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Old 12-07-08, 02:55 PM
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Best bet is to see if someone in your club has, or can tap into someone with, computer based mapping experience . We are lucky enough to have a person who works in that capacity for a local environmental engineering firm. They have access to excellent topo maps and mapping software. I tell him what I would like and he does up a proof and we go from there. He can put in all the medical and radio relay locations and even the highway mileage markers. We submit those to the sanctioning body (ACA in our case) and put abbreviated versions in our race bible. We also give the detailed version to police, medical, lead follow car drivers, traffic control volunteers etc. Perhaps someone in the the U of A geography department could assit you. Mapmy ride is pretty good too. Elevations, however, can be way off in a few areas on a long RR course with lots of climbing. In the case of our RR, map my ride moved the road about .5 miles north of the actual location which caused it to "believe" the race went over a huge hill instead of through the canyon next to the mountain. Added about 1000 feet of nonexistent climbing (out and back course).

If you want, I can email you a copy of the detailed RR map.

You can see our race bible at www.deaddogclassic.com and click on the race bible tab.

Also looks like you are doing a USAC race. Go here, http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=91 and look over the "collegiate competitive event checklist" and the chief referee forms iif you have not already done so.
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