Lucarelli & Castaldi CRCA Club Series Race #12 Instructions

Written By Open Racing

Guest User | 2018-08-30

It is hard to believe but the final race in the Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Series is Saturday. We look forward to closing out the season with another great day in Central Park and remind all of our marshals how important it is to show up on time --- any marshal shortage will delay our race start, forcing us to cut laps, or force us to cancel the race entirely.

Important info for WD racers: any club members participating in the WD field need to indicate that they are racing the Women's Development field at registration. If you are not on the start list for the WD field you will NOT be included in the results for the race. 

Race Information

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:15AM (don't be late!)

  • Registration open / close: 5:25AM / 6:10AM

  • Start time: 6:15 AM

  • Fields (Laps): W (5.2), A (6.2), B (5.2), C (4.2), WD (4.2)

  • Notes: Engineers Gate

Rider Conduct

After Club Series races riders have been reported by NYC Parks for riding backward on the Central Park loop and/or riding on walking paths. This conduct threatens the existence of our races and will be subject to an immediate DQ and possible suspension. 

CRCA Kit

All members are required to wear CRCA kit or CRCA sub-team kit with the prerequisite logos. With summer's arrival we are enforcing these requirements at the Club Series going forward. For independent members - if you have ordered Club kit but it hasn't arrived please make have the e-mail confirmation for your order available. 

Marshals

NYC Parks strictly enforces our marshal requirements. Races cannot start until 15 minutes AFTER all marshals are at their assigned posts. If marshals arrive late, do not show or are not at their precise assigned post we may lose our race permits. Please refer to the Marshaling Instructions and Marshaling Policy for addition information.  

Rosters 

To confirm your eligibility to race please check the CRCA Roster. The roster is now finalized but email membership@crca.net with any questions and Randy may be able to assist. 

Numbers

After the March 24 Club race number pick-up is exclusively at Tailwind Endurance - you will not be able to pick-up your race number at race registration. Please make sure to pickup your race number from Tailwind Endurance in advance of race day. 

Results

The CRCA Club Series now features professional results. Results will be posted at the finish line, posted on CRCA.net, and uploaded to USAC. The CRCA Club Series may now be utilized for USAC upgrade points. Per USAC Rule 1M7 racers should take advantage of the 15-minute protest period once results are posted at the Rambles Parking lot to address any concerns directly with our officials and results service before leaving Central Park.

At this stage in the Club Series we are strictly enforcing the use of the 15 minute protest period. Concerns may be submitted via this Google Form by Monday at noon following the race but any protest of the results should occur at the race during the 15 minute protest period. 

Any riders that are dropped from the main peloton and finish their race alone are encouraged to signal to the finish line staff that they are racers rather than recreational riders. 

Other CRCA News & Links

  • We have a new Facebook Group for CRCA Members: Facebook

  • Sign-up for the new CRCA.net weekly e-newsletter: CRCA.net

CRCA Club Series

Aug 31, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #12 - Pre-Race Instructions

Aug 31, 2024

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Sunday 9/1/24

  • Technical Guide:Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:15AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 5:15 AM / 5:45 AM

  • Start time: 6:15 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5

    • A - 6

    • B - 5

    • C - 4

    • Women’s Dev - 3

  • Format: Scratch (There is no Sprint Competition)

  • Finish: Cat’s Paw

  • Results:Link

Aug 31, 2024

Aug 3, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #11 - Pre-Race Instructions

Aug 3, 2024

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Sunday 8/4/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 4:45AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 4:45 AM / 5:15 AM

  • Start time: 5:45 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5.5

    • A - 7.5

    • B - 6.5

    • MAST - 5.5

    • Women’s Dev - 4.5

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: W 91th

  • Results: Link

Aug 3, 2024

Jul 3, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #9 - Pre-Race Instructions

Jul 3, 2024

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Saturday 7/6/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 4:30 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 4:30 AM / 5:00 AM

  • Start time: 5:30 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5.7

    • A - 7.7

    • B - 6.7

    • C - 5.7

    • Women’s Dev - 3.7

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: Tavern

  • Results: Link

Jul 3, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #7 - Pre-Race Instructions (Copy)

Jun 14, 2024

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Sunday 6/16/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 4:30 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 4:30 AM / 5:00 AM

  • Start time: 5:30 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 6

    • A - 8

    • B - 7

    • C - 6

    • Women’s Dev - 4

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: Cat’s Paw

  • Results: Link

Jun 14, 2024

May 17, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #7 - Pre-Race Instructions

May 17, 2024

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Saturday 5/18/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 4:30 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 4:30 AM / 5:00 AM

  • Start time: 5:30 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 6.5

    • A - 8.5

    • B -7.5

    • C - 6.5

    • Women’s Dev - 3.5

  • Format: Points for W, A, B; Scratch for C and WD

  • Finish: West 91th

  • Results: Link

May 17, 2024

May 10, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #6 - Pre-Race Instructions

May 10, 2024

Neutral Start until Top of Harlem Hill

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Saturday 5/11/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 4:30 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 4:30 AM / 5:00 AM

  • Start time: 5:30 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 6.7

    • A - 8.7

    • B -7.7

    • C - 6.7

    • Women’s Dev - 3.7

  • Format: Points for W, A, B; Scratch for C and WD

  • Finish: Tavern

  • Results: Link

May 10, 2024

Apr 12, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #5 - Pre-Race Instructions

Apr 12, 2024

Neutral Start until Top of Harlem Hill

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Sunday 4/14/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:10 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 5:10 AM / 5:45 AM

  • Start time: 6:10 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5.5

    • A - 6.5

    • B -5.5

    • C - 4.5

    • Women’s Dev - 3.5

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: West 91st

  • Results: Link

CHECK-IN

In-person check-in is no longer necessary with the advent of chip timing (except for the Women’s Development participants who are not CRCA members, which is described below). As long as you properly start the race and ride over the start line on lap 1, you will automatically be included in the race results. Men’s Cat 3 racers must self select Men’s A or Men’s B field 48 hours before the start of the race.

