Taste of Carolina 1200k

2012 ==>> Let's do it again!

Taste Carolina 1200k will start Wednesday Aug 29th 2012
Same route format as 2011
We will also have 200k starting Aug 29th

There will be some changes to the route using the same format as 2011.
Sunset Beach is planned to be used for the Coastal turn around in 2012.

Also 200k, 300k, 400k & 600k Brevets starting on Saturday morning
for those that finish 1200k early or those that want to ride over the weekend!

These will be some great routes,
more info will be posted later!

Preliminary info is below

Accommodations • Hotels • Meals • Application • Cost • Qualification • Jersey • Routes • ControlCardSample

The Taste of Carolina 1200 and TC1000k is just before Labor Day weekend 2012 Wed-Aug 29 thru Sat-Sep 1 and it will be at least a good event. Packet pickup will be Tuesday afternoon/early-evening

The start will be Wednesday morning. We're still working on the details and fine tuning route. The start will be at the Best Western in Greensboro, near the airport.

There will be a 400k loop into the mountains of NC, returning to the start area. Then there will be an 800k loop/leg/lollypop going to the Coast of NC and back to GSO

We'll have you more info later! Thanks for your interest in the TC 1200k

General TC1200 and TC1000k info

Taste of Carolina 1200 and 1000k routes have been designed so that participants will get to see a variety of terrain and scenery while riding in North Carolina. The routes will only go through a short section of South Carolina. You'll start out early Saturday morning at the Best Western hotel on the western edge of Greensboro near the airport. The routes will start out going northwest up into the mountain for the first ~400k loop. The TC1000k riders will follow a slightly different route and head back to the Best Western in Greensboro, and the TC1200k riders will return to Greensboro NC.

Once riders get back to the Best Western in Greensboro, they can access anything they have in their cars as well as rest or continue on route to Sunset Beach, NC. While getting to SB the riders will travel through the edge of Uwharrie Mtns of the Piedmont on their way to Ellerbe NC. With most of the hills behind them in Ellerbe they will go on to Laurinburg, then on to the Coast from there. We will using The Continental in Sunset Beach NC which is about 1 block from the beach.

As you start your trip back to Greensboro from the Coastal area of NC, the riders will use the same roads back to Laurinburg NC then the TC1200 riders will head toward the Fayetteville NC area and loop over up to Southern Pines NC, but the TC1000 riders will go on into Southern Pines. After that all rider will go onto Greensboro.

Application

To pre-register for the TC1200 or TC1000k, please use our online application info form. Fill in all blanks and submit the form which will temporarily hold your spot. Your TC1200 or TC1000k spot will be held if your application is approved and when we receive payment in full for the event. An email will be sent to applicants updating them on their slot status. You will be required to sign the waivers on Tuesday August 28th 2012 at packet pickup.

Pre - Registration is open. Rider slots will be filled based on payment in full date. Lists of your TC1200 or TC1000 spot status will be posted on the website and riders will be listed according to their payment status (no amounts will be listed, just partial or full payment may be indicated). Mail in applications will be available upon request only. In the event more applications are received than available ride spots, the spots will be filled by payment in full date.
Payment in FULL must be received to get a ride spot.

In the event that you meet the application requirements and a ride spot is not available, you will be notified that you have been placed on a waiting list.

Taste of Carolina reserves the right to refuse application, entry or participation of any person in any of our events!

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Pre-reg is open!
Click here to go to pre-reg form

TC1200k List

We will be posting a list of those that are interested in riding the TC1200k
so you will know that your interest has been noted!
Thanks for letting us know!

1200k Riders

Pre-reg recieved from:

Pre-reg & payments are processing

1. Lawrence Midura - East Syracuse NY - Randonneurs USA-NY
2. Vickie Tyer - Grandview TX - Lone Star Randonneurs
3. Alain Abbate - Coral Springs FL - Motorola Cycling League
4. Viktoriya Abbate - Coral Springs FL - Motorola Cycling League
5. Mark Olsen - Rochester MN - Twin Cities Bicycling Club
6. William (Bill) Olsen - Califon NJ - Western Jersey Wheelmen
7. Steve Hilliger - Lancaster MA
8. Kurt Searvogel - Sheridan AR - Lone Star Randonneurs
9. Michael Martin - Baltimore MD - DC Randonneurs
10. Jim Shanni - Watkinsville GA - Audax Atlanta
11. John Preston - Plantation FL - Motorola Cycling League
12. Rex Carpenter - Wilmington NC - North Carolina Bicycle Club
13. Bert Layne - Lexington KY - Bluegrass Cycling Club
14. Paul Foley - Golden CO - Rocky Mountain Cycling CLub
15. Luis Vargas - Davie FL
16. David Rudy - Nicholasville KY - Bluegrass Cycling Club
17. Henrik Schroeder - Lighthouse Point FL
18. William Fischer - Elmira NY -Big Horn Velo
19. Bill Pustow - Louisville KY - Louisville Bicycle Club
20. Chip Adams - Severna Park MD - DC Randonneurs
21. Larry Grabiak - Fort Meyers FL - Florida Randonneurs
22. Richard Rupp - Angola IN

