[Stuart Harden]

Hey team,

A quick note on BVRS: as you know, there is a BVRS team points race on Friday! What’s a team points race, you ask? That information and a link to registration can be found on the same webpage as the AB Cup page linked below–you have until Thursday night to register.

The organizers have come up with a great option this weekend: during registration (if you haven’t already registered), all of you should select the “please find me a team” option. This will make registration easy AND give you a chance to team up with someone from another club–there aren’t many races where you get to do that!

AB Cups preliminary info

You’ve all already seen the updated event website here, where you can still find a very rough schedule and of course the race notice.

Race courses and number of loops can be found here.

U14 will receive medals for the top three finishers in each year of birth.

Don’t forget to thank a volunteer this weekend. They all worked very hard over the past two weeks to make sure you had this chance to race in spite of the cold weather cancellation!

Saturday classic mass start

Ski drop off: Skis must be thoroughly cleaned (would you rub it on your face? If not, keep cleaning!) and have the skier’s name, category, and kick zones clearly marked. Skis can be dropped off in the team room on Friday from 5:00-8:00pm. There will be a ski rack inside the door.

Saturday classic glide recommendation: Swix CH/PS6 or Ulla purple-black.

Start list is up: https://zone4.ca/race/2024-01-20/02dc6c76/startlist

Courses close at 1pm, so you’ll be warming up on other trails. Arrive at the team room 1.5-2hrs before your start for a recommendation on grip wax for your warmup skis (likely multigrade or violet–bring those or something similar). Your race skis will be ready to test 30min prior to start. You can test your kick on the Lillehammer hill (Frozen Thunder west loop).

You will access the start grid by crossing the lap lane–a volunteer will be there to tell you when you can cross in case other racers are still on course. The grid will start with 5 lanes, then go down to 4 in the scramble zone.

Make sure to show up to the start with enough time to get your transponders and find your start spot. You will get leg numbers with your bib, but only the last two digits of your bib number. Leg numbers go on the outside of your left calf.

It’s a classic race, so no skating! They’ll be watching for technique violations.

If you show up early, apparently there are draw prizes at the morning awards…sometime around noon.

Sunday skate mass start

Ski drop off: Following your race on Saturday or 1.5 hours before your start on Sunday.

Sunday skate glide recommendation: CH/PS6 or Ulla red

Great fighting out on the course today. Lots of lessons to be learned by skiing that steep hill–we’ll be doing more work there in the coming weeks.

Make sure you drop your race skis at the team room 1.5 hours before your start.

Same course as the classic race, but only two laps this time. The course will be closed for your warmup again. Your race skis will be ready for pickup from the team room 15 minutes before your start.

See ou out there!

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