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START TIMES

The Official Time Trial Start Time List will be available on the NOBC event website no later than 8 am on Saturday. Start times within each Category and Age Group will be determined by USAC Results & Ranking Road Time Trial points, where available. Email notification will be sent to all registrants as soon as it is available. There will be no race-day registration, just number pick-up for pre-registered riders.

NUMBER PICKUP

Number pickup and Sign-in will be from 6:45 a.m. until 1/2 hour before your official start time at 110 Frenier Rd, Laplace, LA. The first rider off will be at 8:00 a.m. One-day licenses for non-licensed riders can be purchased online via the USAC registration website above. Riders with one-day licenses not eligible for championship medals.

PARKING

IMPORTANT! Please park only within the designated parking areas along the roadside between the start/finish and the entrance to the parking lot ONLY. Please do not park in the Swamp Tours parking lot. Do not park along the roadside between the entrance to the parking lot and the overpass in order to avoid problems with traffic entering the I-55 North on-ramp.

COURSE

Course is out and back on HWY 51. Road is generally smooth and fast. Turnaround will be about a 1/2 mile before the manchac overpass (except for 10km and 20km age groups). Course will be closed to most, but not all, traffic.

DIRECTIONS

From New Orleans, take I-10 west to Laplace and exit north at Hwy 51. From Baton Rouge, take I-10 east to Laplace and exit north at Hwy. 51. Parking will be alongside the road about 1/4 mile north of I-10.

RACE NOTES

Held under USA Cycling Event Permit. Warm-up space will be extremely limited so we suggest bringing a stationary trainer. Approved helmets must be worn. Course will be closed to most traffic but keep your head up at all times. There may be a few vehicles on the course. Parking will be available on the shoulder of Hwy 51. Medals will be given to the first 3 in each category/age group. Riders will go off at 1 minute intervals. NO DRAFTING!

Merckx-Style equipment rules: To be eligible for the additional Merckx-style competition, bicycles must comply with the collegiate mass-start equipment rules regarding handlebars (no aero bars or extensions) and wheels (no full disk wheels or wheels with fewer than 16 spokes). Riders on appropriate bikes will be included in the Merckx-style list at the start line.