Third Annual

Downtown Denton Criterium

and Team Challenge

Benefiting the GSTz Junior and Lone Star Works Women’s Team

USA Cycling Permit Pending

A Texas Cup Division III event

Sunday, July27

Downtown Denton, Texas—On the Square

Over $1800 in prize money

Category / Start / Length / Entry /

Purse

/ Places /

Field Limit

Junior 10-14* / 8:00am / 15 laps / $10 / Awards / 5 / 75
Men’s 45+, / 8:45am / 25 laps / $25 / $100 / 8 / 100
Cat 3,4 / 9:45am / 31 laps / $25 / $170 / 10 / 100
Cat 4,5 / 11:00am / 25 laps / $25 / $100 / 8 / 75
P,1,2,3 / 12:00pm / 38 laps / $25 / $635 / 15 / 100
Women Open / 1:30pm / 31 laps / $20 / $170 / 10 / 100
35+ 4,5 / 2:50pm / 25 laps / $25 / $100 / 8 / 75
Women 4 / 3:00pm / 20 laps / $15 / $100 / 8 / 100
Junior Open / 4:00pm / 20 laps / $10 / $50 / 4 / 75
Citizen’s Race ** / 5:00pm / 10 laps / $10 / Awards / 5 / 75

TEAM CHALLENGE: For 2008 we are introducing the team challenge. In all categories except the Junior 10-14 and Citizen’s race, there is an additional $50 prize to the team scoring the most Texas Cup points in that category.

*Juniors 10-14 will race and be scored together for Texas Cup, but awards will also be given to the top five 10-12 racers.

**For racers entering on a one-day license or entering their first race.

Cash prize breakdown:

P,1,2,3: 1st-$150, 2nd-$100, 3rd-$75, 4th-$60, 5th-$50, 6th-$40, 7th-$35, 8th-$30, 9th-$25, 10th-$20, 11th-$15, 12th-$12.50, 13th-$10, 14th-$7.50, 15th-$5

Women and 3,4's: 1st-$40, 2nd-$30, 3rd-$25, 4th-$20, 5th-$15, 6th-$12, 7th-$10, 8th-$7, 9th-$6, 10th-$5

45+, 4/5, 35+ 4/5, women 4: 1st-$25, 2nd-$20, 3rd-$15, 4th-$12, 5th-$10, 6th-$7, 7th-$6, 8th-$5

Juniors: 1st-$20, 2nd-$15, 3rd-$10, 4th-$5

NEW Course: the .8 mile lap is new this year. It still takes in The Square around the old Denton County Courthouse, but it now has a few more turns (all 90degrees) and some elevation change. S/F will be on Hickory before Locust. Course runs counter-clockwise.

Other Information:

-Online registration is available at

-Registration Race Day: Registration closes 20 minutes prior to each event.

-$10 “late fee” to register on day of race. Please pre-register. Thank you.

-$10 one day license available for Category 5 Men and Category 4 Women racers.

-If the minimum field size of 10 riders is not met, promoter reserves the right to combine fields and adjust prize list.

-All USCF rules are in effect. Racers must wear a Z90.4 or Snell approved helmet anytime they are on a bicycle.

-Junior Rollout for to be conducted 10 minutes prior to start.

-Riders deemed out of contention by the Chief Referee may be pulled.

-Second race is $10. Third race is $5.

-Free lap rule in effect. Wheels in/ Wheels out.

About Denton: Denton, Texas is a MainStreetCity that tops a triangle formed by itself, Ft.Worth and Dallas. Denton is a wonderful city with a population of 100,000 people. Established in 1857, Denton is the county seat of Denton County,and was named for John B. Denton. John Denton was a lawyer, preacher, and a soldier. His grave is on the courthouse lawn in the center of Denton's historic downtown square. The center-piece of the downtown square is the oldDenton County Courthouse which was erectedin 1896 andrestored in 1987. The courthouse contains a museum highlighting historic photographs and artifacts from theCity's founding to the present.

Denton is the proud home of two public Universities; Texas Woman's University and the University of North Texas, the 3rd largest university in the State of Texas, with a combined enrollment of approximately 40,000 students.

Find out much more at:

Lodging:

Directions:

From Dallas:Denton is approximately 40-45 minutes north of Downtown Dallas. Take I35 E north directly to Denton. Take Exit #465B, which is Fort Worth Drive and turn right. Follow this into downtown. Take either Elm St or continue on Carroll Blvd (Fort Worth Dr turns into Carroll Blvd). The course is about 1.5 miles from I35E.

From Ft Worth: Denton is approximately 30-35 minutes north of Downtown Fort Worth. Take I35 W north directly to Denton. Take Exit #85A SOUTH onto I35 E. Then take Exit #465B and turn left onto Fort Worth Drive. Follow this into downtown. Take either Elm St or continue on Carroll Blvd (Fort Worth Dr turns into Carroll Blvd). The course is about 1.5 miles from I35E.

Contact Information: Christian Williams (940) 594-2763or, for you europhiles

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