2006 Aviano Super Cycling Weekend
8-9 April

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April 8
First event of the U.S. Forces Europe Mountain Bike Series
April 9
First event of the Flyte1.com 2006 U.S. Forces Europe Road Cycling Series

Awards will be presented for each event and for overall weekend winners!

Eligibility: U.S. ID-card holders assigned to Europe or TDY to Europe for 30 days or more. Please inquire about specific eligibility rules if you need clarification.

Lodging: Limited on-base lodging is available for the nights of 7 - 9 April but the reservation must be made NLT 28 Mar 06. Thirteen (13) Visitors Quarters (VQ) have been reserved. The cost of a room is $32 per night and includes your spouse - children are not permitted in these rooms. Fifteen (15) TLF rooms have been reserved for individuals with children. The cost of a room is $48 per night. To make a reservation, call DSN 632-4040 (press 0) or
commercial
(outside of Italy) 00390434304040
(inside Italy) 0434304040
(press 0)
(State you are making reservations for "Cycling Weekend).

Entry is free thanks to USAFE Sports and the support of our corporate sponsors!

Participants of both the mountain bike and road races are invited to the Saturday night pasta dinner sponsored by FitLinxx. Great food, great fun and a huge prize drawing!

Click Here to Register (registration closed)
Preregister by 5 April to be eligible for the biggest prizes in the sponsor drawing

Schedule of Events:
1000 Check in and race number pickup, Course will be open for training/recon
1100 Race Starts -- all categories
Awards will be presented to the first, second and third place finishers in each category immediately following the race, at the course site.
1800 Italian buffet, sponsored by FitLinxx, at the La Bella Vista Club. This buffet is free to all participants of both the mountain bike and road race. Guests are welcome but must be identified on the registration form and will be charged a fee of $10. For those participating in the mountain bike race, this fee will be collected at race check-in. For those competing in Sunday's road event only, this fee will be collected before the dinner. Sponsor drawings for hundreds of dollars in cool stuff will be held during the buffet.

Directions to MTB Course:
From Aviano AB, Area 2 -- turn right leaving gate exit, stay on this road until first stop sign, turn left at stop sign on Mountain Highway. Follow Mountain Highway until you see the sign for the Le Masiere Restaurant (approximately 1 mile) - turn right here; parking lot is about 200m down this dirt road on the right side.

Course Map

Categories:
Men's Open (18-29)
Men's Senior (30-39)
Men's Masters (40+)
Women's Open
Category for the U.S. Forces Mountain Bike Series is determined by birth date as of 8 April. The U.S. Forces Series has more categories than what is offered at this event and results will be credited to the appropriate category for series points.

Race Distance:
All Men's categories - 5 laps = 27km
Women - 3 laps = 16.2km

April 9 - Road Race
First Event of the Flyte1.com 2006 U.S. Forces Europe Cycling Series

Schedule of Events:
8 April, 1800, Italian Buffet -- see MTB schedule for details
0800 Check-in and race number pickup
0900 Race Starts -- all categories

Course Map
The course is around the perimeter road of the Area F (flightline)

Categories:
Men's Open
Men's Senior (Birth years 1967-1976)
Men's Masters (Birth year 1966 and earlier)
Women's Open
Men who are eligible for either the Senior or Masters category may compete in their age category or the open, but not both

Race Distance:
All men's categories - 6 laps = 53km
Women - 4 laps = 35.3km

Awards: Awards will be presented to the first, second and third place finishers in each category. The awards ceremony will be held at the start/finish area immediately after the race.

Prize Drawing: There will be a prize drawing for a Flyte SRS-3 frame/fork package. You must preregister by the 5 April deadline and participate to be eligible for this drawing.