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Gettysburg

Grinnin’ at Granite XC and Adventure Day

Date: September 7 & 8, 2019 Location: Granite Hill Camping Resort 3340 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

Check your athlete into PitZone by Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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This first race of the season is held at Granite Hill. It is close to Gettysburg Battlefields and bike routes along the fields are also available. Arrive Saturday for the pre-ride and a potluck team dinner at the campground. You can stay at the camp ground or find a nearby hotel. See details for that below.

View the PICL Event Flyer for more details

Schedule

Saturday

Team Pitzone setup and pre-ride , Potluck dinner (sign up for some items to bring for our little team potluck, around 6PM at the campground.)

Looking to explore Gettysburg by bike on Saturday? Check out the Battlefield Bike Ride route shared with us by Adams County Composite! And here’s the Strava route too!

TRY IT-RIDE & GRiT RIDE

TryIt Ride departs the staging area at 1:30pm. GRiT ride will begin at 2:30pm. Interested riders should meet near the registration tent 15 minutes before the start of each ride. 

COACHES ONLY PRE-RIDE 

Coaches only pre-ride starts at noon. This gives coaches an opportunity to survey the course ahead of taking their students through the course. The goal is for coaches to have safety and tactical knowledge of the course prior to riding with the students for pre-ride.

PRE-RIDE

Course is open for pre-ride Saturday afternoon (2:00 PM–5:00 PM) and Sunday morning (8:00 AM–9:00 AM).  We recommend all riders pre-ride the course.  Please pass course workers with great care.

Sunday

WAVE START TIMES/LAPS/DISTANCES


CategoryStart TimeBonus Lap TimeApprox. Duration
Wave 18th Grade Boys9:30 AMStart + 22min45 Minutes or Less
7th Grade Boys 9:32 AM Start + 22min 45 Minutes or Less
6th Grade Boys 9:34 AM Start + 22min 45 Minutes or Less
Wave 28th Grade Girls10:15 AMStart + 22min45 Minutes or Less
7th Grade Girls 10:17 AM Start + 22min 45 Minutes or Less
6th Grade Girls 10:19 AM Start + 22min 45 Minutes or Less
Wave 3Varsity Girls11:00 AMN/A75 to 100 minutes +
JV3 Girls 11:02 AM N/A 55 to 80 minutes
JV2 Girls 11:04 AM N/A 45 to 70 minutes
Freshman Girls 11:06 AM N/A 45 to 70 minutes
Wave 4Varsity Boys12:30 PMN/A75 to 100 minutes +
JV3 Boys 12:32 PM Not yet /A 55 to 80 minutes
JV3 Boys* 12:34 PM N/A 55 to 80 minutes
JV2 Boys 12:36 PM N/A 45 to 70 minutes
JV2 Boys* 12:38 PM N/A 45 to 70 minutes
Freshman Boys 12:40 PM N/A 45 to 70 minutes
Freshman Boys* 12:42 PM N/A 45 to 70 minutes

Note: final lap count decision per category will be finalized and confirmed at the start of each race in addition to any time cutoffs. 

*Will be used if the total number of registrations warrant 2nd start group.

To Do List

Check your athlete in in PitZone by Wednesday, September 4th (registration is already pre-paid, athletes have to be checked in by Wednesday in order to be placed in a position at start, day-of check ins are possible but will place your athlete at the back of the start field.
If your athlete is not racing, they can still participate in the Adventure Ride on Saturday!
Bring items for potluck dinner on Saturday evening at camp ground

Places to Stay

This race is directly held at Granite Hill Campground. Camp sites for RV & tents as well as cabins are available on site. Find out more here.

Hotels in the area:

10 -15 min drive:

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