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  JUNEAU BIKE EVENTS - 2009

Last updated May 1, 2009

Helmets are required for all events.

Please check back periodically for updates to the schedule.

Group Road Rides:                     Sunday at A&P Grocery @ 9:00 a.m.

Group Mountain Bike Rides:     Check with Glacier Cycles often, 789-7050

May 1, Friday
North Douglas Time Trial
   Start Time:    6:30 p.m.
   Location:      Top of False Outer Hill, by the trail
   Distance:       10.2 miles
   Category:      Open
   Course:         Start heading south down false outer point hill. Turn around at Eaglecrest Bus turnout and return.
   Director:       Kevin Maier, 523-0308

May 9, Saturday
Tee Harbor Short Road Race
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m.
   Location:      Tee Harbor Fire Station
   Distance:       22.5 miles
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         Start heading north out the road. Turn around in the scenic view point parking lot about 12 miles out and return.
   Director:       Tara Jeans 790-2040 tjfuette@gci.net

May 15, Friday
Bike to Work Day Event
See the Bike to Work web page on our site for details
   Director:       Barb Kelly, 586-1740 or 723-6011

May 16, Saturday
Foggy Mountain’s Metric Century Ride
Distance:          100 km, 50 km, and 25 km
Start Time:        8 am  or 9 am (100 km), 10:30 am (50 km), 1:30 pm (25 km)
Location:           JRC the Alaska Club, in the valley
Category:          Open
Course:             100 km starts down Riverside to the Back Loop road and to Echo Cove, returning to the club following Glacier Highway
                        50 km starts down Riverside to the Back Loop road and to Amalga Harbor, returning to the club following Glacier Highway
25 km starts down Riverside to the Back Loop road and to the second Lena Loop entrance, returning following Lena Loop, Auke Rec past the totem pole, and returning to the club following Glacier Highway.
Director:            Dave Ringle, 790-7249, dvringle@ptialaska.net

May 22, Friday
Cycle Alaska’s Jack-n-Jill Time Trial
   Start Time:    6:30 p.m.
   Location:      Top of False Outer Hill, by the trail
   Distance:       12 miles for each rider
   Category:      Open  
   Description:  A male (Jack) and a female (Jill) pair up as a team
   Course:         The first rider starts by heading south to the Eaglecrest turn off, turning around in the bus turnout and returning to the start. The second rider then leaves and repeats the course.. The best combined time wins.
   Director:      Andy Gray 789-9215 andrew.gray@noaa.gov

May 24, Sunday
Mountain Bike Event
   Start Time:    1:00 p.m.
   Location:      Diamond Park parking lot
   Distance:       2 hours of less
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         2 Loops or 4 Loops
   Director:       Dale McFarlin, 586-1158, iamlordcheese@gmail.com

May 30, Saturday
Valley Lumber & Building Supply Auke Rec Circuit Road Race
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m. 
   Location:      Auke Rec picnic area by the Totem Pole
   Distance:       12 miles (2 loops), 24 miles (4 loops)
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         This is a loop course. Start from the totem pole and head north. Continue into Lena Loop and come out of Lena Loop heading south on the main highway. Make a sharp right turn into Auke Rec area and end at the totem pole
   Director:       Jim Sheufelt, 463-1237

June 6, Saturday
El Sombrero’s Eaglecrest Time Trial
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m.
   Location:      Eaglecrest road, before the first big hill. Meet in the large parking lots
   Distance:       4.5 miles
   Course:         Race rules and instructions will be provided in the parking lot
   Director:       Casey Colton, cc2@gci.net

June 11-14, Thursday - Sunday
Tour of Fairbanks

June 13, Saturday
Mountain Bike Endurance Group Ride
   Start Time:    2:00 p.m.
   Location:      Brotherhood Bridge parking lot
   Distance:       3.5 to 5 hours
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         TBA, but it will include brotherhood bridge, dredge lake, west/east glacier, spaulding, montana creek fish, and sections of the road
   Director:       Glacier Cycles, Scott Yarnall, 789-7050