NUMBERS/CHIPS & NUMBER PICKUP

There will be day of number and chip pick up for riders who were unable to pick up numbers at the pre-season event. Number and chip pick up will close at 5:45 am.

Numbers are pinned on your right side and rear pockets. You must have both numbers pinned in order to race. You must have your chip affixed on the fork of your bike in order to be scored! Please refer to the chip placement instructions for guidance on how to install your chip on your bike. Where you place your chip and its orientation matters! Do not mount on your stem.

If you do not have your chip, please notify a CRCA board member who will notify the scoring table. Otherwise, you will not be scored! The replacement fee for lost numbers and chips will be $20 per set of new numbers and $75 for a lost chip.

MARSHALS

NYC Parks strictly enforces our marshal requirements. As recent as last year, we were seeing an alarming uptick in no-shows for marshal assignments.

Races cannot start until 15 minutes AFTER all marshals are at their assigned posts. If marshals arrive late, do not show or are not at their precise assigned post we may lose our race permits. Teams with assigned marshals that do not show will have to forfeit another team member to serve as a marshal if there’s a marshal deficit.

Check our updated Marshal Assignment List to see if you’re scheduled for the upcoming race, and remind your friends and teammates. Please refer to the Marshaling Instructions and Marshaling Policy for addition information.

PODIUMS & LEADERS JERSEYS

After this race, the current Series Leaders should wear their Leader’s Jersey in the race. Podium ceremonies will be held at the Boathouse 15 minutes after the conclusion of the race. Please report to the Boathouse after your race if you placed within the top 3 of your field. If you’re in contention for the leader’s jersey, be sure to report to the Boathouse to receive your jersey before the next race.

CLOTHING POLICY

Please make sure you are wearing the proper club or sub-team kit if you are on a sub-team, patches and or arm bands compliant with our club policy if you choose to do so, on an unaffiliated jersey (i.e., not a professional, national/world champion, or another sub-team jersey). CRCA heat transfer logo patches and arm bands will be available for purchase at morning of registration. If you do not comply with the kit policy your team will be suspended and you will be DQ’ed. *Early Season Kit Rules are in effect, an exception will be made for Winter or Rain Jackets requiring the CRCA logo.

RIDER CONDUCT

In the past, after Club Series races, riders have been reported by NYC Parks for riding backward on the Central Park loop, riding in the rec lane and/or riding on walking paths. This conduct threatens the existence of our races and will be subject to an immediate DQ and possible suspension. We ask riders to please be aware of the traffic laws in Central Park, especially for cyclists, some of which are highlighted here, under Central Park Protocol for Cycling and Training.

Please note, when returning to the Boathouse after completion of your race, for those riders entering the Park, we ask you to enter the Park’s East and West Drives with caution and yield to races going on as they have the right of way.

ROSTERS 

To confirm your eligibility to race please check the CRCA Roster. Don’t forget to upload your signed USAC event waiver before your first race. You can email membership@crca.net in advance if there are any issues. We may not be able to fix membership issues on race morning.  

RESULTS

The CRCA Club Series now features professional results with chip timing and live results tracking! Prior to every race, we will update this link to allow your friends and family to watch the results update in real time. You’ll also be able to use that link to check your results after the race.

Official results will be posted on CRCA.net and uploaded to USAC following a protest period three business days after the race. Do not approach the results table for any reason on race day. The CRCA Club Series may be utilized for USAC upgrade points. 

If you have any questions about your placement in a Club Race, please use the form linked here. After results are posted, there will be a 72 hour window to request revisions to the USAC results.

Any riders that are dropped from the main peloton and finish their race alone are encouraged to check in with the finish line staff. 

OTHER CRCA NEWS & LINKS

  • We have a Facebook Group for CRCA Members: Facebook

  • Sign-up for the new CRCA.net weekly e-newsletter: CRCA.net

Apr 12, 2024

Apr 4, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #4 - Pre-Race Instructions

Apr 4, 2024

Neutral Start until Top of Harlem Hill

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Saturday 4/6/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:20 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 5:20 AM / 5:55 AM

  • Start time: 6:20 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5.2

    • A - 6.2

    • B -5.2

    • C - 4.2

    • Women’s Dev - 3.2

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: Enginers Gate

  • Results: Link

Apr 4, 2024

Mar 8, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #2 - Pre-Race Instructions

Mar 8, 2024

Neutral Start until Top of Harlem Hill

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Saturday 4/6/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:20 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 5:20 AM / 5:55 AM

  • Start time: 6:20 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5.2

    • A - 6.2

    • B -5.2

    • C - 4.2

    • Women’s Dev - 3.2

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: Enginers Gate

  • Results: Link

Mar 8, 2024

Mar 1, 2024

Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #1 - Pre-Race Instructions

Mar 1, 2024

Neutral Start until Top of Harlem Hill

RACE INFORMATION

  • Race Date: Sunday 3/3/24

  • Technical Guide: Link

  • Marshal check-in: 5:15 AM

  • Number Pickup open / close: 5:15 AM / 5:45 AM

  • Start time: 6:15 AM

  • Fields (Laps): 

    • W - 5

    • A - 6

    • B -5

    • C - 4

    • Women’s Dev - 3

  • Format: Scratch

  • Finish: Cat’s Paw

  • Results: Link

Mar 1, 2024

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