2012 Railbender Cyclosportif & Community Ride

• Railbender Cyclosportif: 42 miles (course map)
  
  • Sat., Aug. 11 - 9:20 a.m. start (must finish by 12:30 p.m.)
  • Same course as pros
  • 2 aid stations (food/water)
  • Must obey traffic laws (course not closed to traffic)
  • $50 Entry Fee by July 15 (includes race T-shirt), $60 between 7-15 and 8-9, $70 after Aug. 9.
• Community Ride: 14 miles (course map)
  • Sat., Aug. 11 - 9:30 a.m. start (must finish by 11:30 p.m.)
  • Same course as pros
  • Must obey traffic laws (course not closed to traffic)
  • $30 Entry Fee by July 15 (includes race T-shirt), $35 between 7-15 and 8-9, $45 after Aug. 9.

2012 Tour de Toona Stage Race
Men Pro-1/Women 1-2 ($210 Entry Fee/rider - confirmed riders)
Purse TBD - (distribution)

• Stage 1: Wed. Aug. 8, 2012 - Altoona Sunset Time Trial (3 miles - diagram)
  
  • Men Pro-1 start: 6:30 p.m. @ 30-second intervals
  • Women Pro-1-2 start: ~ 5:30 p.m. @ 30-second intervals
    
    
• Stage 2: Thurs. (9th) - Richland to Blue Knob mountain-top finish
  (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: 1:30 p.m.
  • Pro-1-2 Women start: 2:00 p.m.
    
    
• Stage 3: Fri. (10th) - Martinsburg Circuit Race
  • 19.2 miles x 4 laps = 76.8 miles | Google Map¹| Google Earth¹ [Right-click, "Save Target As/Save Link As," then open .kml file in Google Earth] | profile
  • Pro-1 Men start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Pro-1-2 Women start: 2:00 p.m.
    
• Stage 4: Sat. (11th) - 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])
  • 16% grade section
  • Pro-1 Men start: 9:00 a.m.
  • Pro-1-2 Women start: 9:15 a.m.
    

• Stage 5: Sun. (12th) - Altoona Downtown Criterium (30 miles/30 laps - diagram/profile, Google Map)
  
  • Pro-1 Men start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Pro-1-2 Women start: 2:30 p.m.
    
  • Awards Ceremony: 4:45 p.m.

¹ The online Google Maps and Google Earth course diagrams for Thursday's and Saturday's road stages (2 & 4) are constantly being updated with new information.

MEN: Cat. 2 | Cat. 3 | Cat. 4| Cat. 5
WOMEN: Cat. 3 | Cat. 4
Entry Fee: $35 by July 15 (guaranteed a race shirt), $40 by Aug. 9, $50 after Aug. 9  One-day license fees are in addition to these fees. 

• Sun. (Aug. 12) - Altoona Downtown Criterium (diagram/profile, Google map)
  

• Men 4: 9:30 a.m. (20 laps)
• Men 2/3: 10:30 a.m. (25 laps)
• Women 3/4 & Citizens: 11:45 a.m. (15 laps)
• Pro/1 Men: 1:00 p.m. (30 laps)
• Women 1/2: 2:30 p.m. (30 laps)
• Men 5/Citizens: 4:00 p.m. (15 laps)
• Awards Ceremony: 4:45 p.m.

				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.

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