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Event Name: Builders World Botswana Classic 3-Day Stage Race
When: 21 February 2014 - 23 February 2014
Where: Gaborone, Botswana, International
Category: Road

Name: Buildersworld Botswana Classic 3 day cycling stage race

 

 

 

Dates: Friday evening February 21st to Sunday 23rd 2014

 

 

 

Locations: Gaborone and surrounds, Botswana

 

 

 

Stages: 4 stages

 

 

 

Distance: 5km, 84km, 40km, 109km, total 238km

 

 

 

Stage 1, Friday February 21st, Prologue Individual time trial, 5km, start time 4pm, Gaborone CBD

 

 

 

Stage 2, Saturday February 22nd , road race, 84km, start time 8am, Boatle-Mmankgodi

 

 

 

Stage 3, Saturday February 22nd, Criterium, 40km, start time 4pm, Gaborone CBD

 

 

 

Stage 4, Sunday February 23rd , road race, 109km, start time 8am, Gaborone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry details:

 

 

 

In advance by contacting the organisers at tselariders@gmail.com or telephone Ed Lambart on +267 71321595.

 

 

 

Individual entries: P400, Teams of four: P1250

 

 

 

Entry is possible on the first day at 2 to 3pm at the prologue location limited to a total of 120 riders.

 

 

 

Entry fees on the day are as above plus P100.

 

 

 

No entries will be allowed after 3pm Friday February 21st.

 

 

 

Entries to individual stages are not allowed, the rider must participate in the entire stage race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classifications and prizes:

 

 

 

Team Classification: P12000 per team

 

 

 

General classification (men):

 

 

 

1st: P9,000

 

 

 

2nd: P4000

 

 

 

3rd: P2000

 

 

 

4th: P1500,

 

 

 

5th: P1200

 

 

 

6th P1000

 

 

 

7th P800,

 

 

 

8th P600

 

 

 

9th P500

 

 

 

10th P400

 

 

 

Points: P4000

 

 

 

King of the hills: P2000

 

 

 

Vets, Masters: P2000 each

 

 

 

Primes: P200 x 10 = P2000

 

 

 

Stages: P1000 each (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General classification (women):

 

 

 

1st: P9,000

 

 

 

2nd: P4000

 

 

 

3rd: P2000

 

 

 

Stages: P1000 each (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualification criteria:

 

 

 

1. The maximum number of entrants is 120. Sixty places shall be reserved for Botswana citizens and residents.

 

 

 

2. The event is open to amateur cyclists. Professional, semi-professional, riders who qualify or race in the Elite category in SA or equivalent, are not eligible.

 

 

 

3. Only adult male and female riders are eligible, 18 years or over.

 

 

 

4. Adult males must have completed the 94.7 or Argus in a time of 4 hours or better in the past two years, or similar

 

 

 

6. To encourage female participation, the is no minimum standard for adult females, however entrants are strongly advised to satisfy themselves that they have racing experience and sufficient fitness to complete this difficult multi-stage event

 

 

 

7. A stage time cut-off limit will apply - details will be confirmed for each stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Ride SUNDAY (23rd February):

 

 

 

60km race:

 

 

 

Start location: Grand Palm

 

 

 

Registration: 7.45-8.15am, fee P50

 

 

 

Start time: 8.30 am

 

 

 

Format: Mass start, 60 km, over 15's only, male and female youth

 

 

 

Route: Grand Palm - Boatle Traffic Lights - return

 

 

 

Placings: positions 1-2-3 each category

 

 

 

Categories: road bike male, road bike female

 

 

 

MTB male, MTB female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Ride 20km:

 

 

 

Start time: 9.00 am

 

 

 

Open entry, any bike, over 12's only

 

 

 

Route: Grand Palm - Sebele Agriculture College Traffic Lights - return

 

 

 

Placings: positions 1-2-3

 

 

 

Free entry under 12's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiddies Race:

 

 

 

Start time: 10.00 am

 

 

 

Open entry, any bike, under 12's only

 

 

 

Route: inside Grand Palm grounds

 

 

 

Placings: under 5 positions 1-2-3

 

 

 

under 10 positions 1-2-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration

 

 

 

P80 for 60km

 

 

 

P50 for 20km

 

 

 

Kiddies ride for free

 

 

 



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