Hi everyone
Safety is always our No1 concern at our events, and the TOG is no exception.
For the TOG, we are on open roads and there will be over 200 riders participating. We all need to work together to ensure everyone’s safety.
All of the normal racing rules apply however these key points are stressed:
Keep left!
Crossing over the center of the road on open roads, white line or not, is not allowed. Please stress this to your team members. Violations will be penalized.
If it’s a windy day still keep left! Do not hug the white line.
For Stage 3, the section of Waitpinga Rd that has no line marking – from Dennis Rd to the top of the hill at Range Rd – is closed to traffic coming towards you. It remains open to traffic travelling in the same direction as you. You are able to use the whole road over this section but please keep as far left as possible to allow cars coming up behind you to pass, allow faster riders to pass, and as a precaution in case a wayward car finds its way onto the road heading toward you.
Respecting directions from race officials
Please also ensure your team members respect and follow Commissaire and other Race Official instructions, even if this is one that pulls someone from the race for some reason.
Sprint finishes
Both Road Race stages (Stages 2 & 3) will have finish-line sprints.
Riders must hold their line and not endanger other riders
Team tactics
The TOG is a teams event and teams are expected to work together to benefit their members.
As we are racing on open roads though, blocking other riders (say, two members of a team blocking the peloton while other team members break-away) is unsafe and is not permitted.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
We hate imposing penalties on riders for racing rule breaches but hate even more the prospects of, or having, accidents with resulting harm to riders.
Regards
Don and Dave
Don Clifton: President – 0437 967 088
David Hammond: Vice President and Secretary – 0478 321 847