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The ‘Wild West’
Hand Cycling Tour
Venue: Perth, Western Australia.
Date: 15th – 19th March, 2006.
Format: Cycling Tour, Stages: 5.
Running from Wednesday March 15th to Sunday
March 19th 2006, the Inaugural Wild West Hand Cycling Tour
will be made up of 5 stages and will cover a total distance
of 120-150 kilometres.(Approximately).
These 5 stages have the following profiles:
1 flat stage (Freeway Road Stage),
2 medium hill stages (1 Road Race – Barbagallo Raceway,
1 TT – KP),
1 hard hill stage (1 Road Race – Pickering Brook),
2 individual time-trial stages (Kings Park; Barbagallo Raceway).
Distinctive aspects of the race
Time Trial Stage in the heart of Perth
City National Park,
Road Race on Barbagallo International Raceway,
Road Race on Mitchell Freeway (through the Polly Farmer Tunnel),
1 Kilometre Individual Time Trial on International Raceway
surface,
Sprint and King of the Mountain time bonuses,
All transfers to race venues of athletes arranged by Wheelchair
Sports WA,
Individual Stage prizes and overall category winner prizes
awarded.
Stage
#1:
Wednesday, 15th March, 2006:
Time Trial;
Kings Park – Distance 15KM (B&C-4 Laps),
7.5KM (A-2 Laps).
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Figure 1: Stage 1
Time Trial Circuit
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Figure 2: Stage 1 Time
Trial Course
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Stage
#2:
Thursday, 16th March, 2006:
Road Race;
Pickering Brook – Distance 40KM (5 laps - B&C*).
* KOM Time Bonus for B+C Lap 2 + 4.
B+C Points Lap 2 + 4 Marked = 6” = 1st, 4”
= 2nd, 2” = 3rd.
OR
Thursday, 16th March. 2006:
Road Race;
Chittering Valley – Distance 47.7KM (B&C –
1 Lap)
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Figure 3: Stage 2 Road
Race
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Figure 4:
Stage 2(Option 2)
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Friday, 17th March, 2006: Hill
Climb Time Trial;
Distance 2.8KM (All categories)
Stage
#4:
Saturday, 18th March, 2006:
Road Race;
‘Barbagallo’ Raceway – Distance 36KM
(B&C – 15 Laps*),
19.2KM (A – 8 Laps*).
* Sprint Time Bonus for B+C Lap 5,10 + 15
* Sprint Time Bonus for A Lap 4 + 10.
B+C Points Lap 5 + 10 = 6” for 1st, 4” for
2nd, 2” for 3rd.
B+C Points Lap 15 = 12” for 1st, 8” for
2nd, 4” for 3rd.
A Points Lap 4 = 6” for 1st, 4” for 2nd,
2” for 3rd.
A Points Lap 8 = 12” for 1st, 8” for 2nd,
4” for 3rd.
Figure 5: Stage 4 Road Race
(Long Circuit)
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Stage
#5:
Sunday, 19th March, 2006:
Road Race;
Mitchell Freeway, Perth – Joondalup; 30km (all
categories)
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Figure 6:
Stage 5 Road Race
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