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Harpoon Brewery Mad River Road Race - Stage 3

Start location: Sugarbush Resort Mt. Ellen Base Area in Fayston, VT.
Distance: 64.7 miles (103 miles P/1/2 Men)
Finish: Route 17 at the summit of Appalachian Gap, Buels Gore.

Start Times

These start times are approximate and subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes to the times will be found in the Technical Guide and posted in a race Communique. :

Citizens - 8:20am Men 3 – 8:40am Master 30 – 8:50am Master 40 – 9:00am 4 Men A – 9:05am 4 Men B – 9:10am Pro/1/2 Men – 9:20am Juniors 15-18 – 9:25am Master 50 – 9:30am Pro/1/2/3 Women – 9:40am 3/ 4 Women – 9:45am
Course description: Mad River Road Race (Except Pro-1-2 Men) Mileage Description 0 Start at Mt. Ellen Base Area 0.67 Left turn on to German Flats 1.75 Right turn on to Rt. 17 East 3.5 Right turn on to Rt. 100 South Racing begins! 14.5 Caution Moose Crossing next 2 miles! 15.2 Top of Granville Gulf 18.5 HS Sprint Finish Caution Road Work Re-Paving Underway! 23.6 Right turn Rt. 125 Middlebury Gap P/1/2 Men See Below 26.6 Texas Falls 27.3 Feed Zone Start 27.6 Feed Zone End 29.8 K/QOM 32.2 Breadloaf Campus Caution 38.15 CAUTION-SLOW VERY SHARP RIGHT BRIDGE E. MIDDLEBURY 39.3 Right turn on to Rt. 116 46.8 Right turn on to Notch Road 47.75 Left turn Top of Notch Road to Lower Notch Road Road turns to Gravel 48 Road surface back to pavement 48.5 Road surface back to gravel 50.6 Wheel Pit (tentative) - Road surface back to pavement 51.8 Right turn on to Main Street (Rt. 17) in Bristol USE CAUTION! 55 Right turn on to Rt. 17 (start of Baby Gap) 56.6 Unmaned Feed Zone Memorial Park on Right 58.6 Jerusalum Store on right Caution 59.7 Top of the Baby Gap 61.5 Start of App. Gap Climb 64.3 Caution - Moose Crossing! 64.7 Finish at the Top of the App. Gap