2011 Tour de Toona Stage Race Men Pro-1/Women 1-2 (confirmed riders) $110,308 purse - $55,154 men/$55,154 women -(distribution - updated 6-28-11)
Note: The only version of the tech manual for the Pro Men & Women's 4-day stage race that is valid has the date 7-1-11 printed in the lower right hand corner of each page.
Wed. July 6 - Altoona Sunset Time Trial (3 miles - diagram)
Men Pro-1 start: 6:00 p.m. @ 30-second intervals
Women Pro-1-2 start: ~ 7:20 p.m. @ 30-second intervals
Thurs. (7th) - Richland to Blue Knob mountain-top finish > > >new stage(73 miles - Google Map1| Google Earth1 [Right-click, "Save Target As/Save Link As," then open .kml file in Google Earth] | profile - Blue Knob climb)
Pro-1 Men start: 2:30 p.m.
Pro-1-2 Women start: 2:45 p.m.
Fri. (8th) - Rest day
Sat. (9th) - Altoona-Blue Knob-Altoona Road Race (91 miles - Google Map1| profile | Google Earth1 [Right-click, "Save Target As/Save Link As," then open .kml file in Google Earth])
18% grade section - use bailout gear on cassette that is 3-teeth larger (more teeth) than one used for Manayunk Wall in TD Bank Philly race.
1The online Google Maps and Google Earth course diagrams for Thursday's and Saturday's road stages (2 & 4) are constantly being updated with additional detailed information until July 5th, though the street routes themselves will remain unchanged.
2-dayPoints Race - NOT based on GC (riders are permitted to race either stage without doing both races)
Note: The only valid version of the tech manual for the Cat 2-Day Points Race has the date 7-1-2011 printed in the lower right hand corner of each page.
Men 2: 9:40 a.m. (69 miles - same course as Pro Men/Women except skip the opening 22 mile loop - Google Map1| profile | Google Earth1 [Right-click, "Save Target As/Save Link As," then open .kml file in Google Earth])
Men 3: 9:50 a.m (69 miles - same course as Pro Men/Women except skip the opening 22 mile loop - Google Map1| profile | Google Earth1 [Right-click, "Save Target As/Save Link As," then open .kml file in Google Earth])
1The online Google Maps and Google Earth course diagrams for Thursday's and Saturday's road stages (2 & 4) are constantly being updated with additional detailed information until July 5th, though the street routes themselves will remain unchanged.
Race Leader
The yellow jersey is worn during each stage by the overall leader based on total cumulative time for all previous stages.
KOM/QOM
Gallikers and Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association/ Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program are the proud co-sponsors of the King of the Mountain/Queen of the Mountain (KOM/QOM) jersey competitions as well as Thursday's mountain-top finish at Blue Knob Ski Resort. Scoring is based on a cumulative points system of top 3 placings for designated climbs.
Sprint
The green jersey is awarded to the rider who accumulates the most points for placing in the top 3 of designated sprint lines that occur during various points in each stage throughout the week, including certain finishes.
Best Young Rider
Parsons is the sponsor of the Best Young Rider competition (under 23 years of age). This competition is based on the lowest cumulative time of all stages raced, and tabulated daily.
The 2010 results and official prize list are located here.