Registration & Course
- Registration location: WNC Registration
- Parking location:
Be aware there is limited parking around the course. If you are able to ride out to the WNC, please do so. Also consider carpooling with someone, many riders in one car is a great option.
There are two places you can park your car and ride to the course:
·Option 1 - Basking Ridge Road - at the end of Basking Ridge Road there is short bike trail ride to Metcalf Road, the WNC Course is to the left as you exit the bike trail.
·Option 2 - Coyote Creek Parkway, just off Monterey Road and Metcalf and closes at sunset.
Registration Opens at 6:00pm and closes at 6:30pm
Note: Non members can pay online for each Twilight event, but first must register with our website. (It's easy!) Non-members pay a surcharge for a day membership to SJBC.
Entry Fees:
Twilights-1 race, Non member $15.00 Login to Purchase
Twilights-1 race, Member Price: $10.00 Login to purchase at member price.
Juniors: FREE
SELL BUTTONS HERE
Contact: Twilight Coordinator
Required: ONLINE Release Form ONLY for 18+ riders (one form per series)
JUNIORS: HARDCOPY Release Form still required (one form per series)
Course
2 miles per lap, two turnarounds at each end, no traffic signals but expect lots of headwind
Strava segment - https://www.strava.com/routes/3347607904089447186
Starting Location/Mandatory Rider's Meeting
Meeting Time: 6:40p in front of the registration table. The 'A' group rolls at 6:45p sharp!
NOTE: Registration closing times will be strictly enforced. No exceptions Do not be late.
New riders must ride with the 'C' group unless they are Cat 3 or higher. This is to allow riders to acclimate to the open course consisting of challenging turns and some traffic.
Juniors age 14 and under must have a parent or mentor riding with them, or receive Twilights Coordinator pre-approval to ride on their own. These are open roads and safety is of paramount importance.
If you ride without paying you will be DQ'd for the remaining Twilight Criterium Series events.
Twilight Safety Rules
Helmets are Mandatory.
No headphones.
No Helmet Mirrors.
Road Bikes Only.
No Aerobars, Mountain Bikes, BMX, Citybikes, Recumbents, Tandems, Unicycles, Single Speed, Fixed Geared, Tall Bikes or Tricycles
Group Responsibility
A Group:
·If you start with the A's and get dropped, you can ride with the B's or C's but you are just a passenger, you cannot contest for the final sprint.
· When you pass the other groups please pass them on the left side. Do not crowd them.
· Please watch out for cars coming from both directions and only rejoin them once they have gone by you.
· If you choose to ride solo or with a few other riders for the remaining laps, please ride along the right side of the road.
You cannot cross the double yellow center road line at any part of the course.
B Group:
· Please listen to your Group Marshals, they are there for your safety.
· If and when the A group is getting ready to pass you, please neutralize, slow down and move to the right. You must wait until the A Group has a significant gap before resuming group speed.
· If you start with the B's and get dropped, you can ride with the C's but you are just a passenger, you cannot contest for the final sprint.
· Please ride to the right of the road.
· If you wait to rejoin your group, please watch out for cars coming from both directions and only rejoin them once they have gone by you. Please do not cross double yellow center road line on the course at any time.
· If you choose to ride solo or with a few other riders for the remaining laps, please ride along the right side of the road.
C Group:
· Please listen to your Group Marshal, they are there for your safety.
· If and when the A or B group is getting ready to pass you, please neutralize, slow down and move to the right. You must wait until the A or B Group has a significant gap before resuming group speed.
· Please ride to the right of the road.
· If you wait to rejoin your group, please watch out for cars coming from both directions and only rejoin them once they have gone by you. Please do not cross double yellow center road line on the course at any time.
· If you choose to ride solo or with a few other riders for the remaining laps, please ride along the right side of the road.
It is expected that any participant or spectator of any SJBC ride (such as a training ride or race) does not engage in any inappropriate or unacceptable behavior during the event. Inappropriate and unacceptable behavior includes but is not limited to:
1. Physical or verbal abuse to any person/group or property while riding or at anyclub event, including use of foul language, or making obscene gestures towards any person.
2. Malicious actions at an SJBC event that endangers the well-being of others.
3. Non-consensual physical contact of people or bikes, threatening or bullying behavior, unwanted sexual advances, and any other inappropriate behavior.
4. Conduct or speech (verbal, written, or online) which is hostile, abusive, shaming, harassing, or discriminatory toward others. This includes, but is not limited to, conduct in relation to age, disability, socioeconomic status, education, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
5. Other inappropriate conduct that reflects poorly on SJBC and/or upon cycling in general. Anyone who experiences or witness inappropriate or unacceptable activity as outlined above during an SJBC event are expected to promptly report the issue to either the event coordinator or a club officer (President, Vice-president, Secretary, or Treasurer). The activity will be investigated and appropriate action or inaction will be taken. To facilitate a prompt investigation, we urge that such reports be in writing with a description of the incident(s), names of the individuals involved, names of witnesses; and relevant dates, times, and locations.
Directions & Map
Take the Bailey Rd. exit. Head east on Bailey, then North on Malech Rd. (Bailey turns into Malech). At the stop sign, turn right and go to the skeet/shooting range.
- Registration location: WNC Registration
- Parking location:
Be aware there is limited parking around the course. If you are able to ride out to the WNC, please do so. Also consider carpooling with someone, many riders in one car is a great option.
There are two places you can park your car and ride to the course:
·Option 1 - Basking Ridge Road - at the end of Basking Ridge Road there is short bike trail ride to Metcalf Road, the WNC Course is to the left as you exit the bike trail.
·Option 2 - Coyote Creek Parkway, just off Monterey Road and Metcalf and closes at sunset.
Volunteers
Each night we need:
One person at Registration (two people the first two weeks)
One person as Turn 1 Course Marshal
One person as Turn 2 Course Marshal
One person at the Start/Finish Line
Visit the volunteer page to see available positions.
Twilights Schedule
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| 07 May | Race length will be timed, first edition is 50 minutes plus 3 laps. Each week we will add time as daylight allows, until the week after July 4th, when we will start decreasing time due to decreasing daylight. The last week will be back to 50 minutes plus 3 laps.
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| 14 May |
| 28 May |
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| 04 June | |
| 11 June | |
| 18 June | |
| 25 June | |
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| 02 July | No WNC due to 4th of July. Enjoy! |
| 09 July | |
| 16 July | |
| 23 July | |
| 30 July | |
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| 06 August | |
| 13 August | |
| 20 August | |
| 27 August | |
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