Saturday, Sep 4th

New Port Richey
Criterium Race plus Win & Out and 5K Pursuit Competitions

$2,500 for the PRO12 race, and
$1,000 for the Win & Out Competition.

Sunday, Sep 5th

Brooksville
Hayman Road Race

The newest addition of great, hard,
and classic Road Races with a new twist/treat.

Criterium: All categories will enjoy racing on the beautiful 7/10th mile loop set in both a downtown and park setting. There is plenty of room to spread a blanket and picnic and a variety of  restaurants to sample.

Win & Out Competition: The Top 20 finishers of every Masters category (35+,45+, 55+) will be entered automatically to this fun and hard competition. 1st place will go to the winner of the 15th lap, 2nd place to the winner of the 16th lap, 3rd place to the winner of the 17th lap, 4th place to the winner of the 18th lap, and 5th place to the winner of the 19th lap.

5K Pursuit Competitions: Teams of 2 riders (Road Bikes only - Merckx style - no Aero anything) will compete in Masters and Open categories. Only 2 teams will be on the course at the same time competing against time and each other. The 500 meters course next to downtown will be packed with premes and cheering crowds. The top 2 teams with the best times of each category will duke it out one last time to win the coveted Pursuit Cup.

*** Gearlink Cup's Virtual Course Pre Ride ***

Road Race: Aside from the treat/twist we will have fun with, FloridaVelo is bringing to you an awesome new road course just a couple miles North of St. Joe's.  We are very fortunate to have a great partnership with the Hernando County and City of Brooksville - the people and the area want us there!  Sunday is a Florida Cup race. The Hayman Road Race course is a 12 miles loop that everyone agrees is much better than St. Joe’s.  It is safer but harder.  It has some newly paved roads, three hard rollers on Batten, a steep hill on Powell, a steady hill on Spring Lake, and short hard hill on Hayman.  The start/finish line is on a wide open very low traffic area, and the parking and registration will be right next on a nice property with friendly owners.

*** FloridaVelo Cup's Road Race Map and Profile ***

Courses & Directions :

• Gearlink Cup - Saturday's Criterium and Pursuit Competitions are located at Main St. and Bank St, Downtown New Port Richey. Directions from I-75: Exit onto FL 56W, continue onto FL 54W, Turn right On Madison.

Criterium

5K Pursuit Competition

• FloridaVelo Cup –Sunday's Road Race is located on Hayman Road, Brooksville - between Spring Lake Highway on the east and Batten Road on the west. Directions from I-75: Exit 293, Turn Left going West onto Blanton Road, Right onto Lake Iola, Left onto Hayman Road (SR420) to parking area.

Road Race

Hotels:

Closer to Saturday's race in New Port Richey

• $59 - Quality Inn and Suites, 5316 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, FL, (727) 847-9005.

In Between both Courses

• $89 - Hampton Inn & Suites, 2740 Cypress Ridge Blvd, Wesley Chapel (I-75 @ SR 56: exit # 275), FL 33544, (813) 973-2288.

• $99 - Residence Inn by Marriott, 2101 Northpointe Parkway, Lutz, FL 33558, (813) 792-8400.

Closer to Sunday's race in Brooksville

• $73 - Holiday Inn Express, 30455 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL, (352) 796-0455

• $85 - Hampton Inn, 30301 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL, (352)796-1000

Area Attractions:

Visit Tampa Bay

Visit New Port Richey

Visit Brooksville

Brave one of Busch Gardens' adrenaline-inducing roller coasters. Want to see creatures that live beneath the sea but not get wet? Find what lurks in the depths of the dark icy-cold waters 2,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico's surface at The Florida Aquarium.

Have an animal attraction for exotic and endangered species? Watch them in natural habitats at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, Busch Gardens and Big Cat Rescue. If extinct species are on your mind, try Dinosaur World, an outdoor dinosaur museum with over 150 life size dinosaurs. If science and technology is on your mind, be sure to check out The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI).

Whether you're interested in Theme Parks, Aquariums & Zoos or even Botanical Gardens, Tampa Bay attractions provide fun for the whole family.

Saturday's Criterium - Gearlink Cup

Sunday's Road Race - FloridaVelo Cup