112.3km & 68.7Km 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.

Categories :
* Elite (Open for all)
PS : Who participate in Elite should stick to Elite category for rest of the season, they cann't go back to Amateur in other road races of this season.
Elite category is also open for anybody who wants to race but since that is the category where most of the pro cyclists take part, it is better to have some good level of experience to enroll into Elite category otherwise it might cause inconvenience for the entire peloton due to handling and skill set.
* Amateur
Amateur category is open for anybody who wants to race irrespective of age.
* Non-Road Bike
Non-Road Bike Category is for only non-road bikers. Cyclist can use hybrid, MTB, Foldie. Note: Fixie and single speed Bike is not allowed.
* Master (Open for Men and Women)
Participants age should be 40 years and above as on race day. Riders are free to participate in Elite/Amateur category if they wish to.
Masters category is for anybody who is above 40 years of age irrespective of gender.
* Women
- Girls below the age of 18 may opt for Women category also if they wish to.
* Under18 (both boys and girls)
Participants age should lesser than 18 years as on race day. Proof of age needs to be produced at the time of bib collection
Under-18 category is common for both boys and girls who are below the age of 18.

- Photo and Birth date ID card mandatory.
- Its mandatory for parent/guardian/team manager to accompany the U-18 participants.
- Parent/Guardian/team manager owns full responsibility of the safety of the participant. They will have to sign the indemnity form before issue of BIB, without which the participant will not be allowed to take part in the race.

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PRE-RACE DETAILS
The race will start at 7AM. Get to the venue at 5:30AM. 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 4 km from the airport toll gate. Take a U-turn for Cafe Coffee Day and HP petrol bunk where bib collection, pre-race briefing and staging will take place.
Podium will be at Nandi base by 12:00 PM.

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112.3km Course Description

THE WAY OUT
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 48.5 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.

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.

THE EPIC CLIMB
Nandi Hills is a double headed climb. The total climb is 7.34 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!

The Route : 112.3km
Here’s the route for the Nandi Epic Road Race.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2155712058

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68.7 km Course Description

THE WAY OUT
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 25.9 km of rolling terrain, some really long flyovers, exposed highway, and south-westerly crosswinds to deal with, and fast highway, to the U-turn point. The U-turn will be marshaled with whistle and will have a neutral feed station.
This U-turn is 7.2 km into the Chikkaballapur underpass and take U-turn point under the flyover/underpass.

THE WAY BACK
The race continues to go south 20.5km until the marshaled right-hander that has you Nandi 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.

THE EPIC CLIMB
Nandi Hills is a double headed climb. The total climb is 7.34 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!

The Route : 68.7km
Here’s the route for the Nandi Epic Road Race.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1239764132

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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!

Race Details:
Race Venue / Parking / Registration Desk : Next to CCD and HP Petrol pump - 4 km from International Airport Road toll gate.
Start Point : Opp. to HP filling station / Cafe Coffee Day (Right side) - 4 km from International Airport Road toll gate.
68.7km | Points of caution from start-point for Amateur, Non-Road Bike Women & U-18
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 25.9 km of rolling terrain the U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station for Amateur, Women and U-18. @ 25.9km The U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station.      @ 48 km Nandi Hill crossing with traffic crossing, take right. @ 58 km take left for Nandi base. @ 61.4 km Nandi base. @ 68.7 km - Finish Line @ 12:00 O'Clock - Podium
112.3km | Points of caution from start-point for Elite & Masters
The race rolls north on NH-7, past a couple intersections that will be marshaled. After 40 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. @ 48.5km The U-turn will be marshaled and will have a neutral feed station.      @ 91 km Nandi Hill crossing with traffic crossing from left. @ 101 km take left for Nandi base. @ 105 km Nandi base. @ 112.3km - Finish Line @ 12:00 O'Clock - Podium
Race Notes :
Water and refreshments will be available at the Start point, 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 https://in.explara.com/e/bbch18-race10 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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