Pre-Ride Instructions
Welcome to the 15th annual Barley’s Cycling Classic. This year we have gone back to the original BCC name after 3 years of calling the event Foothills Fondo. Same routes, same swag, same beer/pizza at Barley's, just a return to the old name.
Location: Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria, 200 East Jackson Ave, Knoxville 37915
Packet Pickup/late registration info:
Thursday, August 31, from 3 to 6pm at Eddie's Health Shoppe, 8025 Kingston Pike (Suburban Center)
Friday, Sept 1, from 3 to 6pm at Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria in the Old City (Knoxville), 200 E. Jackson Ave., 37915
Riders may check in/register on Saturday morning--ride morning check-in begins at 6:30am at Barley’s.
All rides start at 8:00am from Barley’s.
Parking is in the parking areas adjacent to Barley's. Do not park in a “pay lot”--there should be plenty of free parking within easy walking distance.
Route markings
All routes will be be marked in WHITE through most of the ride. At the point the different routes branch off, the marking color will be different in that turn, then return to white. The outer loop of the metric & 80 routes are marked in orange & yellow, respectively. The routes will be marked as follows.
80 miler--White/yellow/white
Metric Century—White, then orange for the outer 12 mile loop, then back to white for the duration
Half Century--White the entire route
Half Metric—white, then Blue for the two "shortcut" turns, then back to white
So basically, the 33/52/63 mile routes are marked in white, other than the blue "shortcut" turns taken by the 30 and the orange outer loop of the 63. The 80 mile route is white, then branches off to yellow for the extended outer loop, then back to white. The different route options are written in the road at each turn where the routes separate.
Rest stop locations: Half metric—Mile 13 & 23, Half century –Mile 13, 31, & 43, Metric century--Mile 13, 27, 38, & 54, 80 miler--Mile 13, 27, 43, 54.5, 70
Rest stops will consist of water, Gatorade, GU gels, bananas, & various cookies and salted snacks
Updated route maps are posted on the RDE web site. No cue sheets will be available on Saturday morning. We encourage you to print and bring a cue sheet on Saturday if you feel you need one. All routes have been marked (see above) with multiple paint road markings in every turn—pay attention to the markings and you will NOT get lost.
Ride sag mobile numbers (RDE crew members) are listed below.
Martin Coleman 865-250-3618, Gabe West (moto support) 912-492-2951, Andy Howe 865-804-9010, Robert Dills 865-384-7232 , Luke Grieve (FC Pedaler) 865-292-3999 (33 mile route only)
Post ride--Use your ride number bib for 2 free beers (provided by Sierra Nevada Brewing) and unlimited pizza at the post ride party.
As of today, there are 37 individuals registered for the 33 miler, 39 for the half century, 28 for the metric, and 40 for the 80. Of course, you DO NOT have to ride the option you registered for. The RDE SAG crew will do everything in our power to support whatever option you choose.
We will see everyone on Saturday at Barley's, it should be a great day to ride!
