Every Tuesday, April 16 to August 27

NEW FOR 2013 Cost: $15 per session, included in Seasons' Pass, or Free with Midweek Cycling Club membership

Two races: The Early Race for those who want a slightly slower pace, need more race wisdom, or are new to the sport.

The Early Race is also for all first time attendees to this Series no matter what your experience level. Yes, even Ryder or Svein would have to do the early race once before they would be allowed to race the later race.

The Late Race is for those who have done well in the early race and have been promoted to the late race. Those who raced the late race last season may start this season in the late race group.

Who should participate:

- People who enjoy competition and racing
- People with some to extensive racing experience

Who should NOT participate:

- Newbies to the sport. Raw first timers without any road racing experience should not participate.

Midweek and other clubs deliver excellent programs to assist newbies get their racing legs and experience riding in a pack. All raw first timers and even old racers who have been out of the sport for a while should take the Midweek’s Monday night “Learn-to-Race” or similar instruction before attempting their first Tuesday race.

Benefits gained:

- More confidence and speed from in-race training
- A good time with a bunch of great people
- A racer’s high

Order of Session

6:00 to 6:30pm - Sign-in and warm-up
6:30 to 6:45 pm - Stretching & pre-ride verbal introduction on what we’re doing that night
6:45 pm - Early group called to the line
7:20 pm - Late group called to the line
(For first and last 2 weeks of the season please bring lights)

Where: Tahoe Blvd and Buckhorn Gate, Mississauga - View Larger Map

Cost: $15 per session, included in Seasons' Pass, or free with Midweek Cycling Club membership

Parking: Please park in the lots on the west side of Eastgate Blvd.
No parking is allowed in either RIM’s or TD’s parking lots. Doing so may result in being asked to leave the event.

Participant Requirements: Must have UCI Racing license, OCA Citizen's Permit, or Midweek Membership

Participant Obligations: Read, understand and act as per the Midweek Tuesday Race Etiquette and Rules and to follow the Lapping the Field Rules. Click on the link below for Race Rules and Etiquette. Please print and keep for reference.

RACE RULES AND ETIQUETTE

If You Crash:

We offer basic first responder first aid if you wish our help.

All injuries should be re-cleaned when you get home and all injuries should be looked at by a professional.

If you or any part of your body “just doesn’t feel right” and/ or if you have hit your head, passed-out, lost consciousness for any duration, feel woozy, etc. go immediately to a health care practitioner or hospital and have yourself looked at by a professional.

How to use Midweek’s Race Series for Training:

Use the Midweek Tuesday race series to learn how to race faster, longer and harder.

Those starting the race series should start at the back and then progress up in the group once you have experience, pack senses, and proven you can keep the pace of those at the front.

Due to the nature of the wind at this venue race speeds can get very fast, very quickly and they can slow right down almost as fast. Be prepared for the unexpected. Also watch out for cars.

Feel, free to test and try team and individual race strategies and tactics but please do so safely. Don’t be reckless out there.

What if you are dropped? First, all riders get dropped from time to time so don’t feel bad. Rejoin from the top of the hill on the next lap. You can do this as often as you need to. Very soon you’ll be staying with the group the whole race.

First race participants trying to teach their legs how to go fast by taking laps with the late race are asked to not interfere with late racers and their race’s dynamics.

Reminder: Tired riders have slower reflexes; they cause crashes! If you are tired, please withdraw and enjoy watching the finish.

Weather Conditions/Race Cancellation:

If the weather becomes too rough for a race or the event needs to be cancelled for any reason, we will announce it on twitter and the daily weather banner on this website will be changed by 4:30 PM on the Tuesday afternoon of the race.