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Stamford Olympic 6/29

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kanastas	Stamford Olympic 6/29	Lead	[-]
Posts: 367 (06/12/08 03:58:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None Anyone doing this race? I will be volunteering at the race and riding the bike course this Sunday morning. If there's any interested parties, I will post a writeup on the course. Karen
fftri		#1	[-]
Posts: 30 (06/12/08 16:48:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Karen: I am doing it. It is a "train through race" for me Please !!!!!!!!! post a course review!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks: Mark
kanastas	Bike Course Commentary	#2	[-]
Posts: 376 (06/23/08 06:14:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Here's my best recollection from my preview ride in Stamford on 6/15. May add a few comments later in the week. Good luck at the race Mark! The first 8 turns are neighborhood roads that loop you around the Cummings Beach area-lots of turns every ¼ to ½ mile but no major climbs or descents Exit Transition (T1) via Cummings Beach Road to exit. Left on Shippan - Slight uphill grade here Left on Ocean Drive East Left on Sea Beach Drive Right on Hobson Street Left on Ocean Drive East Cross over Shippan onto Ocean Drive West Left on Shippan Bear right to continue on Shippan at intersection with Harbor Dr Straight thru intersection with Elm Street (you will continue on Shippan) Watch for quick left turn coming up! Next 3 turns head you through downtown and are fairly flat Left on Frederick Right on Myrtle Left on Main (Rte. 1) Bear Left on Tresser Blvd. (this continues as Rte 1 with a name change to Tresser Blvd) (busy intersection) Right on Washington (outbound bike travel will stay in southbound lane on west side of street) - Here is where you exit the downtown area and can get into a more regular rhythm Left on Bridge (slight uphill grade) Left on Stillwater Right on Palmer Hill Immediate Right on Westover (begin gradual .5 mile climb - fairly steep climb, just before the 9 mile mark). Westover becomes Riverbank, so you will essentially be following the same road for the next 8 miles or so. It's a series of rollers through here with some twists and turns. Road conditions arepretty smooth --A few small rough patches here and there, but mostly at the tops of hills, so you should be approaching them slowly enough to avoid) Continue straight onto Riverbank (Westover becomes Riverbank) (Road becomes narrow and twisted; no shoulders - use caution!) Left on Erskine (beginning of this is a Steep Climb , the toughest but the last climb of the day) Right on Long Ridge (fast, busy road with long, downhill straighaways, this begins around mile 17-small rough patch in the shoulder on this right turn) Right on Cold Spring (also flat, you will continue to fly here) Continue onto Washington (inbound bike travel will stay on left southbound lane) - Washington is flat also Left on Main to Transition (T2) in Columbus Park-T2 is in downtown Stamford-grab your sunblock, there will be no shade on the run!
fftri		#3	[-]
Posts: 36 (06/23/08 09:31:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks so much for the course review! I am going down Saturday after getting out of work and plan on driving the course. I'll be looking for that steep hill :-) Thanks again! Mark

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