Pre-reg only

1. Michael Sturgill - Phoenix AZ - Bullshifter Bicycling Club
2. Vance Ricks - Greensboro NC - Breensboro Velo Club
3. Bryan Rierson - Garner NC - North Carolina Bicycle Club
4. Stuart Keith Sutton - Virginia Beach VA - Tidewater Bike Assoc
5. Terry Thomson - Waxhaw NC
6. Catherine Shenk - Boulder CO - Lone Star Randonneurs
7. Bill Winderweedle - Sugar Land TX - Houston Randonneurs
8. Terry Doty - Melbourne FL
9. John Ellis - Lafayette CO - Rocky Mtn Cycling Club
10. Kenneth Jessett - Houston TX - Houston Club
11. Ken Lanteigne - Columbus IN - Randonneurs USA
12. Jim Solanick - Lake Worth FL - Central Florida Randonneurs
13. Geof Simons - Cary NC - North Carolina Bicycle Club
14. Anthony Parsells - Melbourne FL - Central Florida Randonneurs
15. Alex Hernandez - Aventura FL - Randonneurs USA
16. Russ Cummings - Prescott Vally NC
17. Stephen Royse - Versailes KY - Louisville Cycling Club
18. Robert Bergeron - Raleigh NC
19. Agnes Gallo - Oakland Park FL - Randonneurs USA
20. Rob Dayton - Charlotte NC - Randonneurs USA
21. Bob Bingham - Graham NC - Alamance Burlington Bicycle Club
22. Eric Keller - Boalsburg PA - Pennsylvania Randonneurs
23. Jerry Phelps - Chapel Hill NC - North Carolina Bicycle Club
24. H. Edward Boltz - Hartsville SC - Audax Atlanta

1000k Riders

If your name is not listed below,
then please re-send us a note
using our Contact form or .

The order is based on when the info request was sent,
not whether you have a spot to ride or not!

Once a rider has indicated that they will not be able to ride,
then their name will be removed from the below list

Interested in more info

Drop Bags

For those that are doing the 1200k and 1000k
Two (2) small individual drop bags may be used and can be taken to a couple of the main intermediate controls along the route for you, more details later. The drop bags are planned to be taken to the official overnight hotel/controls only (Laurinburg and Ocean Isle) for you. The bags will be picked up at or before the control closeing time / near the time when the last rider leaves the control and we will bring the bags to the Greensboro finish control near the end of the 1200k time limit.

Please do not put anything in your drop bag that you cannot do without for a few days just in case we miss you or don't get them to you at the finish for some reason. If you do not wait at the finish for your drop bags, they can be shipped to you at your expense, BFL will not pay for shipping of items to you.

We will not be responsible for your drop bags or items in your drop bags.

Drop bags will taken to

-Laurinburg ~375 and ~572 miles, so you get access twice.

Jameson Inn Laurinburg
14 Jameson Inn Court
laurinburg, NC 28352
910-277-0080

-Sunset Beach ~474 miles

Sunset Beach Continental Motel
431 Sunset Boulevard South
Sunset Beach, NC 28468-4167
(910) 579-6772

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Accommodations:

More details will be posted later as it becomes available

Since there are many styles and riding habits of riders that will participating in the event, for the 2011 TC1200 and TC1000, riders will need to reserve and pay for their own rooms along the route where they plan to sleep. There are several towns that have reasonable accommodation available for many different tastes or habits of the riders.

We are working with The Best Western at the start/finish and they have set aside a block of rooms which will allow riders to reserve/book a place to stay as needed at a good reduced rate. So please make your Friday, Saturday and finish nights reservations soon at the Best Western. TC1200 will have a staff room and a common room all weekend at the Best Western. We will also be using their meeting room on Friday night for packet pickup. We will have fresh grilled food, etc. in the parking lot on Friday night.

