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49th Annual Berkeley Hills Road Race

Presented by Berkeley Bicycle Club in association with SF Sport & Spine PT Racing



Sunday • May 14, 2006
Held rain or shine · USCF Permit · Sixteen Hundred Dollars Cash+Merchandise

Post Race

General Information

  • Start/Finish location (San Pablo Reservoir Boat Launch; see course
    description)
  • Limited parking (please carpool...only 250 spaces for 450 racers)
  • Staging location/guidelines (no tents due to lack of parking space)

Confirmed Rider List

Course Map

Contact registration coordinator

Category Laps Miles Places Fee Field Cash
/Merch
Start

Elite Pro/1/2
Elite 3
Masters 35+ 1/2/3
Masters 35+ 4
Masters 45+ 1/2/3/4
Women Pro/1/2/3
Elite 4
Women 4
Women 35+ 1/2/3
Juniors 17-18
Juniors 16+under

4.7
3.7
3.7
2.7
2.7
3.7
2.7
1.7
2.7
1.7
0.7
90
71
71
52
52
71
52
33
52
33
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
$35
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$15
$15

75
60
60
50
50
75
50
50
50
50
50
$200/200
$50/150
$100/100
$100/100
$50/75
$200/200
$50/75
$50/150
$50/75
Ribbon
Ribbon
7:30 am
7:35 am
7:43 am
7:48 am
7:56 am
8:01 am
8:05 am
8:08 am
8:10 am
8:15 am
8:18 am
 

Registration

  • Registration Opens 6:00am and closes 15 minutes before each race.
  • Pre-reg: Mail 2006 USAC Standard Release form and check to BBC, 1124 Delaware Street, Berkeley CA 94702, postmarked before May 2nd. Or online at
    BikeReg.com until end of day, May 10th. Pre-reg closes when fields fill, NO REFUNDS.
    Add $10 for late registration. FIELD SIZES ARE LOW. PREREG RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CATEGORIES.
  • Note: There are NO men 5 fields.

Directions

  • START (SAME AS LAST YEAR) San Pablo Reservoir Boat Launch.
  • From Orinda (Hwy 24), 2.4 miles north/west (towards Richmond) on Camino Pablo to the San Pablo Reservoir Boat Launch (not the Recreation Area); enter at Boat Launch sign and follow the lakefront road north 1.5 miles, past guard gate to parking lots. From I-80, San Pablo Dam Road exit, 8.9 miles south/east (towards Orinda) to Boat Launch as above.
  • Parking is limited, carpooling is advised.
    NO
    PARKING ON THE COURSE OR NEAR THE FINISH LINE.

Course Description

  • Traditional loop (approx. 19 miles): San Pablo Dam, Castro Ranch, Alhambra Valley, and Bear Creek Roads, clockwise. Pavement good to fair. No road closure, watch for traffic and road hazards, and use caution.
  • Start: Short promenade up service road from inside parking area, directly onto, and then a short distance on San Pablo Dam Road.
  • Finish: Top of the second long climb on Bear Creek Road (Papa Bear); finishers will be ushered in the same direction to staging area for safety of the racers who just finished and those who are still racing.
  • Feed Zone: Approximately 1 km before finish on Papa Bear climb. Parking at feed zone will be limited to use by feed zone participants only.
  • No road closure, watch for traffic and road hazards, and use caution. Unauthorized follow vehicles will result in rider/team DQ. NO WARMING UP ON THE COURSE.

Race promoter: Berkeley Bicycle Club

 
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