June 20, Saturday
Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay

June 26, Friday
North Douglas Time Trial
   Start Time:    6:30 p.m.
   Location:      Top of False Outer Hill, by the trail
   Distance:       10.2 miles
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         Start heading south down false outer hill. Turn around at Eaglecrest bus turnoutand return
   Director:       Robert Sowers, 789-7549
June 27, Saturday
24 Hours of Light Mountain Bike Race in Whitehorse

July 5, Sunday
Nick Frangos Road Race
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m.
   Location:      Mike Hatch Jeep on North Douglas
   Distance:       approx. 22 miles
   Course:         Start heading north to the end of North Douglas, turn around at the end of North Douglas road, finish at the top of the slight hill where Mike Hatch Jeep dealership is.
   Director:       Janice Sheufelt, 463-1237

July 18, Saturday
The Les Schwab 40K Time Trial
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m.
   Location:      North Douglas Bridge
   Distance:       12 miles, 25 miles
   Short Course:            Start on the Kowee Creek bridge heading north. Turn around at Eaglecrest and return
   Long Course:            Start on the Kowee Creek bridge heading north to the end of North Douglas. Turn around and return
   Director:       Rob Welton, 364-2779

July 24-26, Friday - Sunday
Tour of Whitehorse

July 25, Saturday
Eaglecrest Road Race
   Start Time:    10:00 a.m.
   Location:      Mike Hatch Jeep on North Douglas
   Distance:       20 and 30 miles
   Category:      Open  
   Short Course:            Start heading north toward the end of North Douglas, turn up Eaglecrest road and end at the Eaglecrest parking lot
   Long Course:            Start heading north to the end of North Douglas, turn around at the end. On the return, turn up Eaglecrest road and end at the Eaglecrest parking lot
   Director:       Charlie Williams, 789-9875

July 31, Friday
Juneau Bone & Joint Center’s N. Douglas Time Trail
   Start Time:    6:30 p.m.
   Location:      Top of False Outer Hill, by the trail
   Distance:       10.2 miles
   Category:      Open  
   Course:         Start heading south down false outer hill. Turn around at Eaglecrest bus turnoutand return
   Director:       Robert Sowers, John Bursell, & Tracy Rivera

August 9, Sunday
Aukeman Triathlon

    Start Time:    8:00 a.m.
    Location:       Auke Lake USA Dock
    Distance:       Sprint Triathlon
    Category:      Open

             Stage 1 –  Swim, wetsuit required
    Distance:          750 m
    Course:             Auke Lake UAS Dock
             Stage 2 – Bike
    Distance:          20 km
    Course:            UAS to Glacier Visitors Center parking lot and return via Back Loop
              Stage 3 – Run
    Distance:          5 km

    Course:            Out and back from UAS on Auke Lake Trai



Director:   John Bursell, bursell@gci.net
                Tracy Rivera, tracyrivera0@gmail.com

August 13-16, Friday – Sunday
Tour of Anchorage

August 14-16, Friday - Sunday
JRC the Alaska Club’s Tour of Juneau
Category:         Open

    Stage 1 – Friday – Eaglecrest Hill Climb
Start Time:       6:30 p.m.
Location:         Eaglecrest road, before the first big hill. Meet in the large parking lots
Distance:          4.5 miles
   Stage 2 –Saturday – End of the Road, Road Race
Start Time:       10:00 a.m.
Location:         Auke Rec by the Totem Pole
Distance:         25 miles (from the ferry terminal to eagle beach, ending at the totem pole) or 52 miles (from the ferry terminal to the end of the road, ending at the totem pole)
    Stage 3 – Sunday – 20K Time Trial
Start Time:       10:00 a.m.
Location:         North Douglas at the Eaglecrest turn-off
Distance:          20K
   Director:          Joe Sorenson, 790-2252

August 21-23, Friday - Sunday ******Cancelled******
Dirty Tour  Mountain Bike Event

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