Parking

Starts will be from parking lot of the host hotel
There is some extra parking just behind the host hotel in at a closed bank.
Please only long term park in Best Western lot if you have a room during the time you are parked there.

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Hotels

TC1200 will be using several hotels along the route

Greensboro, NC

The Best Western Hotel in Greensboro just off of Hwy 68 & I-40 will be the host hotel for the start and finsh of TC1200

TC1200 will have a staff room Tues-Sun nights in Greensboro and will also have a few rooms for drop bags and for riders to clean up or rest some as they pass through the Best Western on Wednesday and on Fri/Saturday.

Best Western Hotel
7800 National Service Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409

If you think you need, pre-ride accommodations, an extended sleep period or have crew, Best Western has agreed to give us a great rate of $65 per night plus tax - make sure you mention the 'Bike ride group rate' when you make your reservations by calling 336.454.0333 and they have added some other benefits for us. Make your Reservations NOW, before all the extra rooms are gone!

They are currently upgrading carpet, paint etc. so please take care of their facilities during your stay!

There are also several other chain hotels near the route in Greensboro area.

Laurinburg, NC

The Jameson Inn in Laurinburg NC is planned to be used for an intermediate control and resting point along the route.

TC1200 will have a staff room Wed-Fri nights in Laurinburg for drop bags
and extra rooms on Thurs and Friday nights
Jameson Inn Laurinburg
14 Jameson Inn Court
laurinburg, NC 28352
910-277-0080

If you think you need an extended sleep period or have crew, Jameson Inn has agreed to give us a great rate of $64.99 per night plus tax - make sure you mention the 'Bike ride group rate' & ask for 'Don' when you make your reservations by calling 910.277.0080 Make your Reservations NOW, before the non-smoking rooms are gone!

There are also several other chain hotels near the route in Laurinburg.

Sunset Beach, NC

The Continental Motel & Appartments in Sunset Beach, NC a great little place to stay anytime. Your time there may be short, but it should be relaxing on Thursday.

Sunset Beach Continental Motel
431 Sunset Boulevard South
Sunset Beach, NC 28468-4167
(910) 579-6772

For Sunset Beach NC, we are planning to use 12 rooms at the Continental Motel, some with kitchens. Riders should be arriving at different times which will allow rotating riders through the available rooms for resting and cleaning up. (If there are more riders that signup, we will see about getting more rooms, but rooms are limited)

There will be a common room at the Continental Motel Sunset Beach, for those of you riding straight through, which will allow you to take a short break if needed during your brevet and not affect those that are taking longer breaks in the other rooms.

If you think you need an extended sleep period or have crew in Sunset Beach, please consider reserving your own room, by calling (910) 579-6772, the regular cost is $105 to $125 plus tax at Continental Motel & Apartments and they have agreed to give us a reduced rate for extra rooms.

Crew members

Any Support Crew members should reserve/book their own rooms wherever they need to sleep along the route. Crew may use some of the basic facilities where we have rooms reserved, but riders come first!

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Meals

There will be a cookout with grilled-food, snacks and drinks early Friday evening. Everyone really liked that for the Labor Day 1000k we had in September 2010 & TC1200 2011.
Since the start is early, we'll see what we can do about getting breakfast served early too.

Some snacks and liquid will be available at the TC1200 and TC1000k staffed controls, especially plenty in Greensboro(start, intermediate & finish), Laurinburg(out & return), and Ocean Isle.

We will have a variety of food and drinks in the main Cottage we use in Ocean Isle Beach at The Winds Resort.

Riders need to buy, get or carry their own food along the routes. There are many stores at reasonable intervals along the routes and many will be open when most riders are traveling on route. If you plan to ride straight through quickly and not stop for much sleep on either the TC1200 or TC1000k, there may be some long sections at night where there are not any stores open, so please plan accordingly. Meals along the route are the responsibility of each rider. Many controls are stores and stores are often available between controls, many of which that will be indicated on the cue sheets when posted.

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Cost

The TC1200 and TC1000 ride fee amount will be dependent on when you pay in full for your spot in the event! Please plan ahead! Cost is subject to change if the economy has a drastic swing in the cost of holding/hosting the event.

Please pay in US dollars only!

