The Charlie Baker Time Trial
Concord, MA
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When: Wednesdays from April 7 through September ,8 2004
Sign In and get your start time: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
First Rider Start: 6:15 pm
Last Rider Start: 7:00 pm or 1/2 hour before dusk (30 seconds between riders)
Course: The course is a 9.75-mile loop of gently rolling terrain.
Start at the 4-way stop sign on Lowell Road at Barnes Hill Rd./Barretts Mill Rd heading North toward Carlisle.
At 4.5 miles bear Right through the rotary onto Route 225 East.
Stay to the right and yield to traffic in the rotary.
At 6 miles bear Right onto River Road.
At 7 miles Concord Town Line: Continue straight as River Road becomes Monument Street in Concord.
At 9.5 miles turn right onto Liberty Street.
Finish at 9.75 miles at the top of a short hill, across from the Historical Park entrance.
The Course is not marshaled or marked, and is open to traffic.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the course before getting timed.
Parking and Registration: (directions to registration on back of flyer)
Park in the Minute Man National Park Parking Lot on Liberty Street in Concord.
Parking is limited. Please carpool or ride to the event if possible.
To avoid congestion in the start area, riders must wait at the parking lot until 5 minutes before their assigned start time and then ride to the start line.
Course Profile:
(Image courtesy of the
Beanpot Cycling Classic)
This Time Trial is held under USCF permit TBD and open to all USCF licensed riders.
USCF Day Licenses are available for an additional $5.00 fee.
An ANSI-approved helmet is mandatory as required by USCF and NEBC rules.
Entry Fees: (includes USCF event insurance)
$5.00 for NEBC members, $10.00 for non-members. (Non-members
purchasing a one day license will receive a $3.00 discount, for a total cost of
$12.00)
New This Year - TT Season Pass: $50.00 for NEBC members, $100.00 for non-members
Sign in is from 5:30 to 6pm. The first rider starts at 6:15pm.Anyone arriving after the sign-in period may not be allowed to ride. Please arrive early.
When riding, consider safety, traffic laws, and finish time in that order!
There are no prizes for this training series. Ride responsibly and be considerate of drivers and other road users. Our ability to continue to hold this event depends on the goodwill of the towns we ride through.
Be cautious and yield to traffic in the Carlisle rotary. This is a state law for all vehicles - including bicycles.
For more information contact Scott Rose at (978) 264-3272 or sdrbike@hotmail.com
Directions to Parking/Registration:
From I-95 North or South:
- Take Rte. 2 West 4 miles to the second light on Rte.2.
(Crosby's Corner, where Rte. 2 makes a sharp left at the bottom of a hill.)
- Continue straight across the intersection onto Cambridge Turnpike.
- Bear left after 1.3 miles at the stop sign (Lexington Rd, Rte. 2A)
- At the Concord Center rotary, travel toward the Colonial Inn.
- Turn right on Monument Street directly in front of the Colonial Inn.
- Travel 1/2 mile (cross the river) and take the next left onto Liberty Street.
- The Minute Man National Park parking lot is on your left at the top of the hill.
From I 495 or points West:
- Take Rte. 2 East to the Concord rotary.
- Take the third rotary exit onto Barretts Mill Road (2/3 of the way around the rotary).
- At the 4-way stop sign on Barretts Mill Road at Lowell Road (Time Trial Start line) continue straight across the intersection onto Barnes Hill Road.
- After about 3/4 mile, continue straight at the merge with Liberty Street, turn into the Minute Man National Park parking lot on your left.
Sign in will be here until 6:00pm.
The actual start will be at the corner of Lowell Rd and Barnes Hill Rd approximately 3/4 mile away. Please stay at the registration area until 5 minutes before your start time, and then ride to the starting area.
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