We are happy to announce that this year's School of Cross is supported by our friends at Blindman Brewing. With their support, and delicious beers, we will have beer prizing as well as a beer garden at the race on Sunday!
This year's School of Cross will be held at Capilano Park (Capilano Park Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T6A 3R7) as day 2 of the double header with Juventus. Keep your eyes on this space for additional information on a beer garden when we have it!
Register here
Morning announcements
The Edmonton Road and Track Club respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/ Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.
Registration
The race entry fee is $45 for all categories and is available at the link above. Even if you do not have an ABA license you can join the fun by purchasing a Single Event License for $20 (Novice Men and Sport Women categories). Registration closes on Wednesday, September 18th.
Faculty
Principal Albert Nguyen (president@ertc.org)
Vice-Principal -
Advanced Credit
CX Category Road Category MTB Category
Novice Men Cat.4/5, U15, U17, Masters 50+ Novice, U15, U17, Masters 50+
Sport Men Cat.4, 5 Sport, Expert
Expert Men Cat.3,4,5 Expert
Open Men Cat.1/2,3, open to all Elite, open to all
Sport Women Cat.3,4,5 Novice, Sport, Expert
Open Women Cat.1/2, open to all Elite, open to all
Exam Schedule
ABA License check will begin at 08:15 at the ABA tent and closes before the start of your race. Call ups will be based on current AB Cup points.
8:15 Sign-on, Course open for pre-riding
9:00 Sport Women, minimum 30 minutes
9:50 Novice Men, approximately 40 minutes
10:50 Sport Men, minimum 40 minutes
11:50 Course open for pre-riding (~30 minute break)
12:20 Open Men, approximately 60 minutes
13:40 Open Women, minimum 40 minutes
14:30 Expert Men, approximately 50 minutes
15:40 End of School Day
Commissaires reserve the right to pull lapped riders to stay on schedule. No guarantees on whether you get a warmup lap or not.
recess
A beer garden stocked with beer from Blindman Brewing will be onsite. We will be serving Blindman Beer for $5 each. We accept all forms of payment- Cash, Debit, Visa, MasterCard, ApplePay, GooglePay and American Express. We are working on permitting for this so keep an eye on this space.
CAFETERIA
We will be offering sandwiches from Costco Deli, and a selection of drinks chips and snacks.
Feeding riders via hand-up at any time is against the UCI regulations. Riders may take take on food/drink inside the pit zone but must not be via hand-up.
School Cheer
Teams, friends, and family are encouraged to bring cheer and encourage all participants with signs, noise makers, cowbells, bullhorns, airhorns, vuvuzelas, etc. Please attempt to physically distance your groups from other groups and respect their comfort levels.
Note that feeding of racers via handup outside of the pitzone is not allowed as per UCI regulations.
EXTRA CREDIT
Cash hand-ups will be provided at places on course at organizers discretion to incentivize those racing.
School Uniform
Body number placement will be both shoulders and lower back. The ABA will provide cloth body numbers for cyclocross if you do not already have them.
chip timing
This race will be chip timed, giving more complete timing information. Please pick up your chip at sign-on and attach it to your handlebars. Return the chips to the timing tent or at sign-on. Failure to return your timing chip will result in a $50 fine.
Pre-requisites
Novice Men and Sport Women may use mountain bikes or cyclocross bikes. Cyclocross bikes, maximum tire width 33mm and 50cm handlebar width, are required for Sport Men, Expert Men, Open Men and Open Women.
All bikes must be in good working order and free of racks or carriers and competitors MUST wear a CCA approved helmet at all times while riding and racing
Please take time to familiarize yourself with the ABA cyclocross ruleset. You will be expected to know the regulations. Failure to follow them may result in not being able to start, disqualification, or relegation.
Shop Class
A mechanical pit will be available for spare wheels and bikes. Make sure to label your stuff and collect it after your race.
Convocation
Awards and podium ceremonies will take place as soon as possible following the conclusion of each race, after the 15 minute protest period. Podium ceremonies will take place outside.
Prizing will be a mix of cash and merchandise/gift cards and will be determined based on registration. All podium finishers will get a 4-pack of a beer of their choice courtesy of Blindman Brewing. If you are under-18, it will be awarded to someone of your choosing, over 18.
School Nurse
In case of emergencies call 911. For non-emergent situations, find the first aider at the area outlined under First Aid below.
Hall Pass
Public bathrooms are available near the parking lot. See map.
Emergency Plan
An on-site certified first aider will be stationed per the site map. If you are able to go back to the first aid area under your own power, please do so. The first aider will either treat you or determine an ambulance is required.
In the event of an emergent situation (the racer cannot move under their own power), the nearest course marshal will call 911, and notify dispatch of the location. If you are a racer, or a volunteer and see a situation where medical attention may be neccessary and the rider might not be able to move, please tell a nearby course marshal or a race official, especially in areas that might have bad visibility by a marshal.
The nearest full service medical facility is the Royal Alexandra Hospital (10240 Kingsway NW).
Communication Plan
A race radio will be available for medical personnel, who will also have a cell phone. If there is an incident on course, the medical team will be notified via race radio. In the rare occasion that radio communication fails cell phone communication will be used. Each course marshal will receive a list of phone numbers for race organizer and medical staff. Participants are informed to call 911 in the event of an Emergency.
First Aid Location
A stationary First Aid attendant will be located at the west end of the parking lot adjacent to the the team tents. If there is an on-course incident, the nearest course marshal will alert First Aid personnel via radio who can be quickly dispatched on the short course. If the incident is serious, 911 EMS will be called.
School Campus
The race will take place on the grounds of the Capilano Park. The below map outlines the proposed race area as set by Juventus. We will be running the course backwards with a few modifications we will make on Saturday night. Final course routing TBD.
Anti-Doping Statement
The ABA complies with and fully supports the UCI anti-doping regulations, the clauses of the World Anti-doping Code and its international Standards to which the UCI anti-doping regulations refer and to the anti-doping regulations of other competent bodies as per the regulations of the UCI.
Smoke cancellations
If at any point where a decision is to be made regarding postponing, shortening or cancelling a race, the decision will be made by the Chief Commissaire, ABA Technical Delegate and the Race Organizer. If they choose to start an event, either on time or through postponement, the race may still be cancelled at anytime if the conditions become dangerous by either their decision, or the air quality reading becomes 7 or higher.
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