Payment may be made using PayPal, a good check, money order or in person with cash given to High Point RBA
Payment time will be determined as follows:
PayPal = date:time paid
Check or Money Order = date:time post marked if mailed or date:time given to RBA
Cash = date:time given to RBA

Cancellation & Refunds- You may cancel by notifying us by email

Your refund will strictly be based on the following
for confirmed riders (subject to change):

* Before June 1: full refund minus $20
* Before July 1: full refund minus $50
* Before Aug 1: full refund minus $100
* Before Aug 15: 50% refund.
* Thereafter: no refund.

NO REFUNDS after 24 Aug 2012
The ride will start Aug 29 2012 at 4:00AM, rain or shine.

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Qualifications

You may apply before qualifying. If you have not yet qualified, note this on your application, and give us the details when you plan to complete qualifying. If you have not qualified by Aug 15th, your spot for the event may be lost and may only be refunded according to our Cancellation & Refund statements.

Note if you have ridden other events that you feel would be sufficient to train and prepare you for a 1200k, please at that in the note on your application. TC1000k riders should have at least finished a 400k or equivalent.

All entrants to the TC1200 should meet the following the following qualifications:

* Successful completion of a 200, 300, 400, and 600 kilometer brevet series in either calendar year 2010 or in 2011 prior to the start of the TC1200 or TC1000 or completed a 1200k within the previous 2 years or a 1000k within the last year.
o Qualifying events may be a mix of ACP brevets or RUSA brevets. Longer brevets may be substituted for shorter events if necessary.

In limited circumstances, the rider may apply to the RBA for other substitutions or similar palmares and situations.

* All riders must agree to and sign Bicycle for Life & RUSA liability waivers prior to the start of the ride.
* All riders should be members of Bicycle for Life if you want extra insurance while participating in the events we organize
* All riders must pass a bike inspection the evening before the ride.
* All riders should be physically and mentally fit enough to complete the event entered and have no current health issues that would prevent finishing or that may harm the rider by participating in the event.

To look up your past results for RUSA use this link and enter your RUSA number.

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Jersey

The 2012 design will be similar color scheme, but with slight changes in design elements,

The TC1200 Jersey will be included for TC1200 & TC1000k events, and in your packet provided your payment is received soon enough to get it printed. Otherwise it will be shipped to the TC1200 and TC1000k participants after it is printed.

Additional jerseys may be ordered, if order is placed by early. All jerseys ordered after July 31 may be delayed considerably! Orders for the jersey may be placed before and after event. A link for sizing will be posted and size will be confirmed prior placing the jersey order. We may have a "fit kit" of sample items you can try on and get just the right size for you.

Our jerseys will be made by a US jersey printer and will have various options available. In addition, we may have matching items such as shorts, vest, arm warmers, etc. More info later.

The basic price of a short sleeve jersey will be $60 plus shipping(as needed). A full price list for all items, including options will be posted later.

Orders may not be available after the event is done and we have gone home!

Below was the 2011 design

Size chart will be posted later!

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Routes

Que sheets

GPS links

• GSO to Mountains to GSO 0k~400k
• GSO to Sunset Beach ~360k
• Sunset Beach to GSO ~450k

Just drove the part of the route at the coast last week and have a few adjustments to make as well as add the non control stores into que sheets, will also send out some helpful notes about Laurinburg and Ocean Isle controls this week.

More info will be posted, if you are interested in riding the TC1200k please use our Contact form or and you will be put on our contact list and will be in the first group to be allowed to register.

Rider limit

It is very important if you are interested in participating in the TC1200 that you take time to to send a dedicated email to BFL, with the the subject "TC1200k info" or similar, stating that you want more info about the TC1200k in the body of your email. You may also use the contact form online with the info request in the comment section.

To be fair, since the event may fill-up, those who send in a request for info will be in the first group (based on the email/contact date) to be notified with more details. They also will be in the first group who will be allowed to pre-reg or register for the TC1200k once registration opens up. Those in that first group will have 7 to 10 days from the date registration notification is sent out to claim a spot, then registration will be open to the next group and then it will be open to all others

The event may fill-up,
so let us know if you are interested in riding!!!!!!

If the rider limit is reached, there will be a waiting list, so let us know.

TC1200 volunteers will be able to pre-ride the course as a group on one of the 2 weekends just prior to the official start of the TC1200k, Pre-ride dates for possible credit will be Aug 17-19 and Aug 24-26, during the pre-ride the controls will not be fully staffed BFL, so you'll need to plan accordingly if you attempt a pre-ride for credit! All who pre-ride must help/volunteer some during the actual TC1200k event.

2011 - TC1200 General map

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Accommodations • Meals • Application • Cost • Qualification • Jersey • Routes